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Ninstints : Haida world heritage site / George F. MacDonald ; foreword by Michael M. Ames.

MacDonald, George F., (author.). University of British Columbia. Museum of Anthropology. (Added Author).

Summary:

The Junghit Haida of Ninstints are no more - they did not survive the onslaught of Western civilization. The village, now only ruins, is a World Heritage Site in memory of the cultivated society that once flourished there.

"The Kunghit Haida of Ninstints are no more-they did not survive the onslaught of Western civilization. Their village, now only ruins, has been declared a World Heritage Site in memory of the cultivated society that once flourished there. But Ninstints is more than a celebrated relic; it pro vides as well a lesson in history and morals. Dr. MacDonald describes in this book, and in his larger monograph Haida Art, how the Haida once lived, well endowed with both civility and pragmatism, their tempestuous and sometimes lucrative relations with the early European traders during the height of the maritime fur trade, and their great works of art and architecture. He also tells of the devastating impact of smallpox and other diseases introduced by Europeans that wiped out more than two-thirds of the Haida population and led to the abandonment of many villages like Ninstints."-- from publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780774801638
ISBN: 0774801638
Physical Description: 60 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
Publisher: Vancouver, British Columbia : University of British Columbia Press in association with the U.B.C. Museum of Anthropology, 1990, 1983.
Copyright: ©1983.