A history of the tribes of the Pacific Northwest from the coming of the white man to the present day.

    Traces the progress of the Indians of North America from the time of the Creation to the present.

    

    A stunning collection of 168 paintings features portraits of the Cherokee, Comanche, Shawnee, and forty other tribes, and includes many of the works currently displayed in The National Collection of Fine Arts in Washington.

    Studies Navajo culture as reflected in its art and use of language

    The people devised ingenious ways of catching the different species of fish, creating a technology vastly different from that of today's industrial world. With attention to clarity and detail, Hilary Stewart illustates their hooks, lines, sinkers, lures, floats, clubs, spears, harpoons, nets, traps, rakes, and gaffs, showing how these were made and used-in over 450 drawings and 75 photographs. She has gathered material from major museums and from the old people in coastal villages and fish camps. One section demonstrates how the catch was butchered, cooked, rendered, and preserved. The spiritual aspects of fishing are described as well--prayers and ceremonies in gratitude and honour to the fish, customs and taboos indicating the people's respect for this life-giving resource. The fish designs on household and ceremonial objects are depicted--images that tell of fishing's importance to the whole culture.