Abalone Tales: Collaborative Explorations of Sovereignty and Identity in Native California

by Les W. Field, K. Tsianina Lomawaima, Alcida Rita Ramos, et al.

Book Overview

For Native peoples of California, the abalone found along the state's coast have remarkably complex significance as food, spirit, narrative symbol, tradable commodity, and material with which to make adornment and sacred regalia. The large mollusks also represent contemporary struggles surrounding cultural identity and political sovereignty. Abalone Tales, a collaborative ethnography, presents different perspectives on the multifaceted material...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822342332
• ISBN13: 9780822342335
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.6"