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Skokomish and other Coast Salish talesarticle 1961 • Elmendorf, William W. (William Welcome)
Southern Coast Salish • North America > Northwest Coast and California
This document is part one of a three part classification and analysis of 38 myths and folktales collected through interviews with two Skokomish informants, Frank and Henry Allen (attribution: [FA], [HA]). It contains the introduction to the series, a...Skokomish and other Coast Salish talesarticle 1961 • Elmendorf, William W. (William Welcome)
Southern Coast Salish • North America > Northwest Coast and California
This document is part two of a three part collection of 38 myths and folktales obtained from two Skokomish informants, Frank and Henry Allen (attribution: [FA], [HA]). It contains stories number 6-26. Numbers 8 and 11 are Klallam; number 11 is compar...Skokomish and other Coast Salish talesarticle 1961 • Elmendorf, William W. (William Welcome)
Southern Coast Salish • North America > Northwest Coast and California
This document is part three of a three part collection of 38 myths and folktales obtained from two Skokomish informants, Frank and Henry Allen (attribution: [FA], [HA]). It contains stories number 27-38. Number 32 refers to the Twana. Number 38 is a ...Coast Salish concepts of powerarticle 1984 • Elmendorf, William W. (William Welcome)
Southern Coast Salish • North America > Northwest Coast and California
This study discusses the religious basis of Coast Salish peoples’ concepts of local differentiation in otherwise secular aspects of life, such as success in acquiring wealth or influencing others. The author underscores the absence of such a connecti...The structure of Twana cultureBook 1960 • Elmendorf, William W. (William Welcome)
Southern Coast Salish • North America > Northwest Coast and California
This is a reconstruction of salient aspects of Twana culture and society as they existed prior to significant acculturation through contact with Euroamericans and relocation to the Skokomish Reservation, largely based on data from three aged informan...Skokomish sorcery, ethics, and societyessay 1970 • Elmendorf, William W. (William Welcome)
Southern Coast Salish • North America > Northwest Coast and California
This study reconstructs the practice of sorcery or harmful magic in traditional Skokomish culture, based on incidents related by aged informants. Themes covered include: the statuses of those practicing harmful magic; the perceived roles of magical v...