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When the whalers were up North : Inuit memories from the eastern Arctic / Dorothy Harley Eber.
Oral histories of the 100 years of British and American whaling off the east coast of Canada and in Hudson Bay, as experienced by the native people who fed, clothed, and hunted with the whalers. Illustrated with modern drawings (some in color), and photographs from the period.
Record details
- ISBN: 0879238186 (alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780879238186 (alk. paper)
- Physical Description: xvii, 187 p. : ill. (some ill.) ; 23 cm.
- Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
- Publisher: Boston : D.R. Godine, 1989.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-182) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- In Cumberland Sound -- Hudson Bay and the strait -- Shamans and whalers -- Case of the missing whales -- Spicer's harbour -- Siikatsi and the wreck of the Polar Star -- Death of the last Tuniit -- Active -- Wintering -- Personalities of the bay -- Last vessel at Marble island -- Wreck of the Seduisante -- Active's last voyage, 1912-13 -- Last whales -- Final curtain -- Note on the text -- Note on the illustrations -- Informants and interpreters -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Inuit > Fishing > Canada, Northern.
Inuit > Hunting > Canada, Northern.
Whaling > Canada, Northern > History.
Inuit > Canada, Northern > History.
Baleines > Chasse > Régions arctiques > Histoire.
Inuit > Régions arctiques > Chasse.
Inuit > Régions arctiques > Histoire.
Walvisvangst.
Eskimo's.
Overlevering.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | E 99 .I58 F4 E24 1989 | 02237401 | Stacks | Available | - |