Author: James Wallas
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Languages : en
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Author: Chief James Wallas
Publisher: Surrey, B.C. : Hancock House
ISBN: 9780888392305
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Legends from Kwakiutl Peoples. The stories in this book relate the traditional tales which Mr. James Wallas has learned from his elders, who lived in Quatsino Sound and on Hope Island. Mr. Wallas's forefathers are members of a people known generally as the Kwakiutl, although the term is misleading because it originally referred to a sub-group living at Fort Rupert. The Kwakiutl inhabit an area which at present includes Campbell River at the southern extreme, Quatsino Sound at the western extreme, various inlets of mainland B.C. at the eastern extreme, and Smiths Inlet at the northern extreme. Traditionally, the Kwakiutl lived in villages located in this general area (excluding Campbell River an Cape Mudge) which were organized into tribes. Today, most of them live on reserves near towns, maintaining some remote villages for food preparation and preserving during the spring, summer and fall.

Author: James Wallas
Publisher: North Vancouver, B.C. : Hancock House
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224

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Collection of Kwakiutl legends from Hope Island, British Columbia.

Author: James Wallas
Publisher:
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Category : Kwakiutl Indians
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Ralph Maud
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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This survey of myth-collecting in British Columbia evaluates the work of luminaries such as Boas, Teit, Hill-Tout, Barbeau and Swanton.

Author: Shanon Sinn
Publisher: TouchWood Editions
ISBN: 177151244X
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 317

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A compelling investigation into supernatural events and local lore on Vancouver Island. Vancouver Island is known worldwide for its arresting natural beauty, but those who live here know that it is also imbued with a palpable supernatural energy. Researcher Shanon Sinn found his curiosity piqued by stories of mysterious sightings on the island—ghosts, sasquatches, sea serpents—but he was disappointed in the sensational and sometimes disrespectful way they were being retold or revised. Acting on his desire to transform these stories from unsubstantiated gossip to thoroughly researched accounts, Sinn uncovered fascinating details, identified historical inconsistencies, and now retells these encounters as accurately as possible. Investigating 25 spellbinding tales that wind their way from the south end of the island to the north, Sinn explored hauntings in cities, in the forest, and on isolated logging roads. In addition to visiting castles, inns, and cemeteries, he followed the trail of spirits glimpsed on mountaintops, beaches, and water, and visited Heriot Bay Inn on Quadra Island and the Schooner Restaurant in Tofino to personally scrutinize reports of hauntings. Featuring First Nations stories from each of the three Indigenous groups who call Vancouver Island home—the Coast Salish, the Nuu-chah-nulth, and the Kwakwaka’wakw—the book includes an interview with Hereditary Chief James Swan of Ahousaht.

Author: Paul Depasquale
Publisher: Broadview Press
ISBN: 1551117266
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 321

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Across Cultures/Across Borders is a collection of new critical essays, interviews, and other writings by twenty-five established and emerging Canadian Aboriginal and Native American scholars and creative writers across Turtle Island. Together, these original works illustrate diverse but interconnecting knowledges and offer powerfully relevant observations on Native literature and culture.

Author: Jane Billinghurst
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 152

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A collection of narratives and images that take a comprehensive look at the whale and the changing ways humans have viewed and interacted with whales throughout history.

Author: Bryan D. Cummins
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
ISBN: 161163556X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 637

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When Homo sapiens sapiens met Canis lupus lupus millennia ago, the result was Canis lupus familiaris, the domestic dog. Since that fateful encounter, the dog has become, arguably, humankind’s greatest creation. The domestic dog is the most widely distributed species (other than ourselves) in the world, being found virtually wherever people live, and is also the most diversified of species, with literally hundreds of recognized breeds. While we have shaped the dog, it, too, has helped shape human history in innumerable ways. Our Debt to the Dog is a critical historical and cross-cultural examination, through the use of case studies, of this most improbable 15,000-year relationship and an exploration of how this relationship shaped the history of the world. It is also very much an apology to the dog because over the course of the partnership horrific acts were perpetrated against it intentionally and otherwise. Our Debt to the Dog enriches our understanding of the dog and extends our appreciation for the profound complexity of past and present human-canine relationships and the dog’s contributions to our lives and our world.

Author: Nora Teresa Corley
Publisher: Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, Division de l'inventaire des ressources
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 698

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Contains a general description of the state of collections for Native studies in Canada, followed by a more detailed directory of individual libraries in the provinces and territories. Also contains a list of periodicals published in Canada, by and about native peoples, a list of periodicals about native peoples published outside Canada but held in Canadian libraries and two lists of selected reference works.