As a member of the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nation, Charlotte Coté offers a valuable perspective on the issues surrounding indigenous whaling, past and present. Whaling served important social, economic, and ritual functions that have been at the core of Makah and Nuuchahnulth societies throughout their histories. Even as Native societies faced disease epidemics and federal policies that undermined their cultures, they remained connected to their traditions. The revival of whaling has implications for the physical, mental, and spiritual health of these Native communities today, Coté asserts. Whaling, she says, "defines who we are as a people."…mehr
As a member of the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nation, Charlotte Coté offers a valuable perspective on the issues surrounding indigenous whaling, past and present. Whaling served important social, economic, and ritual functions that have been at the core of Makah and Nuuchahnulth societies throughout their histories. Even as Native societies faced disease epidemics and federal policies that undermined their cultures, they remained connected to their traditions. The revival of whaling has implications for the physical, mental, and spiritual health of these Native communities today, Coté asserts. Whaling, she says, "defines who we are as a people."
Charlotte Cote is associate professor of American Indian studies at the University of Washington.
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Foreword 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
Foreword 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
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