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Vancouver, BC: Talonbooks, 1983 "The Sliammon are a little known group of Coast Salish Indian people who live in a rugged area of British Columbia, on the northern reaches of the Strait of Georgia." This volume gives a detailed description of the history and folkways of the Sliammon people as a result of ten years of research by the… Read more about this item

Victoria, BC: Aural History, Provincial Archives of British Columbia, 1977. Card Cover. Very Good-/-. Native Languages and Culture. Illustrated card cover, frontispiece, several black and white photographs, 80 pages. A few very light smudges and stains, one of the stains continues into the first page, bottom of textblock edge shows light stain as well. For some international orders… Read more about this item

Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Oritz, a social anthropologist, gives a "penetrating analysis of the complex and fascinating cosmological and ritural systems of the Tewa . He focuses on the ideas, rules, and principles of Tewa culture as they are reflected in mythology, world view, and ritual. Tewa notions of space, time, color,… Read more about this item

Osoyoos, BC: Osoyoos Museum, 2005. Soft cover. Very Good/-. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. This catalogue is the result of a multi-year collaborative research project by the Osoyoos Indian Band, the Osoyoos Museum and the University of Victoria. The research examined the previously undocumented collection on Inkameep Day School art in the Museum. This catalogue records… Read more about this item

WEDGE, University of B.C., 1985. Hardcover. Very Good/-. White, Chris. A Queen Charlotte Islands Reader. Reading Level 2C. Interest Level: Ages 7-14. The legend was told to Rose Williams by her uncle An-o-wat. Glossy illustrated boards, black titling to front and spine, beautifully illustrated throughout by Chris White, 22 pages. For some international orders we will ask you… Read more about this item

Old Crow, Yukon: Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation Lands and Resources Department, 1999. Pictorial Cover. Good+ to Very Good-. Millennia of experience living off the land have endowed Gwitchin [people] with an intimate knowledge of the geography and resources in, what we now know as, the Dempster Highway landscape. This book is the product of the work, effort, ideas,… Read more about this item

Union Bay, B.C.: Raven Publishing, 1999. Soft cover. Very Good+. Gilbert, Jim. This publication follows the beginner's book, 'Learning by Doing Northwest Coast Native Indian Art.' "This comprehensive work, containing over 800 illustrations in both traditional and contemporary art styles, is one of the most thorough reference works available on Pacific Northwest Coast First Nations two-dimensional art. Examples… Read more about this item

Greenland: Atuakkiorfik (Greenland Publishers), 2002. First Edition, First Printing. . Pictorial Cover. Very Good-. Danielsen, Jakob. Text is in Greenlandic, Danish and English, edited by Birger Rosendahl, translated into English by Nicholas Hills, translated into Greenlandic by Hans A. Lynge. A description of the lives of Greenlandic hunters of the early 1900s. Colourfully illustrated glossy cover with orange,… Read more about this item

Ottawa: F.A. Acland, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty, 1923. Paper Cover. Good+ to Very Good-. Furthered subtitled: "Part C: Osteology of the Western and Central Eskimos, Southern Party - 1913-16. Including a special report upon the Dentition by S.G. Ritchie and J. Stanley Bagnall." Grey paper cover with black titling, staple binding, illustrated with seven pages… Read more about this item

Ottawa, Ontario: National Museum of Man, 1970. Card Cover. Good. Publications in ethnology, No. 1. Book presents the orthography of the Nootka language, adapted to English spelling habits and typewriters to facilitate learning and usage. A guide to pronunciation is given first, followed by word illustrations of selected sounds, a list of numerals, the names of the West… Read more about this item

London: C. Hurst & Company, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. New Introduction by Helge Larsen. Translated from the Danish by the author. "The tales, which make up the main part of this book, (first published in 1875) are a mine of primary material, and Rink's description of the Eskimo's way of life, language, religion, social order, customs and… Read more about this item

Lausanne, Switzerland: Editions D'en Bas. Soft cover. Very Good. Book is inscribed by author in 1993. Written in French. Black and white illustration on grey soft cover with blue titling, frontispiece is black and white map of Western North America, 309 pages. Cover has a light crease at lower right front corner. Shipping charges are calculated for a… Read more about this item

Amsterdam: Parole Publishing, 1999. Soft cover. Very Good/-. Feeling good and getting better: a remarkable Indian herbal remedy rediscovered. Glossy soft cover, 204 pages. Some light shelf wear with light pressure marks. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers,… Read more about this item

Theytus Books Ltd. And Haida Gwaii Museum Qay'llnagaay, 2001. Soft cover. Very Good/-. Yahgulanaas, Michael Nicoll. This story is a blend of accounts recorded at the turn of the last century in three of the once numerous dialects of the Haida language." Glossy soft cover, black and white illustrations throughout, 85 pages. Minor edge wear. Shipping charges are… Read more about this item

Scottsdale, Arizona: American Indian Art Magazine, 1983. Soft cover. Good to Very Good. Periodical contains articles, essays, history, book reviews, shows, museums, galleries, advertising. Clourful cover art is Ghost Dancer by Oscar Howe, illustrated throughout with colour and black and white images. Cover has edgewear and shelf wear, bottom front corner is creased, light crease near leading edge,… Read more about this item

London, England: Frederick Muller Ltd., 1973. First U.K. Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good-/Good+. Spencer, John. A collection of nine Eskimo tales, seven tales of the East Coast Indians, six tales of the Central Plains Indians and six tales of the West Coast Indians. Blue cloth with gilt titling on spine, handsome colour illustrations throughout. 190 pages. Light edge… Read more about this item

New York: Walker and Company, 1971. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. SIGNED by the author, this book describes a remote and primitive way of life. Grey cloth with gilt titling on spine, end papers are three-colour maps, illustrated with eight pages of colour plates. 285 pages. Minor edge wear. Dust jacket is price clipped. Shipping charges are calculated for… Read more about this item

New York: Indian Head Books, 1997. A Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Helen Jackson recounts the American government's treatment of the Native Americans. Red paper covered boards with red cloth to spine, silver titling to spine, 514 pages. Minor edge wear. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier… Read more about this item

Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1955. Hardcover. Good+/Good-. Houston, James. The story of the Krangmalit, "The People Beyond" who live on the central Arctic coast of Canada, written by Raymond de Coccola, a missionary who lived with them for twelve years. Red cloth, gilt titling on spine, end papers are a two-colour map of the central Arctic, illustrated with… Read more about this item

Gulf Coast History and Humanities Conference, 1975. Soft cover. Good+/-. The contents of this book developed out of the Fifth Gulf Coast History and Humanities Conference held in Pensacola, Florida 7, 8, and 9 February 1974. Beige cover with red decoration and titling on front and red titling on spine, 158 pages. Some edge and shelf wear, light… Read more about this item