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First Fish, First People: Salmon Tales of the North Pacific Rim

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First Fish, First People: Salmon Tales of the North Pacific Rim

Judith Roche

A collection of salmon stories, essays, and poems that honors North Pacific Indigenous traditions and ecology.

口承伝承Indigenous peoplesnature

Work Information

A collection of salmon stories, essays, and poems that honors North Pacific Indigenous traditions and ecology.

Book Information

Publisher
Univ of Washington Pr
Published
1998-09-01
Pages
199 pages
Language
英語
Size
20.96 x 1.91 x 23.5 cm
ISBN-13
9780295977393
ISBN-10
0295977396
Price
18364 JPY
Category
洋書/Literature & Fiction/Essays & Correspondence/Essays

Taking the Pacific Ocean not as a barrier but as a bridge and a resource shared by many peoples and lands, a collection of 13 accounts of the importance of salmon from both a historical and a contemporary perspective. They also comprise a plea for protection and restoration. Among the peoples are t

Reviews

  • Well done.

    Lovely book. Well written and layout is beautiful. North Pacific denizens will appreciate these tales. I enjoyed the poetry and the prose.

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