Smithyman, Kathryn, 1961-

Nations of the Northwest Coast / Kathryn Smithyman & Bobbie Kalman. - New York : Crabtree Pub. Co., c2004. - 32 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm. - Native nations of North America .

Includes index.

The Northwest Coast -- Clans, moieties, and phratries -- Villages -- Salmon and cedar -- Homes of the Northwest Coast -- Traveling the waterways -- Trade -- The potlatch ceremony -- Northern peoples -- Central peoples -- Southern peoples -- People from other lands arrive -- Changed ways of life -- The nations today.

Explores how the waters, mountains, and forests of the Pacific Northwest have provided food and shelter for groups such as the Tlingit, the Haida, and the Kwakiutl for thousands of years.

ISBN: 0778703789 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper) 077870470X (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2003016194

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Indians of North America--History.--Northwest Coast of North America
Indians of North America--Social life and customs.--Northwest Coast of North America
Indians of North America--Northwest Coast of North America.

LC Class. No.: E78.N78 / S56 2004

Dewey Class. No.: 979.5004/97