Palmer's analysis of ways of listening and conveying information within the Alkali Lake community brings new insights into indigenous language and culture, as well as to the study of oral history, ethnohistory, experimental ethnography, and discourse analysis.

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Preface

Acknowledgments

Notes on Language, Transcription, and Pronunciation

1. Introduction: A Discourse-Centred Approach to Understanding
2. A Brief History of Responses to Colonialism
3. Living on the Land
4. Maps
5. Story
6. Memories
7. Cross-Cultural Comparisons

Appendix: Selected Transcriptions

Notes

References

Index