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Jill and Joseph McKinstry Book Fund
The Jill and Joseph McKinstry Fund supports books in Native American and Indigenous studies as well as works that deepen our understanding of the distinctive history, culture, and natural history of the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
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Unsettling Native Art Histories on the Northwest Coast
Inseparable from its communities, Northwest Coast art functions aesthetically and performatively beyond the scope of non-Indigenous scholarship, from demonstrating kinship connections to manifesting spiritual power. Contributors to this volume foreground Indigenous understandings in recognition of...
ISBN: 9780295747132
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Carving Alaska's New Deal Totem Parks
Among Southeast Alaska’s best-known tourist attractions are its totem parks, showcases for monumental wood sculptures by Tlingit and Haida artists. Although the art form is centuries old, the parks date back only to the waning...
ISBN: 9780295747552
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Living Wisdom from Coast Salish Elders
Dynamic and diverse, Coast Salish culture is bound together by shared values and relations that generate a resilient worldview. Jesintel—“to learn and grow together”—characterizes the spirit of this book, which brings the cultural teachings of...
ISBN: 9780295748641
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