Tsimshian Eagle : a Culture Bearer's Journey
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Measure of a man = Wilat nii goo da'axłga 'yuuta / Gyibaawm Laxha, David Robert Boxley -- New pursuits = Su goo dm dzabit -- Beginnings = Sit'aatgm -- The journey begins = Sit'aatga tgu-waayt -- First to potlatch = Ksgo̲oga̲ Yaawk -- Grandfather of totem poles = Niis Bupts'aan -- Our culture is alive = Ławila diduulsa wila loo Ts'msyen -- People of the salmon = Git Hoan -- Legacy = Gugwilxya'ansk -- Epilogue = Si'aamł waalsm.
"As a young man, David A. Boxley hungered for authentic Tsimshian culture. Christian missionaries had whitewashed his people's past, stripping them of their language and traditions. Boxley bristled at the cheap totem poles passed off on tourists for a couple of bucks. He missed the potlatches, the totem-pole raisings, the traditional dances that bonded his people in previous generations. But Tsimshian culture had been so thoroughly erased, he had to start from scratch, studying pieces in museums to learn how to recreate the iconic Northwest style of past artists. He started dance troupes, held potlatches, and has carved more than 80 totem poles, some of which stand in the Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of the American Museum and in the University of Washington's Burke Museum. Boxley and his allies have led a revival of Tsimshian culture that is celebrated in this book" -- Provided by publisher.
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PUBLISHED
Seattle, WA : Chin Music Press, [2023]
Year Published: 2023
Description: 242 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
1634050525
9781634050524
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Quinn, Steve,
SUBJECTS
Boxley, David A., -- 1952-
Tsimshian art.
Tsimshian art -- Pictorial works.
Art.
Culture.
Indigenous peoples in popular culture.
Indigenous arts -- Alaska.
Totem poles -- Alaska.
Carving (Decorative arts) -- Biography.
Tsimshian Indians -- Social life and customs.
Tsimshian Indians -- Biography.
Metlakatla (Alaska) -- Biography.
Seattle (Wash.) -- Biography.
Alaska.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Illustrated works.