{"product_id":"chiefs-of-the-sea-and-george-f-macdonald-9780774803311","title":"Chiefs of the Sea and Sky: Haida Heritage Sites of the Queen Charlotte Islands","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book is drawn from \u003ci\u003eHaida Monumental Art, \u003c\/i\u003e the most important work yet published on Haida culture. \u003ci\u003eChiefs of the Sea and Sky\u003c\/i\u003e presents an overview of extensive research carried out by archeologist George MacDonald in the 1960s and 1970s to document the history of the Haida villages of the Queen Charlotte Islands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this abridgement, MacDonald recounts the history of eighteen of the major villages, telling the story of their people and describing the sites of their houses and other known structures. In his introduction he explains how the Haida's immense cedar houses and totem poles are part of a fascinating spiritual and material culture which integrates family history, ritual, and mythology. The historical photographs that accompany the text illustrate the richness and variety of Haida sculpture and they show the villages at the height of their glory in the 1880s and 1890s and in their subsequent and tragic decay. MacDonald reports on the further deterioration of several of the sites since publication of Haida Monumental Art in 1983, but he also praises the successful efforts of the Haida and their supporters and the cooperation of the Government of Canada in establishing protection over important heritage sites in the Southern Queen Charlotte Islands. He sees in this and in the accomplishments of contemporary Haida artists an indication that the future of Haida culture looks 'immensely brighter towards the close of the century than it did at the beginning.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChiefs of the Sea and Sky\u003c\/i\u003e will be welcomed by those interested in the history of Canada's Native people and by visitors to the heritage sites of the Queen Charlotte Islands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George F. MacDonald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0774803312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780774803311\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of British Columbia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.02h x 9.16w x 0.30d","brand":"George F. MacDonald","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065118699775,"sku":"9780774803311","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6fda979e-f7a7-465b-9103-170f5da12132.jpg?v=1768673113","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chiefs-of-the-sea-and-george-f-macdonald-9780774803311","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}