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The woman carried away by killer whales : a Haida story / illustrated by Janine Gibbons.

Gibbons, Janine. (Added Author). Spark, Cika. (Added Author). Young, Benjamin. (Added Author).

Summary:

When a woman is carried off by killer whales, her husband embarks on a journey to get her back. Aided by friends he meets along the way, the man follows her trail across the bottom of the sea to the Killer Whale House. Find out what happens to Nanasimgit and K̲'uljáad in this ancient Haida story.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781946019035
  • ISBN: 1946019038
  • Physical Description: 38 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Juneau, AK : Sealaska Heritage Institute, ©2017.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Contributions by Cika Sparck, Benjamin Young.
When a woman is carried off by killer whales, her husband embarks on a journey to get her back. Aided by friends he meets along the way, the man follows her trail across the bottom of the sea to the Killer Whale House. Find out what happens to Nanasimgit and K̲'uljáad in this ancient Haida story.
Subject:
Indians of North America > Alaska, Southeast > Folklore > Juvenile literature.
Folklore > Alaska, Southeast > Juvenile literature.
Killer whale > Folklore > Juvenile literature.
Folklore.
Indians of North America.
Killer whale.
Southeast Alaska.
Native peoples > Alaska, Southeast > Folklore > Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Folklore.
Juvenile works.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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