Physical Description:191 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 24 cm. print
Publisher:Washington, D.C. : National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution in association with National Geographic, c2005.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-188).
Formatted Contents Note:
Foreword : the art of native life -- Introduction : an elder's perspective -- Coast Salish : the beauty of everyday things -- Makah : all that our past has generously bestowed -- Nuu-chah-nulth : a nation always praying -- Kwakwaka'wakw : our customs, our ways -- Heiltsuk : uplifting our people -- Nuxalk : these treasures have kept our culture alive -- Tsimshian : the strength of the people -- Nisga'a : I will send you a messenger -- Gitxsan : words of wisdom -- Haida : we carry on our ancestors' voices -- Tlingit : things we will remember -- Epilogue : learning to see from within.