Tsawalk : a Nuu-chah-nulth worldview

Atleo, Eugene Richard 1939- (author.).

Summary: "Western philosophy has long held scientific rationalism in a place of honour. Reason, that particularly exalted human quality, has become steadily distanced from the metaphysical aspects of existence, such as spirit, faith, and intuition. In Tsawalk, hereditary chief Umeek introduces us to an alternative indigenous worldview--an ontology drawn from the Nuu-chah-nulth origin stories."

Record details

ISBN: 077481084X
ISBN: 0774810858 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9780774810845
ISBN: 9780774810852 (softcover)
Physical Description: xx, 146 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
print
Publisher: Vancouver : UBC Press, [2004]
Copyright: ©2004

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-139) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Prologue : my great-grandfather Keesta -- Introduction : development of an indigenous theory -- 1. Tsawalk : origin tales and the nature of reality : how son of Raven captured the day -- 2. Utla : he-xwa : the struggle for balance -- 3. Xaats-sta : thluch-ha : getting married -- 4. Muu : quis-hai-cheelth : one who transforms -- 5. Suh-tcha : thlawk-thlawk-qwa : a humble petition -- 6. Nuu-pooh : tloo-utl-iss-sum : remember me -- 7. Utl-pooh : heshook-ish tsawalk : everything is one.