LEADER 05172nam 2200745Ia 450 001 9910968492603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786613224934 010 $a9781283224932 010 $a1283224933 010 $a9780774853088 010 $a0774853085 024 7 $a10.59962/9780774853088 035 $a(CKB)2560000000050563 035 $a(OCoLC)243586204 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10139127 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000381714 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11233359 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000381714 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10383217 035 $a(PQKB)10164528 035 $a(CaPaEBR)404039 035 $a(CaBNvSL)jme00326430 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/840dng 035 $a(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/2/404039 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3412336 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3246061 035 $a(DE-B1597)729199 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780774853088 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000050563 100 $a19890613d1989 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAssu of Cape Mudge $erecollections of a Coastal Indian chief /$fHarry Assu with Joy Inglis 210 $aVancouver $cUniversity of British Columbia Press$d1989 215 $a1 online resource (184 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 08$a9780774803410 311 08$a077480341X 311 08$a9780774803335 311 08$a0774803339 320 $aIncludes bibliography and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tMaps and Illustrations -- $tForeword -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction -- $t1 Origins of My People -- $t2 Organization of My People -- $t3 Our Local Waters: Discovery Passage and Johnstone Strait in My Childhood and Youth -- $t4 Potlatch and Privilege -- $t5 My Life in the Fishing Business -- $t6 Life in the Village of Cape Mudge -- $t7 Renewal of the Potlatch at Cape Mudge -- $tNotes -- $tAppendices -- $tSources -- $tIndex 330 $aHarry Assu, a chief of the Lekwiltok -- the southernmost tribe of the Kwagiulth Nation -- was born in 1905 in Cape Mudge, Quadra Island, British Columbia. His father was Billy Assu, one of the most renowned chiefs of the Northwest, who led his people from a traditional way of life into modern prosperity. As well as being a family chronicle, Harry Assu's recollections tell the little-known story of the Lekwiltok from legendary times to the present. Drawing on the oral traditions of his people, he narrates the story of the 'Great Flood' which gave sacred sanction to territories settled by them. Hand-drawn and historical maps illustrate his account of coastal alliances and raids by other tribes over the last two centuries and provide an understanding of the current land and sea claims of the Kwagiulth Nation. Supernatural beings inhabited the worlds of his ancestors and of Assu's boyhood, and he recalls encounters with birds and whales which held particular significance for his family. His description of a more recent experience -- his own potlatch in 1984 -- is perhaps the most complete record of a modern potlatch. As well, his account of the seizure of potlatch regalia in 1922, the jailing of the leaders and the subsequent restoration of these family treasures is a rare view from inside Indian culture. Harry Assu put his faith in education and welcomed the efforts of teachers sent by the Methodist Missionary Society. He remains an elder and supporter of the United Church at Cape Mudge. Symbolizing the achievement of his tribe in bringing into harmony a traditional culture with commercial fishing, in which he was involved for sixty years, Harry Assu reminisces about the old cannery days on the coast and tells of the continuing struggle by his people to maintain a place in the modern fishing industry. Assu of Cape Mudge is illustrated with drawings of supernatural events by artist and author Hilary Stewart which were drawn near Cape Mudge while Harry Assu described the dramatic occurrences. The Kwakwala words have been transcribed by Peter Wilson, with a full record of language association, meaning, and optional spellings. Also included in the book and of general interest are an appendix of ancient tales told by the Lekwiltok and a genealogical chart of the Assu family. This personal memoir by an important Native leader of British Columbia will delight anthropologists, historians, and all those with an interest in Native studies and autobiography. 606 $aKwakiutl Indians$vBiography 606 $aIndians of North America$zBritish Columbia$vBiography 606 $aKwakiutl Indians$vGenealogy 606 $aIndians of North America$zBritish Columbia$vGenealogy 615 0$aKwakiutl Indians 615 0$aIndians of North America 615 0$aKwakiutl Indians 615 0$aIndians of North America 676 $a971.1/00497 700 $aAssu$b Harry$f1905-$01799943 701 $aInglis$b Joy$f1919-$01799944 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910968492603321 996 $aAssu of Cape Mudge$94344375 997 $aUNINA