
Legends of the Capilano
- 256 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Bringing the Legends home
Legends of the Capilano updates E. Pauline Johnson's 1911 classic Legends of Vancouver, restoring Johnson's intended title for the first time. This new edition celebrates the storytelling abilities of Johnson's Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) collaborators, Joe and Mary Capilano, and supplements the original fifteen legends with five additional stories narrated solely or in part by Mary Capilano, highlighting her previously overlooked contributions to the book.
Alongside photographs and biographical entries for E. Pauline Johnson, Joe Capilano, and Mary Capilano, editor Alix Shield provides a detailed publishing history of Legends since its first appearance in 1911. Interviews with literary scholar Rick Monture (Mohawk) and archaeologist Rudy Reimer (Skwxwú7mesh) further considers the legacy of Legends in both scholars' home communities. Compiled in consultation with the Mathias family, the direct descendants of Joe and Mary Capilano and members of the Skwxwú7mesh Nation, this edition reframes, reconnects, and reclaims the stewardship of these stories.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Foreword
- Author’s Foreword to the 1911 Edition
- Introduction
- The Two Sisters
- The Siwash Rock
- The Recluse
- The Lost Salmon Run
- The Deep Waters
- The Sea-Serpent
- The Lost Island
- Point Grey
- The Tulameen Trail
- The Grey Archway
- Deadman’s Island
- A Squamish Legend of Napoleon
- The Lure in Stanley Park
- Deer Lake
- A Royal Mohawk Chief
- The Legend of the Two Sisters
- The Legend of the Squamish Twins
- The Legend of the Seven Swans
- The Legend of Lillooet Falls
- The Legend of the Ice Babies
- Interview with Rick Monture
- Interview with Rudy Reimer
- Glossary
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography