The Whale People
by Haig-Brown, RoderickFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-03-28
Publisher(s): Harbour
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Summary
Young Atlin must one day succeed his father Nit-gass, a great whaling chief of the Hotsath people. Paddling, hunting and fasting, the teen trains for his role with the hope and anxiety of every youth racing toward adulthood -- except that in Atlin's case, a whole community is counting on him. Nothing thrills Atlin more than chasing a whale on the open sea, but he must also learn how to handle a trickier quarry: a hostile chief from a neighbouring village. In lean, sure-footed prose, The Whale People captures the tangled emotions of adolescence and conjures a vivid portrait of life on the West Coast before the arrival of Europeans. Never preachy or condescending, the story is richly furnished with the material and spiritual mainstays of its characters: canoes, harpoons, animals and "tumanos", the personal magic a great whaler and leader must possess. Book jacket.
Author Biography
Roderick Haig-Brown (1908-1976) remains one of North America's most popular and best-loved outdoor writers. Born in England, he settled in Campbell River, BC, in 1931. He was a dedicated conservationist and the author of 25 books, including novels, titles for young readers and essays on sport fishing
Table of Contents
| The Salmon | p. 9 |
| The Whale | p. 18 |
| The Shrine | p. 24 |
| The Start | p. 37 |
| The Hunt | p. 46 |
| The Kill | p. 52 |
| The Seal Hunt | p. 65 |
| The Shaman's Dance | p. 73 |
| The Spearing | p. 79 |
| Hotsath Winter | p. 91 |
| The Sperm Whale | p. 100 |
| The Dream | p. 109 |
| Shark Point | p. 117 |
| The Tumanos | p. 128 |
| The Sea Lion | p. 135 |
| The Pool | p. 143 |
| The New Whale Chief | p. 153 |
| The First Whale | p. 164 |
| Chief Eskowit's Daughter | p. 173 |
| The Mind of Eskowit | p. 179 |
| Three Whales | p. 188 |
| Eskowit's Whale | p. 196 |
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