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Author Field, Les W.

Title Abalone tales [electronic resource] : collaborative explorations of sovereignty and identity in native California / Les W. Field ; with Cheryl Seidner ... [et al.].

Imprint Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press, 2008.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xi, 196 p. : ill., maps.
Series Narrating native histories
e-Duke books scholarly collection.
Narrating native histories.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction: Why abalone? the making of a collaborative research project -- The old Abalone necklaces and the possibility of a Muwekma Ohlone cultural patrimony -- Abalone woman attends the Wiyot reawakening -- Florence Silva and the legacy of John Boston : responsibility at the intersection of friendship and ethnography -- Reflections on the Iridescent One -- Cultural revivification in the Hoopa valley -- Extinction narratives and pristine moments : evaluating the decline of Abalone -- Conclusion: Horizons of collaborative research.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Indians of North America -- Fishing -- California.
Indians of North America -- Ethnozoology -- California.
Indians of North America -- California -- Social life and customs.
Abalone culture -- California -- History.
Abalones -- Social aspects -- California.
Abalones -- California -- Folklore.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780822391159
0822391155
9780822342168 (cloth : alk. paper)
0822342162 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780822342335 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0822342332 (pbk. : alk. paper)

 
    
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