Legends of the Capilano updates E. Pauline Johnson’s 1911 classic Legends of Vancouver, restoring Johnson’s intended title for the first time, and celebrating the storytelling abilities of Johnson’s Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) collaborators, Joe and Mary Capilano.
Authors
Alix Shield, Mary Agnes Capilano (Lixwelut), Joe Capilano (Sahp-luk), E. Pauline Johnson (Tekahionwake)
- Pages
- 256
- Published in
- Winnipeg, CA
- Rights
- Introduction and interviews © Alix Shield
- Series
- First Voices, First Texts
Table of Contents
- Cover 1
- Contents 6
- List of Figures 8
- Foreword 12
- Author’s Foreword to the 1911 Edition 14
- Introduction 16
- Legends of the Capilano 90
- The Two Sisters 92
- The Siwash Rock 97
- The Recluse 102
- The Lost Salmon Run 110
- The Deep Waters 116
- The Sea-Serpent 122
- The Lost Island 128
- Point Grey 132
- The Tulameen Trail 136
- The Grey Archway 142
- Deadman’s Island 149
- A Squamish Legend of Napoleon 155
- The Lure in Stanley Park 161
- Deer Lake 166
- A Royal Mohawk Chief 171
- Stories of Mary Agnes Capilano 176
- The Legend of the Two Sisters 178
- The Legend of the Squamish Twins 184
- The Legend of the Seven Swans 191
- The Legend of Lillooet Falls 199
- The Legend of the Ice Babies 205
- Interviews 210
- Interview with Rick Monture 212
- Interview with Rudy Reimer 221
- Glossary 230
- Acknowledgements 232
- Notes 234
- Selected Bibliography 251