Intro; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1. Who is Naapi? Sign as First Language; 2. Naapi's Name; 3. Myth, Legend, and Naapi; 4. A Different Conceptual Order; Appendix: Selected Naapi Stories; Person's Face; Lone Woman; Lone Pine; Wheel Game; Sliding Place; Notes; Index
Summary
"An examination of Niitsitapisinii (Blackfoot) origin stories about one of the powerful and unpredictable creators in Niitsitapii consciousness: Naapi. Through in-depth linguistic analysis, Howe reinterprets the earliest references to Naapi, offering an authentic understanding of his identity and the meanings and functions of the stories he appears"--Provided by publisher
