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Book SynopsisAs a member of the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nation, Charlotte Cote offers a valuable perspective on the issues surrounding indigenous whaling, past and present.
Trade Review"Spirits of Our Whaling Ancestors will appeal to a wide audience. Natives and non-Natives . . . North American historians . . . Environmental and legal scholars . . . The cohort belonging to the emerging field of food studies. . ."
-- Rachel Herrmann * Pacific Northwest Quarterly *
"A relatively small book of potentially immense importance. The central issue it covers . . . is one that resonates with attempts by indigenous people worldwide to maintain their customary subsistence patterns."
* Indigenous Peoples Issues and Resources *
"An examination of the issues surrounding indigenous whaling, brought into the public spotlight when the Makah tribe of Washington and the Nuu-Chah-Nulth nation of British Columbia decided to resume whale hunting."
* Seattle Times *
"Cote does an excellent job of tracing the various strands that led up to the 1999 Makah hunt and includes a cultural overview and background as well as politco-legal and environmental contexts. . . As a member of the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nation and a descendent of a prominent whaling lineage, the information she has access to and the insights it provides make this book unique."
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Table of ContentsForeword by Micha McCarthy
Kleko Kleko / Thank You
Orthography
Nuu-chah-nulth Pronunciation Guide
Abbreviations
Introduction / Honoring Our Whaling Ancestors
1. Tsawalk / The Centrality of Whaling to Makah and Nuu-chan-nulth Life
2. Utla / Worldviews Collide: The Arrival of Mamalhn'i in Indian Territory
3. Kutsa / Maintaining the Cultural Link to Whaling Ancestors
4. Muu / The Makah Harvest a Whale
5. Sucha / Challenges to Our Right to Whale
6. Nupu / Legal Impediments Spark a 2007 Whale Hunt
7. Atlpu / Restoring Nanash'aqtl Communities
Notes
Bibliography
Index
