The whaling Indians : legendary hunters

Sapir, Edward, 1884-1939 (Added Author). Canadian Museum of Civilization (Added Author).

Summary: "Among the Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) peoples of Canada's West Coast, whaling has been the cultural focus for millennia. [This book] features 28 accounts of traditional hunting life amont the Nuu-chah-nulth. Drawn from a collection of oral history gathered between 1910 and 1923, these narratives present a vivid portrait of whaling from a First Nations perspective. These accounts outline methods of hunting Humpback and Gray whales, while also detailing the long preparatory rituals which help guarantee success." --back cover

Record details

ISBN: 0660191679
ISSN: 1709-5875
Physical Description: print
xxvi, 431 p. : maps, port. ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Gatineau, Québec : Canadian Museum of Civilization, c2004.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"West Coast legends and stories; Part 9 of the Sapir-Thomas Nootka texts" --cover. NM95-21/139E "By: Edward Sapir ... [et al.]" --cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 429-431).
Language Note:	Text in English and Nookta; abstract in French.