Karuk: The Upriver People
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by Maureen Bell
Most accounts of the Karuk Indians of northwestern California are incomplete and only found in scholarly journals and texts which are not easily accessible. This book integrates for the first time rich ethnological and local sources on the Upriver People. Here the reader will find a detailed description of the geography of the Karuk territory; everyday practices of hunting, gathering, and preparing food; dwelling construction; manufacture of clothing, tools, and weapons; trade with other tribes; mythology and calendar; Karuk basketry; cultural laws, rituals, and taboos governing individual, family and society; ceremonies and dances; and the history of white contact with the Karuk. The book ends with an account of the contemporary revival of the Karuk culture.
Most accounts of the Karuk Indians of northwestern California are incomplete and only found in scholarly journals and texts which are not easily accessible. This book integrates for the first time rich ethnological and local sources on the Upriver People. Here the reader will find a detailed description of the geography of the Karuk territory; everyday practices of hunting, gathering, and preparing food; dwelling construction; manufacture of clothing, tools, and weapons; trade with other tribes; mythology and calendar; Karuk basketry; cultural laws, rituals, and taboos governing individual, family and society; ceremonies and dances; and the history of white contact with the Karuk. The book ends with an account of the contemporary revival of the Karuk culture.
