A key into the language of America / Dawn Dove, Sandra Robinson, Lorén Spears, Dorothy Herman Papp, and Kathleen J. Bragdon, editors.

Author/creator Williams, Roger
Format Electronic
EditionThe Tomaquag Museum edition.
Publication InfoYardley, Pennsylvania : Westholme, [2019]
Descriptionxxxvii, 177 pages : illustrations, maps, facsimiles ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Narragansett Indians--Early works to 1800.
Narragansett language--Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. --Early works to 1800.
Indians of North America--Language. --Glossaries, etc.

Other author/creatorDove, Dawn.
Other author/creatorRobinson, Sandra (Environmental scientist)
Other author/creatorSpears, Lorén M., 1966-
Other author/creatorPapp, Dorothy Herman.
Other author/creatorBragdon, Kathleen Joan.
Contents List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction to the Tomaquag Museum edition. A key into the language of America : Roger Williams's introduction -- Directions for the use of the language -- Greetings -- Eating and entertainment -- Sleep and lodging -- Numbers -- Family relations -- The household -- Their persons and parts of the body -- Communication and news -- Time of the day -- Seasons of the year -- Travel -- The heavens and heavenly lights -- Weather -- The winds -- Fowl -- The earth and its fruits -- Beasts and cattle -- The sea -- Fishand fishing -- Nakedness and clothing -- Religion and the soul -- Government and justice -- Marriage -- Coin -- Buying and selling -- Debts and trusting -- Hunting -- Gaming -- War -- Paintings -- Sickness -- Death and burial. References and suggested reading -- About the editors.
Abstract First published in 1643, this book is one of the most important artifacts of early Indigenous American culture. In it, Roger Williams recorded the day-to-day experience of the Narragansett people of Rhode Island in their own words, the first documentation of an American Indian language in English. Williams's book can be read at many levels because of its historical, literary, political, and religious significance. Its greatest value, though, is its intimate portrait of the Narragansett and their linguistic neighbors in the early years of European colonial settlement, before disease, dislocation, warfare, in particular, King Philip's War;and colonial interference had diminished their population and power in the region. An extraordinary achievement, this book gives us a contemporary account of Narragansett family life, of their sociability and skill in business, their dress, foodways, and the farming, fishing, and hunting that formed the basis of their sustenance practices. This new Tomaquag Museum edition includes for the first time cultural commentary provided by the Narragansett Tribe as well as modern linguistic information provided by a leading authority in the study of American Indian languages.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 173-177)
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Other formsAlso available in electronic format.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2021275033
ISBN9781594163135 cloth
ISBN1594163138 cloth
ISBN9781594163142 paper
ISBN1594163146 paper
ISBNelectronic book
ISBNelectronic book

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