Girl Who Married the Bear: A Masterpiece of Indian Oral Tradition by McClellan, Catharine - 1970

Ottawa, ON: National Museum of Canada, 1970. Card Cover. Good+/-. Publications in Ethnology, No. 2. "One of the most popular stories of the southern Yukon Indians . is about a girl who was take away by a bear after she had insulted it. . The two chief themes that the story develops are conflict between consaguine and affinal loyalties and the uneasy balance of harmony between animals and humans. . The appendix includes eleven versions of the story". Red card cover with white titling to front, staple binding, 58 pages. Some shelf wear with rubbing to spine, faint smudge and a crease to front cover, a scratch to back cover, eraser markings to half title. inside the book is clean and tight. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall