To the American Indian by Lucy Thompson
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"To the American Indian" by Lucy Thompson is a book published in 1916. Written by a Yurok woman, it preserves her people's stories through thirty-two chapters combining Yurok and English. Thompson describes spiritual practices, including the rigorous ceremonies for becoming a Talth, a spiritual leader. She explains cultural traditions around tobacco cultivation and smoking. The book also discusses Yurok ki-elth, a form of servitude distinct from chattel slavery, where impoverished families sought
refuge with wealthier households during times of hardship. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Thompson, Lucy, 1856-1932 |
|---|---|
| Title | To the American Indian |
| Original Publication | United States: Mrs. Lucy Thompson,1916. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_the_American_Indian |
| Credits | Mary Glenn Krause, Charlene Taylor, Robert Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 64.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | E011: History: America: America |
| LoC Class | GT: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Manners and customs |
| Subject | Yurok Indians |
| Subject | Klamath Indians |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 67084 |
| Release Date | Jan 2, 2022 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 494 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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