Welcome Family and Friends to Bighouse ubc-pressampersand Restoring the Balance combines life

Restoring the Balance combines life histories and biographical accounts with historical and critical analyses grounded in traditional thought and approaches

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Grizzly by Coast Salish

The new Cruising to the Broughton Islands is an updating of Peter Vassilopoulos’s popular cruising guide North of Desolation Sound

Welcome Family and Friends to Bighouse ubc-pressampersand Restoring the Balance combines lifeAlong the Pacific Northwest Coast, from Alaska through British Columbia to Washington, there are several related, yet diverse, aboriginal cultures (First Nations). Prior to contact with Europeans, these peoples had developed complex social systems, wide trade routes, economic prosperity, and one of the most complex art forms in the world. The Potlatch (traditional First Nations business) and the Winter Ceremonies are the vehicles for cultural