Stories from the Magic Canoe of Wa'xaid - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Cecil Paul (Wa'xaid), Briony Penn (With), Roy Henry Vickers (Foreword by)Publish date:5/1/2020Pages:224
Language:EnglishPublisher:Rocky Mountain Books IncorporatedISBN-13:9781771603379ISBN-10:1771603372UPC:9781771603379Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Indigenous, Environmentalists & Naturalists, Native American StudiesSize:6.90 x 5.00 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SCQAB5XDG0
Stories from the Magic Canoe of Wa'xaid
A remarkable and profound collection of reflections by one of North America's most important Indigenous leaders.
My name is Wa'xaid, given to me by my people. 'Wa' is 'the river', 'Xaid' is 'good' - good river. Sometimes the river is not good. I am a Xenaksiala, I am from the Killer Whale Clan. I would like to walk with you in Xenaksiala lands. Where I will take you is the place of my birth. They...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Rocky Mountain Books IncorporatedISBN-13:9781771603379ISBN-10:1771603372UPC:9781771603379Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Indigenous, Environmentalists & Naturalists, Native American StudiesSize:6.90 x 5.00 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SCQAB5XDG0
Paul (Wa'xaid), Cecil: - Cecil Paul, also known by his Xenaksiala name, Wa'xaid, was a respected elder, activist and orator, and one of the last fluent speakers of his people's language. Cecil was born in 1931 in the Kitlope and raised on fishing, hunting, trapping and gathering. At the age of 10 he was torn from his family and placed in a residential school run by the United Church of Canada at...
Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Incorporated
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Cecil Paul (Wa'xaid), Briony Penn (With), Roy Henry Vickers (Foreword by)
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