Indian Sign Language

by William Tomkins

Book Overview

Plains Indians from different tribes speaking different languages were nevertheless able to communicate facts and feelings of considerable complexity when they met. They used a language composed of gestures made almost entirely with the hands and fingers, probably the most highly developed gesture language to be found in any part of the world. With this book, you will find it simple to use this language, which the author learned in the late nineteenth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 048622029X
• ISBN13: 9780486220291
• Release Date: June 1969
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Good Book

I have learned some sign language from a Native elder and this book is on track with most of what I learned.

Great Visual lesson

This works well for sorting out the more detailed written descriptions in WP Clark's book. The drawings give a good basic visual to the signs & provide a very nice introductory vocabulary.

William Tomkins' INDIAN SIGN LANGUAGE

I have had this book laying around for ages. I have taken it for granted really. But when I think about how well it is written and clearly laid out, with an additional picture writing section at the end of the book, it makes me wonder why I don't take better care of it. I'm amazed it's still in print and CHEAP! Great for kids but also a nice intro for adults as well. Boy Scouts could use this as part of their achievement training. One big plus is the photographs and anecdotes of William Tomkins and his friends, the Lakota. You can't lose with this book.