Spirits of Our Whaling Ancestors
$34.95| ISBN-13: | 9780774820530 | Format: | Paperback |
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| Subject: | Indigenous | Publisher: | UBC Press |
| Published: | August 15th 2010 | Pages: | 328 |
Book Description
Following the removal of the gray whale from the Endangered Species list in 1994, the Makah tribe of northwest Washington State and the Nuu-chah-nulth Nation of British Columbia announced that they would revive their whale hunts. The Makah whale hunt of 1999 was met with enthusiastic support and vehement opposition. A member of the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nation, Charlotte Coté offers a valuable perspective on the issues surrounding Indigenous whaling. Her analysis includes major Aboriginal studies and contemporary Aboriginal rights issues, addressing environmentalism, animal rights activism, anti-treaty conservatism, and the public’s expectations about what it means to be “Indian.”
About the Author
Charlotte Coté is an associate professor of American Indian studies at the University of Washington.