Two Whale Stories
Record details
- ISBN: 9780993787706 (sc)
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Physical Description:
print
one volume, unpaged : colour illustrations ; 21 X 28 cm - Publisher: [Terrace, British Columbia?] : Biitls'ik Collen Austin, 2014.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Contains words in the Ts'msyen language. "About the Community: The Ts'msyen village of Kitsumkslum is located at the confluence of the Kalum and Skeena (K'syen) rivers, at the foot of Sleeping Beauty Mountain, 5 km west fo Terrace in Northwestern BC Canada. However, the traditional lands and birthplace of many Kisumkalum people include the coastal village of Spokechute (Port Essington), at the mouth of the Skeena (K'syen) river." -- Back cover. "About the Authors: Mildred Roberts is a repsected Ts'msyen elder from Kitsumkalum. Don T. Roberts is the son of Mildred, of the Gisbutwada (Blackfish) crest and late Don J. Roberts, of the Ganhada (Raven) crest. Don was first elected as Chief Councillor for Kitsumkalum in March 2007. He shares that house (waap) crest symbols are not mythical, they carry true telling (adaawx) which really happened." -- Back Cover. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The Brother Whale Story -- The Baby Whale Story. |
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Subject: | Killer whales -- Juvenile literature Kitsumkalum (B.C.) -- Juvenile literature |
Topic Heading: | Terrace Collection. First Nations. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Terrace Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Terrace Public Library | E ROB (Text) | 35151000496034 | Easy Books | Volume hold | Available | - |
Terrace Public Library | TC 813 ROB (Text) | 35151000496059 | Terrace Collection | Not holdable | Available | - |
Summary:
"About this Book: This story was told to us by my grandmother Rebecca Bolton, about the encounter she and my grandfather, Mark Bolton, had with the killer whale. Then, years later, my son Don Roberts ran into a killer whale again, and we put the stories together. Things happen years ago, then something else happens years later and somehow there's a connection, just like how people can connect with ancestors from years back. The stories show ways that people can connect with their ancestors - one story from the recent times, and the other from years before. The stories are important because they really happened and were told by the people they happened to. Both sotries show how killer whales can react to kindness that you show them. Killerwhale (Blackfish) is our crest, so that makes it extra important. -Mildred Roberts, Author" Back cover.