Cree Narrative; Expressing the Personal Meanings of Events by Preston, Richard J - 1975

Ottawa. National Museum of Man Mercury Series. 1975, 1975. Soft cover. 28cm, v,308p., appendix, bibliography, stiff printed wraps, a fine copy (ds7).

Montreal, Quebec / Kingston, Ontario: Montreal, PQ / Kingston, ON: McGill-Queen's University Press ( MQUP ), 2002, 1st Revised and Expanded edition, First Printing, 2002. -----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, a few small spots on rear board, no dustjacket as issued, this might have been Preston's copy of this book as he has written his name and address on the front blank endpaper, 285 pages, ---"A vivid account of the values and world view of an indigenous society. ---Based primarily on the oral accounts of John Blackned, Cree Narrative offers a detailed account of traditional Cree society. The result is an integrated picture of Cree thought, feelings, and beliefs relating to living on and with the land. For this expanded reissue of his pioneering work in cognitive anthropology, Richard Preston has added four new chapters. He contextualizes his original research and provides historical and social context for the Waskaganish area during the time of his fieldwork in the 1960s. He also… Read More

Ottawa: Museum of Man 1975. (4to, wrappers) 308pp. Very good plus. Port. Mercury Series; Canadian Ethnology Service Paper No.30..

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.