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Upper Perené Arawak Narratives of History, Landscape, and Ritual

Upper Perené Arawak Narratives of History, Landscape, and Ritual

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Native American HistoryIndigenous StudiesSouth American History

ISBN10: 0803245378
ISBN13: 9780803245372
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: Dec 1 2014
Pages: 488
Weight: 1.68
Height: 1.46 Width: 5.69 Depth: 8.80
Language: English
Published through the Recovering Languages and Literacies of the Americas initiative, supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
The rich storytelling traditions of the Alto Perené Arawaks of eastern Peru are showcased in this bilingual collection of traditional narratives, ethnographic accounts, women's autobiographical stories, songs, chants, and ritual speeches. The Alto Perené speakers are located in the colonization frontier at the foot of the eastern Andes and the western fringe of the Amazonian jungle. Unfortunately, their language has a slim chance of surviving because only about three hundred fluent speakers remain. This volume collects and preserves the power and vitality of Alto Perené oral and linguistic traditions, as told by thirty members of the Native community.

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