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Wisdom of the Elders : Native traditions on the Northwest Coast : the Nuu-chah-nulth, Southern Kwakiutl and Nuxalk
Source Record

1986
Book
Creators
Kirk, Ruth

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ISBN
088894490X
Statement of Responsibility
Ruth Kirk
Publication Information
Vancouver, B.C. : Douglas & McIntyre in association with The British Columbia Provincial Museum
Physical Description
256 pages : illustrations (some colour), map, portraits ; 26 cm
Contents
Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- pt. 1. People of transition -- ch. 1. Today's Elders -- pt. 2. The world that was -- ch. 2. Kinship, rank and privilege -- ch. 3. Ceremonials and religion -- A sense of place and past -- ch. 4. Daily life -- ch. 5. Dealing with others : trade, conflict and marriage -- pt. 3. Time's flow -- ch. 6. Seeing the past from the present -- To carry on the legacy -- ch. 7. The dawn of a new era -- ch. 8. A changin world -- ch. 9. Today and tomorrow.
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