Kwakiutl Legends [Paperback]

James Wallas (Author), Pamela Whitaker (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1989 | ISBN-10: 0888392303 | ISBN-13: 978-0888392305

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 BC 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 organised 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.

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Chief James Wallas

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Big Country Books (June 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0888392303
• ISBN-13: 978-0888392305
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,875,998 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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