Voices of the Elders: Huu-Ay-Aht Histories and LegendsThere is a special place on the southeastern shores of Barkley Sound, on the west coast of Vancouver Island. It is a magnificent landscape of rocky cliffs fronting onto the wild Pacific Ocean, sheltered beaches, lakes, mountains and forests. Since the beginning of time, it has been the ancestral home of the Huu-ay-aht First Nation. Drawing directly from oral history passed down by generations of Huu-ay-aht chiefs and elders, Kathryn Bridge and Kevin Neary tell the compelling stories of the Huu-ay-aht people from their perspective. This is a fascinating glimpse into the complex and rich history of a West Coast First Nation, from creation tales and accounts of their traditional ways to the recent Maa'nulth treaty. |
Contents
PROLOGUE | 7 |
INTRODUCTION | 9 |
Chief Louie and the Four Great Spirits | 14 |
The Great Flood | 25 |
The Story ofKeehin | 33 |
West Coast Peoples | 52 |
Two Villages and their People Disappear | 71 |
Whales and Whaling | 84 |
Other editions - View all
Voices of the Elders: Huu-ay-aht Histories and Legends Kathryn Bridge,Kevin Neary Limited preview - 2013 |
FALL 2010 FORMAC LORIMER CATALOGUE: Words From Huu-ay-aht Ancestors Kathryn Bridge Limited preview - 2010 |
Common terms and phrases
animals areas ay-aht Banfield Barkley Sound BC ARCHIVES beach became Blenkinsop blubber British Columbia Cape Beale carcass cave cedar Cha’ut’sem Cheeha Chief Louie Chief Tliishin Clallam Clallam Bay coast creature crew Dodger’s Cove drift whale E’ish’so’oolth Edward Sapir elderberry elders Eut’le’ten eyes father fighting figures find fir fire first fish fishing float flood forest fur seals Hach’a’ath Hayoqwis’is houses hunt Huu-ay-aht First Nation Huu-ay-aht territory Huu—ay—aht Hyna’um Indian Inlet Kee’hin killed Ko’o’shin land lived lodge looked Luh’taa Malsit metres mountain Nanolinal Nasismis Nations neighbours Nitinat Nootka Nootka Sounds Numukamis Nuu-chah-nulth once oosimich Pachena Pacific Ocean paddled reserves rock ROYAL BC MUSEUM Sarita River shore Si’xpa’tskwin significant speared specific Spirit story strong survived tide told took trade traditional trees tribes tsunami Ucluelet Vancouver Island Victoria village wave wedge whaling canoes wife Y’ai Yashitko’a