Aaniiih / Gros Ventre Stories
- Author Name: Terry Brockie / Andrew Cowell, eds.
- Award Year: 2018
- Publisher: University of Regina Press
- Publication Date: 2017
- ISBN: 9780889774803
- Author Website: https://uofrpress.ca/Books/A/Aaniiih-Gros-Ventre-Stories
- Tags: Shortlist: Indigenous Peoples' Publishing Award, Shortlist: Publishing in Education Award, Winner: Indigenous Peoples' Publishing Award
About the Book
The first-ever collection of Anniiih/Gros Ventre narratives to be published in the Aaniiih/Gros Ventre language, this book contains traditional trickster tales and war stories. Some of these stories were collected by Alfred Kroeber in 1901, while others are contemporary, oral stories, told in the past few years. As with the previous titles in the First Nations Language Readers series, Aaniiih/Gros Ventre Stories comes with a complete glossary and provides some grammar usage. Delightfully illustrated, each story is accompanied by an introduction to guide the reader through the material. The Aaniiih/Gros Ventre people lived in the Saskatchewan area in the 1700s, before being driven south during the 1800s to the Milk River area in Montana, along the USA/Canada border.
About the Author
Terry Brockie is a member of the Gros Ventre Tribe and has served as teacher, school superintendent, and ceremonial leader. He lives in Harlem, Montana. Andrew Cowell is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Colorado and specializes in Indigenous languages. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.