Ellen B. Basso is Professor Emerita of Anthropology at the University of Arizona, Tucson.

Basso artfully integrates consideration of discourse, psychology, and biography as she takes up the theme of historical memory, specifically how historical events and persons are represented through narrative and how meaning is given to choices made in the past. . . . Basso elegantly demonstrates how Kalapalo narrators represent these issues in ways that captivate their listeners. (American Anthropologist)

• PrefaceA Guide to Pronouncing Kalapalo WordsPart 1 1. Introduction2. The Language in Storytelling3. An Early Experience of Europeans Told by Muluku4. Kambe’s TestimonyPart 2 5. Warriors6. Ahpiu’s Story about Wapagepundaka7. Madyuta’s Story about Tapoge8. Kudyu’s Story about TamakafiPart 3 9. Kudyu’s Story of the Wanderers10. Ausuki Tells of the Trumai People11. Ugaki Tells of Afuseti, a Woman Stolen by Angikogo12. Tsangaku Tells of the DyagumaPart 4 13. Conclusion: History, Ideology, and the Personal Version of RealityNotesReferencesIndex Of StoriesGeneral Index

Ellen B. Basso is Professor Emerita of Anthropology at the University of Arizona, Tucson.

Basso artfully integrates consideration of discourse, psychology, and biography as she takes up the theme of historical memory, specifically how historical events and persons are represented through narrative and how meaning is given to choices made in the past. . . . Basso elegantly demonstrates how Kalapalo narrators represent these issues in ways that captivate their listeners. (American Anthropologist)

• PrefaceA Guide to Pronouncing Kalapalo WordsPart 1 1. Introduction2. The Language in Storytelling3. An Early Experience of Europeans Told by Muluku4. Kambe’s TestimonyPart 2 5. Warriors6. Ahpiu’s Story about Wapagepundaka7. Madyuta’s Story about Tapoge8. Kudyu’s Story about TamakafiPart 3 9. Kudyu’s Story of the Wanderers10. Ausuki Tells of the Trumai People11. Ugaki Tells of Afuseti, a Woman Stolen by Angikogo12. Tsangaku Tells of the DyagumaPart 4 13. Conclusion: History, Ideology, and the Personal Version of RealityNotesReferencesIndex Of StoriesGeneral Index

Ellen B. Basso is Professor Emerita of Anthropology at the University of Arizona, Tucson.

Basso artfully integrates consideration of discourse, psychology, and biography as she takes up the theme of historical memory, specifically how historical events and persons are represented through narrative and how meaning is given to choices made in the past. . . . Basso elegantly demonstrates how Kalapalo narrators represent these issues in ways that captivate their listeners. (American Anthropologist)

• PrefaceA Guide to Pronouncing Kalapalo WordsPart 1 1. Introduction2. The Language in Storytelling3. An Early Experience of Europeans Told by Muluku4. Kambe’s TestimonyPart 2 5. Warriors6. Ahpiu’s Story about Wapagepundaka7. Madyuta’s Story about Tapoge8. Kudyu’s Story about TamakafiPart 3 9. Kudyu’s Story of the Wanderers10. Ausuki Tells of the Trumai People11. Ugaki Tells of Afuseti, a Woman Stolen by Angikogo12. Tsangaku Tells of the DyagumaPart 4 13. Conclusion: History, Ideology, and the Personal Version of RealityNotesReferencesIndex Of StoriesGeneral Index