Pacific Northwest Coast Aboriginal Art: What Am I Seeing?

Pacific Northwest Coast Aboriginal Art: What Am I Seeing?Illustrates ten well known objects and nineteen crest designs from the Pacific Northwest Coast along with meanings and stories. Identifies seven main design elements along with variations. 112 colour illustrations and photos, 6. 5" x 8. 5"; soft cover, 64 pages. This guide book, designed to give you a glimpse of Pacific Northwest Coast Aboriginal art, will give you a deeper understanding and whet your appetite for learning more about today's vibrant,

and ways of knowing

retracing Captain Vancouver’s original sailing route

Brimming with coastal lore and sprinkled liberally with Yvonne Maximchuk's line drawings

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and economic systems within which they work

and post-colonial studies will be delighted by the publication of this major contribution to their fields

he points the way to hidden waterfalls and abandoned Native village sites

Native American authorities

it's also the best time to gather shellfish

arguing that “ordinary” rural Euro-Canadians exercise power in maintaining the subordination of aboriginal people through “common sense” assumptions and assertions about history

Aboriginal art within a cultural context

gives a comprehensive portrait of the Pacific salmon