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Vi Hilbert (1918-2008) was a member and noted elder of the Upper Skagit tribe.  Her first language was Lushootseed, a Coast Salish language found in the Puget Sound region of western Washington state.  During her long and productive life, Vi Hilbert played a major role in the revitalization of the language and culture of the First People of the Pacific Northwest.  She became known as a teacher, storyteller, publisher, and public speaker.  For over 40 years she built and maintained a research archive of cultural materials.  Working with other scholars, she developed and published teaching materials and volumes of stories through Lushootseed Research, an organization which she founded.  Her commitment to preserving Lushootseed language and literature is largely responsible for the renaissance of interest in Lushootseed culture and the growth of tribal language programs all over western Washington.

This playlist offers selections from the Vi Hilbert Collection, UW Libraries Ethnomusicology Archives: http://bela.music.washington.edu/ethno/hilbert/
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Vi Hilbert Collection

Cassette Tape 1, Side B, accompanying the book Lushootseed Texts: An Introduction to Puget Salish Narrative Aesthetics.

Contents: 
Tape 1, Side B (30:27) - Vi Hilbert announces stories; Text #3 - "Crow is Sick" told by Martha Lamont; Text #4 - "Shaman Cure" told by Edward (Hagen) Sam; Text #5 - The Legend of the Boy Who Could Not Walk" told by Emma Conrad. 

About the Book: This volume introduces the oral literature of Native American peoples in Puget Salish–speaking areas of western Washington. Seven stories told by Lushootseed elders are transcribed and translated into English, accompanied by information on narrative design and cultural background. Upper Skagit elder and cotranslator Vi Hilbert, a 1994 recipient of the NEH National Heritage Fellowship in Folk Arts, includes a cultural welcome and offers childhood reminiscences of the storytellers. Cotranslator Thomas M. Hess, associate professor of linguistics at the University of Victoria, parses the beginning lines of a text to show the grammatical structures; he also includes his recollections of working with the storytellers in the 1960s as a graduate student. Editor and cotranslator Crisca Bierwert, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan, provides information on the processes of language translation and of rendering oral traditions into written form. Annotator T. C. S. Langen, who holds a Ph.D. in English literature and is a curriculum developer for the Tulalip tribe, provides analyses of Lushootseed poetics. The book includes information about purchasing audiotapes of the stories.

More about the book: https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9780803212626/ 
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Lushootseed Texts - Texts 3-5 (2005-1.2467B)

Cassette Tape 3, Sides A & B, accompanying the book Lushootseed Texts: An Introduction to Puget Salish Narrative Aesthetics.

Contents: 
Tape 3, Side A (26:14): "Vi Hilbert announces story" (00:00-00:29), "Text #7 - The Story of theSeal Hunters," told by Martha Lamont" (00:29-26:14)
Tape 3, Side B (16:55): "Continuation of story on Side A" (00:00-16:55)

About the Book: This volume introduces the oral literature of Native American peoples in Puget Salish–speaking areas of western Washington. Seven stories told by Lushootseed elders are transcribed and translated into English, accompanied by information on narrative design and cultural background. Upper Skagit elder and cotranslator Vi Hilbert, a 1994 recipient of the NEH National Heritage Fellowship in Folk Arts, includes a cultural welcome and offers childhood reminiscences of the storytellers. Cotranslator Thomas M. Hess, associate professor of linguistics at the University of Victoria, parses the beginning lines of a text to show the grammatical structures; he also includes his recollections of working with the storytellers in the 1960s as a graduate student. Editor and cotranslator Crisca Bierwert, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan, provides information on the processes of language translation and of rendering oral traditions into written form. Annotator T. C. S. Langen, who holds a Ph.D. in English literature and is a curriculum developer for the Tulalip tribe, provides analyses of Lushootseed poetics. The book includes information about purchasing audiotapes of the stories.

More about the book: https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9780803212626/ 
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Rights: This recording was digitized for preservation/access purposes by the University of Washington Libraries in Seattle. Its copyright status may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) or state copyright statute(s). Its reproduction and use may also be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, ethical considerations, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. This work is made accessible within the context of this website for purposes of noncommercial educational use. Transmission or reproduction of works protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. If you have questions, concerns, or information about this recording, please contact us at ethnoarc@uw.edu.

