Southern Paiutes: Legends, Lore, Language and Lineage (Hardcover)

~ Lavan Martineau (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 312 pages
• Publisher: Kc Publishing; 1st edition (June 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 088714070X
• ISBN-13: 978-0887140709
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #685,941 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Southern Paiutes: Legends, language and Lineage, October 20, 2007

By	Oreste W. Lombardi (Barrigada, Guam) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Lavan Martineau and Sapir were two authors who have studied the Southern Paiutes. Sapir did it as a professional liguist, from the outside in. Lavan, being adopted by Edrick Bad Moon Bushhead, a Southern Paiute, got to study them from the inside. Being one of them he really got inside the Southern Paiute mind and takes you on an inside cultural historical tour. His knowledge of the language is excellent. I remember him from my childhood as we both explored Paiute lore. He had a notebook always ready for language notes. He went on to interview the tribal elders before they died off thus aquiring valuable family history information. Much of what he learned is in his book. His findings form the foundation of my work as the Southern Paiute tribal genealogist.
Oreste Lombardi