"What I know about the old ways" : the life and wisdom of a Flathead Indian Reservation elder /

"What I know about the old ways" : the life and wisdom of a Flathead Indian Reservation elder /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Vanderburg, Agnes, 1901-1989, author.
Imprint:	Pablo, Montana : Salish Kootenai College Press, 2022. Lincoln, Nebraska : University of Nebraska Press
Description:	81 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Vanderburg, Agnes, -- 1901-1989, -- author. Salish Indians. Salish women -- Montana -- Biography. Older Salish Indians -- Montana -- Flathead Indian Reservation -- Biography. Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.) -- Biography.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13123566

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Varying Form of Title:	Life and wisdom of a Flathead Indian Reservation elder
ISBN:	9781934594322 1934594326
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Agnes Vanderburg (1901-1989) was a widely respected Salish elder on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. She was born at the dawn of the twentieth century when horses provided transport. Her elders taught her many of the traditional ways of the Salish people. With her knowledge of Salish culture and language, she was an invaluable source of knowledge for the younger generation of tribal members. As a young woman she competed in horse races and traveled around the country sharing the Salish culture and language. Working with her husband Jerome, and later by herself, she created a cultural camp on the reservation to share her knowledge with young tribal members, students of tribal culture, and visitors from around the world. Agnes shared her life story and wisdom in interviews during her later years. This book is a compilation of a few of these interviews which allows her to speak to tribal members and others in the twenty-first century. Her message of the importance of preserving Salish culture and language is especially important for tribal members and all Americans today"--

Table of Contents:

"We're from Valla Creek" / recorded and introduced by Barbara Beck
A visit with Agnes / interview with Thompson Smith and MQTV
Coming back slow / interview with Parabola
"Good power, good medicine".