Eastern Cherokee fishing / Heidi M. Altman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Altman, Heidi M., 1965-

Series:

Contemporary American Indian studies.

Contemporary American Indian studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cherokee Indians--Fishing.

Cherokee Indians.

Cherokee Indians--Material culture.

Traditional fishing--North Carolina.

Traditional fishing.

Traditional ecological knowledge--North Carolina.

Traditional ecological knowledge.

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians--History.

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (154 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Cherokee identity as revealed in fishing methods and materials. In Eastern Cherokee Fishing, life histories, folktales, and reminiscences about fish gathered from interviews with Cherokee and non-Cherokee people provide a clear and personal picture of the changes in the Qualla Boundary (Eastern Band of the) Cherokee in the last 75 years. Coupled with documentary research, these ethnographic histories illuminate changes in the language, culture, and environment (particularly, aquatic resources) since contact with Europeans and examine the role these changes h

Contents:

Introduction

Cherokee history and the changing environment : effects on fish and fishing

Subsistence, material culture, and fishing practices

Cherokee traditional ecological knowledge and fishing : "there's a lot to that; you gotta know the signs"

Tourism, fishing, and contemporary Cherokee identity : the discourse of enterprise and reserve

Conclusions.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [127]-136) and index.

ISBN:

0-8173-8045-0

OCLC:

183208116