Recording Their Story: James Teit and the Tahltan

by Judy Thompson

Book Overview

Recording Their Story describes the life of James Teit, one of Canada's earliest ethnographers, and his work among the Tahltan people of northern British Columbia almost a century ago. Teit's work collecting artifacts, taking photographs, recording songs, transcribing myths, and gathering information about social organization, ceremonial life, customs, and beliefs has proved invaluable. Today, this collection is the most important extant...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295986948
• ISBN13: 9780295986944
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 3.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.8" x 11.3"