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Haida eagle treasures : Tsath Lanas history and narratives

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  • Author: Collison, Pansy
    Date:
    Copyrighted
    2010
    Summary:

    Take a journey into the heart of Haida culture as it is lived and experienced by an extraordinary woman of the Tsath Lanas Eagle Clan. Pansy Collison, a Haida woman born and raised in Old Massett on Haida Gwaii, tells stories of her clan and community, as well as personal narratives about her history and family. Haida Eagle Treasures embodies a strong Haida woman's voice, offering a rare glimpse inside Haida culture. Each story and memory is a treasure that captures part of the beauty of the Haida worldview and way of life.

    Contents:
    • Introduction: Celebrating Haida Culture through Storytelling
    • The Greatest Mentor In My Life, My Dear Precious Grandmother
    • How the Haida People Were Created
    • The Haida Women and the Bears
    • Bears and Picking Berries
    • Chinny Benjamin
    • Our Precious Gifts
    • My Beautiful Mother
    • Tribute to my Mother
    • My Precious Children
    • Beliefs of the Haida People
    • Golden Spruce
    • Drum Making
    • Button Blankets
    • Weaving
    • The Haida Chief Who Built an Island
    • Tow and Tow-Ustahsin
    • The Raven and the Moon
    • Traditions and Culture
    • Basket Full of Stories
    • Listen to our Elders
    • Education and Culture
    • Trails and Tribulations
    • I Believe
    • Protecting Our Land
    • What Does Culture Mean To Me?
    • My Loved Ones
    • Haida Glossary
    • References
    Genre:
    Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction, Indigenous materials
    Subject(s): Haida | Haida women | Collison, Pansy
    Original Publisher: Calgary [Alberta.], Detselig Enterprises
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781550597677
    Collection(s)/Series: Read Alberta Ebooks