Coming To Shore: Northwest Coast Ethnology, Traditions, And Visions Project Muse Upcc Books

The Northwest Coast of North America was home to dozens of Native peoples at the time of its first contact with Europeans. The rich artistic, ceremonial, and oral traditions of these peoples and their preservation of cultural practices have made this region especially attractive for anthropological study. Coming to Shore provides a historical overview of the ethnology and ethnohistory of this region, with special attention given to contemporary, theoretically informed studies of communities and issues.The first book to explore the role of the Northwest Coast in three distinct national traditions of anthropology— American, Canadian, and French—Coming to Shore gives particular consideration to the importance of Claude L?vi-Strauss and structuralism, as well as more recent social theory in the context of Northwest Coast anthropology. In addition contributors explore the blurring boundaries between theoretical and applied anthropology as well as contemporary issues such as land claims, criminal justice, environmentalism, economic development, and museum display. The contribution of Frederica de Laguna provides a historical background to the enterprise of Northwest Coast anthropology, as do the contributions of Claude L?vi-Strauss and Marie Mauz?. (20050913) Reflections On Northwest Coast Ethnology / Claude Lévi-strauss -- Text, Symbol, And Tradition In Northwest Coast Ethnology From Franz Boas To Claude Lévi-strauss / Regna Darnell -- Becoming An Anthropologist : My Debt To European And Other Scholars Who Influenced Me / Frederica De Laguna -- Crossing Boundaries : Homage To Frederica De Laguna / Marie-françoise Guédon -- When The Northwest Coast Haunts French Anthropology : A Discrete But Lasting Presence / Marie Mauzé -- Structuralism At The University Of British Columbia, 1969 Onward / Pierre Maranda -- Lévi-straussian Structuralism On The Northwest Coast / Marjorie Myers Halpin -- Asdiwal : Surveying The Ethnographic Ground / Margaret Seguin Anderson -- Some Mysterious Means Of Fortune : A Look At North Pacific Coast Oral History / Judith Berman -- The Audible Light In The Eyes : In Honor Of Claude Lévi-strauss / Robert Bringhurst -- Voices Of One's Life / Martine J. Reid And Daisy Sewid-smith -- It's Only Half A Mile From Savagery To Civilization : American Tourists And The Southeastern Alaska Natives In The Late 19th Century / Sergei Kan -- A Magic Place : The Northwest Coast Indian Hall At The American Museum Of Natural History / Ira Jacknis -- Evolving Concepts Of Tlingit Identity And Clan / Richard And Nora Marks Dauenhauer -- The Intention Of Tradition : Contemporary Contexts And Contests Of The Hamat'sa Dance / Aaron Glass -- Rereading The Ethnographic Record : The Problem Of Justice In The Coast Salish World / Bruce G. Miller -- Whither The Expert Witness : Anthropology In The Post-delgamuukw Courtroom / Daniel L. Boxberger -- Defining Ourselves Through Baskets : Museum Autoethnography And The Makah Cultural And Research Center / Patricia Pierce Erikson -- The Geography Of Tlingit Character / Thomas F. Thornton -- Thirteen Ways Of Looking At A Landscape / Michael E. Harkin -- Contemporary Makah Whaling / Janine Bowechop. Edited By Marie Mauzé, Michael E. Harkin, And Sergei Kan. Papers Presented At The Northwest Coast Ethnology Conference Held In Paris, France In June 2000. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [421]-496) And Index. Acknowledgments......Page 10 Editors' Introduction......Page 12 Reflections on Northwest Coast Ethnology......Page 42 The Legacy of Northwest Coast Research......Page 46 Text, Symbol, and Tradition in Northwest Coast Ethnology from Franz Boas to Claude Levi-Strauss......Page 48 Becoming an Anthropologist......Page 64 Crossing Boundaries......Page 94 When the Northwest Coast Haunts French Anthropology......Page 104 Structuralism at the University of British Columbia, 1969 onward......Page 128 Levi-Straussian Structuralism on the Northwest Coast......Page 132 Asdiwal......Page 148 Texts and Narratives......Page 168 ‘‘Some Mysterious Means of Fortune’’......Page 170 The Audible Light in the Eyes......Page 204 Voices of One's Life......Page 224 History and Representations......Page 240 ‘‘It's Only Half a Mile from Savagery to Civilization’’......Page 242 ‘‘A Magic Place’’......Page 262 Politics and Cultural Heritage......Page 292 Evolving Concepts of Tlingit Identity and Clan......Page 294 The Intention of Tradition......Page 320 Rereading the Ethnographic Record......Page 346 Whither the Expert Witness......Page 364 ‘‘Defining Ourselves throught Baskets’’......Page 380 The Geography of Tlingit Character......Page 404 Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Landscape......Page 426 Contemporary Makah Whaling......Page 448 References......Page 462 List of Contributors......Page 538 Index......Page 546 4e de couverture: The Northwest Coast of North America was home to dozens of Native peoples at the time of its first contact with Europeans. The rich artistic, ceremonial, and oral traditions of these peoples and their preservation of cultural practices have made this region especially attractive for anthropological study. Coming to Shore provides a historical overview of the ethnology and ethnohistory of this region, with special attention given to contemporary, theoretically informed studies of communities and issues. The first book to explore the role of the Northwest Coast in three distinct national traditions of anthropology - American, Canadian, and French -, Coming to Shore gives particular consideration to the importance of Claude Lévi-Strauss and structuralism, as well as more recent social theory in the context of Northwest Coast anthropology. In addition contributors explore the blurring boundaries between theoretical and applied anthropology as well as contemporary issues such as land claims, criminal justice, environmentalism, economic development, and museum display. The contribution of Frederica de Laguna provides a historical background to the enterprise of Northwest Coast anthropology, as do the contributions of Claude Lévi-Strauss and Marie Mauzé