Ridington, Robin

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RIDINGTON, Robin

RIDINGTON, Robin. Canadian (born United States), b. 1939. Genres: Novellas/Short stories, Anthropology/Ethnology. Career: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Assistant Professor, 1967-79, Associate Professor, 1979-84, Professor of Anthropology, 1989-95, Professor Emeritus, 1995-. Publications: Swan People: A Study of the Dunne-Za Prophet Dance, 1978; (with J. Ridington) People of the Trail: How the Northern Forest Indians Lived, 1978; (with J. Ridington) People of the Longhouse: How the Iroquois People Lived, 1982; Trail to Heaven: Knowledge and Narrative in a Northern Native Community, 1988; Little Bit Know Something: Stories in a Language of Anthropology, 1990; (with D. Hastings) Blessing for a Long Time: The Sacred Pole of the Omaha Tribe, 1997. Address: RR 2, Site 44-C16, Gall- ano Island, BC, Canada V0N 1P0. Online address: ridington@gulfislands.com

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