Kwakiutl Legends: as told to Pamela Whitaker by Chief James Wallas

by Wallas, Chief James
ISBN: 9780888392305
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Legends from Kwakiutl Peoples. 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 B.C. 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 organized 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.

  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Wallas, Chief James
  • ISBN: 9780888392305
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.50 x 0.46
  • Number Of Pages: 218
  • Publication Year: 2016