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Lushootseed Texts: An Introduction to Puget Salish Narrative Aesthetics New_Release or vivid brushstrokes that bringThis volume introduces the oral literature of Native American peoples in Puget Salishspeaking 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