The Heiltsuks: Dialogues of Culture and History on the Northwest Coast

by Michael E. Harkin

In an incisive and wide-ranging critique of ethnohistory and historical anthropology, Michael E. Harkin develops an innovative approach to understanding the profound cultural changes experienced during the past century by the Heiltsuks (Bella Bella), a Northwest Coast Indian group. Between 1880 and 1920, the Heiltsuks changed from one of the most traditional and aggressive groups on the Northwest Coast to paragons of Victorian virtues. Why and how...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803273266
• ISBN13: 9780803273269
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Length: 195 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"