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Totem lore of the Alaska Indian, and the land of the totem.

Corser, H. P. (Harry Prosper), 1864-1936 (Author).

Record details

  • Physical Description: 116 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : illustrations, portrait, map ; 25 cm.
  • Edition: New ed., rev. By the late H.P. Corser.
  • Publisher: Wrangell, Alaska, W.C. Waters [c1940]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Totem lore has passed through nine editions."--Introd.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- Chapter I. The Ketchikan district -- The Ketchikan totems -- Kasaan, a Haida town -- Chapter II. Wrangell -- The coming of the white people -- Koos-da-shan totem -- The legend of the raven -- The beaver legend of Kilisnu -- Legends of Chief Shakes' totems: The legend of the grizzly bear -- The Ko-na-ka-det. -- The Thlinget hero, Kayak -- The last of the fire builders -- The kit legend and totem -- Kadashan, his totems and legends of his totems: The eagle legend : Tsimpsian -- The legend of the crane. -- The legend of the Koosh-ta-ka -- Camp fire stories of the Alaskan Indians -- The story of the Kluc-nu-hu-di -- How the Thlinget Indians reasoned and lived -- The Indian potlach dance -- Metlakatla legends -- Totems from the west coast of Prince of Wales Island -- Chapter III. Taku, Petersburg and Wrangell Narrows -- The legend of "The place where the geese sit down" -- Chapter IV. Juneau, the capital city -- Chapter V. Skagway and the White Pass -- The Chilkat blanket -- The Thlinget basket -- Chapter VI. Sitka and Alaska history -- Sitka totems -- The judgement of Dikee Ankow : a story -- The history of the Seattle totem pole / by Wm. Dickerson -- The Alert Bay Indians -- The Sitka-Wrangell feud / by Chester Worthington -- Chapter VII. From Juneau to Cordova -- Chapter VIII. Valdez and Seward -- Through the gold belt -- Northern lights : a poem / W.C. Waters -- Explanations of cover designs -- Map of Alaska -- Advertisements: Alaska Steamship Company, The Nuggett Shop.

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Subject:
Indians of North America > Alaska.
Indians of North America > Alaska > Folklore.
Totems.
Alaska > Description and travel.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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