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A Drum in One Hand, a Sockeye in the Other
Stories of Indigenous Food Sovereignty from the Northwest Coast
In the dense rainforest of the west coast of Vancouver Island, the Somass River (c̓uumaʕas) brings sockeye salmon (miʕaat) into the Nuu-chah-nulth community of Tseshaht. C̓uumaʕas and miʕaat are central to the sacred food practices...
ISBN: 9780295749525
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We Are Dancing for You
Native Feminisms and the Revitalization of Women’s Coming-of-Age Ceremonies
“I am here. You will never be alone. We are dancing for you.” So begins Cutcha Risling Baldy’s deeply personal account of the revitalization of the women’s coming-of-age ceremony for the Hoopa Valley Tribe. At...
ISBN: 9780295743448
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Power in the Telling
Grand Ronde, Warm Springs, and Intertribal Relations in the Casino Era
From 1998 through 2013, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs sought to develop a casino in Cascade Locks, Oregon. This prompted objections from the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, who already operated a lucrative casino...
ISBN: 9780295743363
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Spirits of our Whaling Ancestors
Revitalizing Makah and Nuu-chah-nulth Traditions
Following the removal of the gray whale from the Endangered Species list in 1994, the Makah tribe of northwest Washington State announced that they would revive their whale hunts; their relatives, the Nuu-chah-nulth Nation of...
ISBN: 9780295990460
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