Abalone tales collaborative explorations of sovereignty and identity in native California
- Author/Creator:
- Field, Les W.
- Publication/Creation:
- Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press, 2008
- Resource Type:
- Book
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- Full Title:
- Abalone tales collaborative explorations of sovereignty and identity in native California / Les W. Field ; with Cheryl Seidner ... [et al.].
- Series Titles:
- Narrating native histories
E-Duke books scholarly collection.
Narrating native histories.
Subjects/Genre
- Subjects:
- Indigenous peoples of North America--Fishing--California
Indigenous peoples of North America--Ethnozoology--California
Indigenous peoples of North America--California--Social life and customs
Abalone culture--California--History
Abalones--Social aspects--California
Abalones--California--Folklore
Description/Summary
- Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Why abalone? the making of a collaborative research project -- The old Abalone necklaces and the possibility of a Muwekma Ohlone cultural patrimony -- Abalone woman attends the Wiyot reawakening -- Florence Silva and the legacy of John Boston : responsibility at the intersection of friendship and ethnography -- Reflections on the Iridescent One -- Cultural revivification in the Hoopa valley -- Extinction narratives and pristine moments : evaluating the decline of Abalone -- Conclusion: Horizons of collaborative research.
- Summary:
- Examines the meaning of abalone among past and present California Indian tribes and how these interpretations of its meaning address larger issues of sovereignty and identity within the tribes.
- Language:
- English
- Language Note:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- 1 online resource (210 p.)
- General Note:
- Description based upon print version of record.
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9937602399502486
- ISBN:
- 1-283-03595-2
9786613035950
0-8223-9115-5 - OCLC Number:
- 271244059
1125536646 - Other Identifiers:
- doi: 10.1515/9780822391159
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