Together We Survive: Ethnographic Intuitions, Friendships, And Conversations

Synopsis

This Edited Collection Is A Tribute To Richard J. (dick) Preston, Whose Work Understanding And Interpreting The Culture Of The Cree Populations Of Waskaganish, Northern Quebec, Has Influenced A Generation Of Anthropologists In Canada And Beyond. A Quarter-century Of Preston's Academic Life Was Spent At Mcmaster University And His Work, Cree Narrative (2nd Edition, Mqup, 2002), Which Was Based On The Oral Accounts, Was Recognized As A Pioneering Work In Cognitive Anthropology. The Contributions To This Festschrift Are Written By His Former Students And Colleagues And Include An Interview With Preston That Explores How His Quaker Inclinations Have Influenced His Work. The Book Opens With A Biography Of The Honoree And Goes On To Explore Themes Such As Development And Urbanization, Material Culture, And Conflict.-- Introduction: Richard J. Preston On Friendship, Family, Community, And Commitment / John S. Long With Richard J. Preston -- 1. Creating Jobs And An Eenou Social Economy / Harvey A. Feit -- 2. Architecture Without Rooms : Cree Dwellings And Social Order / Adrian Tanner -- 3. Beaded Hoods Of The James Bay Cree : Origins And Development / Cath Oberholtzer -- 4. A Token Of Remembrance : The Gift Of A Cree Hood, Red River Settlement, 1844 / Laura Peers -- 5. Anishinaabe Doodem Pictographs : Narrative Inscriptions And Identities / Cory Willmott -- 6. John Kawapit's Hunting Songs / Stan L. Louttit -- 7. Cultural Structures Of First Nations Imagination : A Social Science View / Regna Darnell -- 8. A Roadmap For Reconciliation And Justice : The United Nations Declaration On The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples / Jennifer Preston -- 9. Compassionate Landscapes : Caring For The Great Community Of Persons / Susan M. Preston -- 10. Are You Crying Because The Way Is Hard? : Linking Cree And Quaker Concerns In Dick's Life Journey / Richard T. Mccutcheon And Richard J. Preston. Edited By John S. Long And Jennifer S.h. Brown. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Issued Also In Electronic Format.