A whale hunt / Robert Sullivan.
With the gray whale off the endangered list, the Makah Indians decide to resurrect the skills of their ancestors and return to the hunt amidst tribal infighting and animal rights activists.
Record details
- ISBN: 0684864339
- ISBN: 9780684864334
- ISBN: 0684864347
- ISBN: 9780684864341
- Physical Description: 285 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2000
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-283).
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Editorials -- The Car Ride -- Cape Flattery -- The Cape Motel -- The Museum -- The Crew -- A Descendant of Kings -- Squire -- The Captain -- The Whaler--An Ancient View -- The Whaler--A Modern View -- The Canoe -- Details -- The Protestors -- Whalers of the World -- Potlach -- Whales -- The Grayness of the Whale -- Donnie Doesn't Kill a Seal -- All Riled Up -- The Experiment -- Enter the Protestors -- Prophets -- The Media Arrive -- The Shanty -- Preparations -- The Crew Comes Upon a Whale and Decides Not to Hunt It -- Exit the Protestors -- On Watch -- A Prayer Closet -- The Resident Issue -- The Prince of Monaco -- On the Beach -- Evil -- Slaves -- The Negatives -- Cast Away -- Stories -- Truce -- The Problem -- A Promotion -- Follow the Whale -- Save the Whales -- On Late-Twentieth-Century Pictures of Whales -- Good Verus Evil -- Los Angeles -- A Vision -- On the Road to Baja -- Scammon -- Salt -- Touched -- Back in Neah Bay -- On the Job -- Wayne to Court -- The Germans Weren't Around -- Responsibility -- Sensible -- A Hand -- Fish-in -- Painkiller -- Fuck-Ups -- The Shakers Are Coming -- A Bullet -- A Leak -- Anchored -- Red-Faced -- Whales Are Everywhere -- Alone -- Wayne Meets Theron -- Stuck -- Wayne -- The Peak -- A Hunt--Day One -- A Hunt--Day Two -- A Hunt--Day Three -- After a Whale Is Dead.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Makah Indians > Hunting.
Makah Indians > Social life and customs.
Makah Indians > Public opinion.
Whaling > Washington (State) > Neah Bay.
Public opinion > United States.
Neah Bay (Wash.) > Social conditions.
Makah Indians > Hunting.
Makah Indians > Social life and customs.
Public opinion.
Social conditions.
Whaling.
United States.
Washington (State) > Neah Bay.
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Northwest Indian College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Lummi Library | E 99 .M19 S85 2000 | 280399 | Stacks | Available | - |
Lummi Library | E 99 .M19 S85 2000 | 289713 | Stacks | Available | - |
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