Author: WHITE, ELLEN [R.] (SIGNED)
Title: Kwulasulwut - Stories from the Coast
Description: Nanaimo, British Columbia: Theytus Books, Limited, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0919441041. Illustrated by Smith, Vincent. Signed as Kwulasulwut and generically inscribed in English and Coast Salish by author upon title page. [6]-64 pages. Frequent full-page black and white illustrations. "In this blend of original and traditional Salish stories, the magical characters pass through many magical experiences and adventures. In each story the young reader travels on a journey through both nature and the supernatural, and at the end discovers one of life's lessons, just as they were once revealed to Salish children by their traditional Storyteller. Author lives in Nanaimo, B.C. where she teaches Native Studies and the Coast Salish language. The five tales which make up this book have been adapted from stories which author uses to teach her students at Nanaimo area elementary schools about Native traditions and culture. Illustrator is a Nootkan artist from Nuchatlitz on Nootka Island." - back board. Above-average external soiling and wear. Doodling upon back board. Front endpaper neatly removed. "Author spent decades as a lecturer and storyteller at U.B.C. and V.I.U. (then known as Malaspina College) and is a recipient of the Order of Canada and the Order of British Columbia." - Wikipedia.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Kwulasulwut, Salish Indians - Legends, Coast Salish Indians - legends, Indians of North America - British Columbia - Legends; Signed by Author(s). Fair .

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