Nooksack Place Names: Geography, Culture, and Language

Richardson, Allan

ISBN 10: 0774820462 / ISBN 13: 9780774820462

Published by UBC Press, 2012

About this Item

The first comprehensive study of Nooksack place names in Washington State and southern British Columbia, based on historical records and field trips with elders. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; CFG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367. . 2012. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Nooksack Place Names: Geography, Culture, and Language
• Publisher: UBC Press
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0774820462
• ISBN 13: 9780774820462
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Place names convey a people’s relationship to the land, their sense of place. For indigenous peoples, place names can also help to revive endangered languages. This book takes readers on a voyage into the history, language, and culture of the Nooksack people of Washington State and British Columbia as it documents more than 150 places named by elders and mentioned in key historical texts. Descriptions of Nooksack history and naming patterns -- with maps, photographs, and linguistic analyses of the place names – give life to a nearly extinct language and illuminate the intertwined relationships of place, culture, language, and identity.

To hear audio recordings of the place names in the book, and for additional images of the places, visit the Nooksack Place Names: Audio Recordings and Images website at www.nooksackplacenames.com.

About the Author

Allan Richardson is a consulting anthropologist, retired from teaching at Whatcom Community College in Bellingham, Washington. Brent Galloway is professor emeritus, First Nations University of Canada, Regina, Saskatchewan.