Tribal Bigfoot [Paperback]

David Paulides (Author), Harvey Pratt (Illustrator)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0888396872 | ISBN-13: 978-0888396877 | Publication Date: May 25, 2009 | Edition: 1st

The latest research from the author of the groundbreaking The Hoopa Project: Bigfoot Encounters in California, named 2008 Bigfoot Book of the Year by Cyptomundo

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Hancock House Publishers; 1st edition (May 25, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0888396872
• ISBN-13: 978-0888396877
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #191,018 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dave Paulides received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of San Francisco, and, has a professional background that includes twenty years in law enforcement and senior executive positions in the technology sector. In 2004 he formed North America Bigfoot Search (www.nabigfootsearch.com) where his investigative and analytical experience were invaluable in researching Bigfoot/Sasquatch sightings, encounters and behavior. He spent two years living among the Hoopa tribal members, listening to and recording their Bigfoot stories. The Hoopa Project is his first book, based upon his experiences in the Bluff Creek area of Northern California. David's second book, Tribal Bigfoot is a quantum step forward in Bigfoot research and allows for a common sense understanding of this elusive biped. These two books have been called the new standard for crypto research.
The Hoopa Project- 2008
Tribal Bigfoot- 2009

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than The Hoopa Project!!!, July 3, 2009

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H.M. 2005 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tribal Bigfoot (Paperback)

We have all heard how a movie sequel is usually better than the original. The Empire Strikes Back, Godfather II, Transformers II. Well, in books, sometimes a sequel comes along that blows its predecessor away; that has happened with the new book Tribal Bigfoot. Those who read David's excellent original book last year (the Bigfoot Book of the Year 2008) know that there was a good deal of reports from the Hoopa reservation in Northwest California. For Tribal, David revisits the NW part of the Golden State, by going to Del Norte, Siskiyou, Humboldt and Trinity Counties to investigate more reports that have been investigated by him and his team. He also revisits Hoopa by asking the witnesses who did not have sketches done for Project to have the sketches made by Harvey Pratt the famed forensic artist, which they are. But Paulides goes beyond NW California in this book; he also travels to the Sooner State of Oklahoma to interview eyewitnesses, as well as to The Land of 10,000 Lakes, Minnesota. Not only are there witnesses interviewed and sketches drawn of eyewitness accounts, but Paulides also comes to some startling conclusions as to the true nature of the Sasquatch, via DNA tests and just talking to the eyewitnesses and hearing their descriptions. The DNA tests yield some very surprising results, and Dave follows the evidence as he sees it to its conclusions-that Bigfoot is truly more human than ape, and that they have a language, according to reports he has investigated of witnesses hearing what sounds like Native American language coming from the woods, and also hearing from Native American elders that if a Native American speaks to a Sasquatch in their native tongue, the Sasquatch will understand it. I cannot recommend this book highly enough, and give it not 5, not 6, not even 9, but 10 stars!!!!!! Well-done, Dave and Harvey!!!!!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tribal Bigfoot, October 29, 2010

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Sidney Gonzalez "megsid" (Cottage Grove,Oregon USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tribal Bigfoot (Paperback)

I really enjoyed this book very much for several reasons. The team of Paulides and Pratt did an excellent job in putting together the stories and illustrations for the book. You can tell the tremendous amount of time and effort made in the investigative work to contact, illustrate and photograph all the people, places and stories. Not only did the book bring out stories I had never heard or read before, but they also offered fascinating insight to the "person" that we refer to as bigfoot. Harvey Pratt's ilustrations, drawn from the discriptions given, help to bring a perhaps truer and more human appearance and less monstrous face regarding what or who we call bigfoot. I believe our nation's indian tribes have known but not publicised this fact. Kudos not only to author and illustrator but also to our indian nations for the cooperative interaction in bringing about what may very well be the greatest thought changing book, for many, on how we think and feel about our Bigfoot. This is an excellent book for those who are both familiar or unfamiliar with Bigfoot. Personal experience and that of a friend have caused me an appreciation for the way Bigfoot is presented. The book also gives historical and current information which nicely rounds out our subject. Good job!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Things that make you go Hmmmm, April 28, 2011

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R. Howell "boriskhan" (Medford, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tribal Bigfoot (Paperback)

Paulides' second book on the bigfoot phenomenon. In this text, the author expands to the northern counties of California other than the Hoopa locale of the first book. Armed with his sketch artist sidekick, Paulides once again unloads a plethora of sasquatch sightings which are accompanied by eye witness inspired drawings of the purported creatures they encountered. The author attempts to make connections between altitude, ridgelines, and watersources for his theories on the subject. The one thing that bothered me the most in this text was every single time he mentions Pelican Bay he has to describe how nasty it is, as if he forgot he already told us (he did this with the constant 'no driving on non-paved roads' in The Hoopa Project). Anyway, a minor annoyance and of little consequence. More importantly is the widespread coverage of stories and purported encounters. In another sidestep, Paulides also heads east and takes up coverage of sightings in Minnesota and Oklahoma (which includes a supposed secret casino security video tape of a dumpster diving bigfoot).

Unfortunately, as interesting as the stories are, this text seemed to me to be more of a self-promotion this time as the author early on wants you to buy his 'sighting map' and support his NABS 'research group' and take his theories to heart as being the right ones. While I am interested in the ridgeline/altitude/watersource proposal, it is hardly original. What puts me off slightly is that by the end, Paulides has decided that bigfoot is not an animal but that the creatures are actually a reclusive tribe of humans and he will now refer to them as the forest people or some such thing. He concludes this book with the statement that "By the time you read this book, NABS will have a policy in place to never call bigfoot a creature again. We believe bigfoot should be called a tribal member, indigenous person, or Native American." Everyone is entitled to their opinions and I cannot behoove Mr Paulides his view as many others also accept this theory.

Overall, I found it less engaging than the first book and his shift in attitude is a bit off-setting. I think there may be more to Mr Paulides than what is being presented, I encourage you to do your own research on him.