Abalone Tales Collaborative Explorations of Sovereignty and Identity in Native California

Name: Abalone Tales Collaborative Explorations of Sovereignty and Identity in Native California
Price: 26.16 USD
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ISBN: 9780822342335

ISBN-10: 0822342332

ISBN-13: 9780822342335

Edition: 2008

Authors: Les W. Field

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For Native peoples of California, the abalone found along the state's coast has complex significance as food, spirit, narrative symbol, tradable commodity, and much more. This title examines the cultural, social, and economic importance of abalone among past and present California Indian tribes.

Book details

Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Duke University Press
Publication date: 8/29/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 6.12" wide x 8.75" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



About the Series


Acknowledgments


Introduction: Why Abalone? The Making of a Collaborative Research Project



Artifact, Narrative, Genocide



The Old Abalone Necklaces and the Possibility of a Muwekma Ohlone Cultural Patrimony



Abalone Woman Attends the Wiyot Reawakening



The "Meaning" of Abalone: Two Different Abalone Projects



Florence Silva and the Legacy of John Boston: Responsibility at the Intersection of Friendship and Ethnography



Reflections on the Iridescent One



Cultural Revivification and Species Extinction



Cultural Revivification in the Hoopa Valley



Extinction Narratives and Pristine Moments: Evaluating the Decline of Abalone


Conclusion: Horizons of Collaborative Research


Notes


References


Index