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    Kyuquot way: A study of a West Coast (Nootkan) community
    Kyuquot way: A study of a West Coast (Nootkan) community
    Kyuquot way: A study of a West Coast (Nootkan) community
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    Kyuquot way: A study of a West Coast (Nootkan) community

    By Susan M. Kenyon

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    This volume describes a modern Nootka community from a historical perspective. Despite evidence of significant change over time with respect to material culture, technology, and political institutions, considerable continuity exists insofar as codes of social interaction, community values and ideals are concerned.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUniversity of Ottawa Press
    Release dateJan 1, 1980
    ISBN9781772822236
    Kyuquot way: A study of a West Coast (Nootkan) community

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