Vickie Jensen
Author
Pub. Date
c1980
Physical Desc
139 p.
Description
Quileute is the language of Native Americans living at La Push and Lower Hoh River, Washington. Because Quileute is not related to any other living language, it is of importance to everyone who takes our North American native heritage seriously that this tongue be documented as carefully as possible.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
282 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
"How British Columbia became an international hotspot for submarines, submersibles, Newtsuits, underwater robotics, Arctic sonar and a host of other cutting-edge undersea technologies. In Deep, Dark & Dangerous, maritime historian Vickie Jensen explores the fascinating story of British Columbia's rise to become a world leader in the underwater tech industry. She profiles both trailblazing innovators and newcomers to the field, and traces BC's colourful...
Author
Physical Desc
v. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Description
This book is the fourth of a series produced by the Quileute Tribe for the purpose of teaching and preserving the Quileute Language and the Culture of the tribe. This series of books provides a step in the revival and preservation of the Quileute language. The Quileute language and cultural materials represent a commitment of the Quileute community to preserve, protect, and continue the rich cultural heritage of the tribe. The unique language of the...
Author
Pub. Date
c1976
Physical Desc
80 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Description
For thousands of years the Quileute Indians have lived along a majestic stretch of Pacific coastline on Washington's Olympic Peninsula. Included here are accounts of traditional life, early contact with White explorrers and settlers, Quileute myths, games, food, and recipes. The book also provides a useful introduction to the Quileute language, with a key to pronunciation, a beginner's phrase book, and a map and index of Quileute place names on the...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
x, 222 pages ; 28 cm.
Description
This book is about the territory of the Quileute-speaking peoples, referring to all the land that the Quileute and Hoh tribes occupied, used and owned. According to their mythic beliefs, this was the place where they were created. Quileute territory also included the entrance to the Underworld, where the souls of generation after generation of ancestors went to await reincarnation. So, all of this traditional territory was where they lived, raised...
Author
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
ill. ; 21 cm.
Description
These stories take place a the Time of Beginnings, back when animals were like human beings. They could talk and paddle canoes and lived in longhouses. Like other groups farther north along the Pacific Coast, our stories have Raven as the main trickster character. He's called Bayak in our Quileute language. Native groups south of us have Bluejay as their trickster, while those in the interior of Washington and Oregon or parts of the Southwest feature...