Clam Gardens: Aboriginal Mariculture on Canada 's West Coast

by Judith Williams

For many years, archaeologists were unaware of the ancient clam terraces at Waiatt Bay, on Quadra Island. Author Judith Williams knew no differently until she was advised of their existence by a Klahoose elder named Elizabeth Harry (Keekus). By liaising with other observers of clam gardens in the Broughton Archipelago and conducting her own survey of Waiatt Bay and Gorge Harbour on Cortes Island, Williams has amassed evidence that the rock structures...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1554200237
• ISBN13: 9781554200238
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Transmontanus
• Length: 127 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.