Potlatch: Native Ceremony and Myth on the Northwest Coast, Hardcover - Mary Giraudo Beck

Reducere. Among the Northwest Coast Indians (Tlingit, Haida, and others), potlatches traditionally are lavish community gatherings marking important events, ...

Reducere. Shaman and Kushtaka, both struck terror in the hearts of the Tlingit and Haida, for both possessed frightening supernatural powers. Among the Nativ...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. First published in 1977 and unavailable for several years, Indian Fishing is more than a sterile account of the technology of fishing; it considers...

Reducere. DescriptionIn 1884, the Canadian government enacted a ban on the potlatch, the foundational ceremony of the Haida people. The tradition, which dete...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Magic.The world is full of magic.It's everywhere ..."When I was eight or nine - or maybe ten or eleven - I don't remember for sure now, Klopinum wo...

Reducere. Native American Ceremony and the Use of Sacred Plants. This comprehensive guide to the sacred plants traditionally used by Native Americans and oth...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. DescriptionWhat is a petroglyph? Who made them and why? What is rock rubbing? How is it made? In her book, Guide to Indigenous Rock Carvings, Beth ...

Reducere. Some of the earliest European settlers colonized Northeast Florida when it was little more than a wilderness. Today, the area is rich in multicultu...

Reducere. DescriptionCelebrating the 20th anniversary of Alaskan favorite Children of the Midnight Sun, this second book presents the voices of a new generat...

Publisher: University of Washington PressAuthor(s): Charlotte CoteIllustration(s): 2 Maps; 17 Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 208Col...

Reducere. Taking an archaeological perspective on the past, Jeffrey S. Girard traces native human habitation in northwest Louisiana from the end of the last ...

Reducere. This classic, bestselling field guide features 794 species of plants commonly found along the Pacific coast from Oregon to Alaska, including trees,...

Reducere. Common lore is that you cannot sail the northwest coast - the winds are too fickle so you must motor along the Inside Passage. The author knows tha...

Reducere. Walk in the wilderness of the pacific northwest through watercolors and whispers from the animals, creatures, and spirits alike in the glowing moun...

Reducere. Step into a whimsical world and discover who lives in this land of many mysteries. You will find mermaids, fairies, unicorns, sasquatch, elves, wiz...

Reducere. This outstanding field guide features more than 200 of the Pacific Northwest Coast's most abundant or notable bird species. Each account includes a...

Reducere. DescriptionPotlatch, Idaho, was a company town--a community completely owned by a large lumber firm. This is the story of the Pacific Northwest in ...

Reducere. Etta Jones was not a World War II soldier or a war time spy. She was a school teacher whose life changed forever on that Sunday morning in June 194...

Reducere. This survey of totem poles from the Tlingit settlements of Alaska to the Kwakiutl villages of Vancouver Island examines the traditions that led to ...

Reducere. This is the second edition of The Jamestown S'Klallam Story, originally published in 2002, and out of print for a decade. It has been digitized to ...

Reducere. Buckle up for the best of the PNW's breathtaking wilderness, eclectic cities, and quaint coastal towns with Moon Pacific Northwest Road Trip. Insid...

Reducere. A breathtakingly original work of history that uncovers a massive enslaved persons' revolt that almost changed the face of the Americas On Sunday, ...

Reducere. In this book the author dwells on the role of Native American mythology and storytelling in "House Made of Dawn" by N. Scott Momaday and "Ceremony"...

In the Spirit of the Ancestors celebrates the vitality of contemporary Pacific Northwest Coast art by showcasing a selection of objects from the Bu...

Reducere. DescriptionCelebrating the 20th anniversary of Alaskan favorite Children of the Midnight Sun, the same author and photographer join again to collab...

How do you dig up a 13, 000 year-old footprint? Why do kelp forests need sea otters? How do you measure a shrinking glacier from an airplane? What ...

Commencing in Ravenglass, the Ravenber Way takes in the dramatic Lakeland fells and the high climbs of the Pennines, before meandering to an end in...

A cultural history of the sublime first image of a black hole, in photographs and documents"Peering into Light's Graveyard: The First Image of the ...