Harry Hoijer

Although tribal traditions survive among the Tonkawa people, now located in northern Oklahoma, the Tonkawa language has been extinct for more than 75 years. Much of what is known about Tonkawa - an ""isolate"" language, related to no others - comes to us through the stories collected and translated by twentieth-century anthropologist Harry Hoijer. These texts, constituting the entire remaining oral literature of the Tonkawa people, are edited and presented here in the original Tonkawa and newly translated into English, along with a new and up-to-date grammatical description. Hoijer's original transcriptions were largely unannotated and unglossed and were translated word for word, with no free English translation of full clauses. In this volume, Thomas R. Wier provides translations for each line of text along with morphological analysis of each Tonkawa word. He breaks each line of the original Tonkawa text into its constituent parts, glosses each of these in turn, and translates the whole into English. For the first time in nearly a century, his work supplies an entirely new grammatical description - using the modern terms, conventions, and insights of modern linguistic theory - that will help linguists understand the structure of the Tonkawa language. The tales themselves - divided into ""Night Stories"" of a pre-human mythological past, and ""Old Stories"" of humans caught up in unexpected adventures - act as a crucial resource for scholars and any readers interested in the literature of this prominent Native American tribal group. For both the language it preserves and the stories it tells, Tonkawa Texts is an invaluable repository of Tonkawa culture.

Although tribal traditions survive among the Tonkawa people, now located in northern Oklahoma, the Tonkawa language has been extinct for more than 75 years. Much of what is known about Tonkawa - an ""isolate"" language, related to no others - comes to us through the stories collected and translated by twentieth-century anthropologist Harry Hoijer. These texts, constituting the entire remaining oral literature of the Tonkawa people, are edited and presented here in the original Tonkawa and newly translated into English, along with a new and up-to-date grammatical description. Hoijer's original transcriptions were largely unannotated and unglossed and were translated word for word, with no free English translation of full clauses. In this volume, Thomas R. Wier provides translations for each line of text along with morphological analysis of each Tonkawa word. He breaks each line of the original Tonkawa text into its constituent parts, glosses each of these in turn, and translates the whole into English. For the first time in nearly a century, his work supplies an entirely new grammatical description - using the modern terms, conventions, and insights of modern linguistic theory - that will help linguists understand the structure of the Tonkawa language. The tales themselves - divided into ""Night Stories"" of a pre-human mythological past, and ""Old Stories"" of humans caught up in unexpected adventures - act as a crucial resource for scholars and any readers interested in the literature of this prominent Native American tribal group. For both the language it preserves and the stories it tells, Tonkawa Texts is an invaluable repository of Tonkawa culture.

Acculturation And Personality Among The Wisconsin Chippewa is an anthropological study conducted by Victor Barnouw and published in the October 1950 issue of American Anthropologist. The book explores the effects of acculturation on the personality of the Wisconsin Chippewa, a Native American tribe. Barnouw examines the changes that occurred in the Chippewa community as a result of contact with European settlers and the dominant American culture. He analyzes how these changes affected the Chippewa's sense of identity, self-esteem, and social relationships. The book is based on extensive fieldwork conducted by the author, including interviews with members of the Chippewa tribe, observations of their daily life, and analysis of their cultural artifacts. It provides a detailed and nuanced understanding of the complex process of acculturation and its impact on indigenous communities. Overall, Acculturation And Personality Among The Wisconsin Chippewa is a valuable contribution to the field of anthropology and a fascinating read for anyone interested in Native American culture and history. Additional Editors Are Donald Collier, C. W. M. Hart, W. C. McKern And Sol Tax. Memoir No. 72. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.