Lushootseed Texts - Text 7 (2005-1.2468)

Cassette Tape 2, Sides A & B,  accompanying the book Lushootseed Texts: An Introduction to Puget Salish Narrative Aesthetics.

Contents: 
Tape 2, Side A (23:50) - Vi Hilbert announces story (00:00-00:28), Text #6 - The All-YearRound Story," told by Emma Conrad (00:28-23:50)
Tape 2, Side B (18:07) - Continuation of story on Side A (00:00-23:40)

About the Book: This volume introduces the oral literature of Native American peoples in Puget Salish–speaking areas of western Washington. Seven stories told by Lushootseed elders are transcribed and translated into English, accompanied by information on narrative design and cultural background. Upper Skagit elder and cotranslator Vi Hilbert, a 1994 recipient of the NEH National Heritage Fellowship in Folk Arts, includes a cultural welcome and offers childhood reminiscences of the storytellers. Cotranslator Thomas M. Hess, associate professor of linguistics at the University of Victoria, parses the beginning lines of a text to show the grammatical structures; he also includes his recollections of working with the storytellers in the 1960s as a graduate student. Editor and cotranslator Crisca Bierwert, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan, provides information on the processes of language translation and of rendering oral traditions into written form. Annotator T. C. S. Langen, who holds a Ph.D. in English literature and is a curriculum developer for the Tulalip tribe, provides analyses of Lushootseed poetics. The book includes information about purchasing audiotapes of the stories.

More about the book: https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9780803212626/ 
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Rights: This recording was digitized for preservation/access purposes by the University of Washington Libraries in Seattle. Its copyright status may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) or state copyright statute(s). Its reproduction and use may also be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, ethical considerations, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. This work is made accessible within the context of this website for purposes of noncommercial educational use. Transmission or reproduction of works protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. If you have questions, concerns, or information about this recording, please contact us at ethnoarc@uw.edu.

Lushootseed Texts - Text 6 (2005-1.831)

Cassette Tape 1, Side A, accompanying the book Lushootseed Texts: An Introduction to Puget Salish Narrative Aesthetics.

Contents: 
Tape 1, Side A (29:13) - Song by Louise and Charley Anderson; Vi Hilbert introduces series of 3 tapes that accompany this book (00:00-01:51); Vi Hilbert announces Text #1, "Changer Story," which consists of 3 episodes: Mink and Changer, Crow and Raven, The Wolf Brothers (01:51-03:15); Text #1 - "Changer Story" told by Martha Lamont (03:15-16:15); Text #2 - "TheMarriage of Crow" told by Martha Lamont (16:15-29:13). 

About the Book: This volume introduces the oral literature of Native American peoples in Puget Salish–speaking areas of western Washington. Seven stories told by Lushootseed elders are transcribed and translated into English, accompanied by information on narrative design and cultural background. Upper Skagit elder and cotranslator Vi Hilbert, a 1994 recipient of the NEH National Heritage Fellowship in Folk Arts, includes a cultural welcome and offers childhood reminiscences of the storytellers. Cotranslator Thomas M. Hess, associate professor of linguistics at the University of Victoria, parses the beginning lines of a text to show the grammatical structures; he also includes his recollections of working with the storytellers in the 1960s as a graduate student. Editor and cotranslator Crisca Bierwert, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan, provides information on the processes of language translation and of rendering oral traditions into written form. Annotator T. C. S. Langen, who holds a Ph.D. in English literature and is a curriculum developer for the Tulalip tribe, provides analyses of Lushootseed poetics. The book includes information about purchasing audiotapes of the stories.

More about the book: www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9780803212626/ 
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Rights: This recording was digitized for preservation/access purposes by the University of Washington Libraries in Seattle. Its copyright status may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) or state copyright statute(s). Its reproduction and use may also be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, ethical considerations, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. This work is made accessible within the context of this website for purposes of noncommercial educational use. Transmission or reproduction of works protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. If you have questions, concerns, or information about this recording, please contact us at ethnoarc@uw.edu.

Lushootseed Texts - Intro, Texts 1-2 (2005-1.2467A)

Salish Society - Salish Pride

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