Legendary hunters

Legendary hunters
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Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages : 461
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ISBN-10 : 9781772823042
ISBN-13 : 177282304X
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Download or read book Legendary hunters written by Edward Sapir and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Legendary Hunters features twenty-eight accounts of traditional hunting life among the Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) peoples of Canada’s West Coast. 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 that helped guarantee success.


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