Charles Hill Tout: 4 books
The Salish People: Volume II
The Squamish and the Lillooet
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2014
Field reports from nineteenth-century ethnographer Charles Hill-Tout are collected in this four-volume series, The Salish People. Volume II deals with the people of the Squamish and the Lillooet. It includes an account of the Origin Myth as told by a 100-year-old blind storyteller whose mother saw Captain Cook sail into Howe Sound in 1792. Hill-Tout’s asides,” too, are uniquely informative.
The Salish People: Volume III
The Mainland Halkomelem
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2014
Volume III of The Salish People deals with the Mainland Halkomelem, the people of the Fraser River from Vancouver to Chilliwack, and includes the earliest account of B.C. archaeological sites. The Salish People collects for the first time field reports (circa 1895) written by ethnographer Charles Hill-Tout.
The Salish People: Volume IV
The Sechelt and South-Eastern Tribes of Vancouver Island
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2014
Volume IV of The Salish People deals with the Sechelt and the South-Eastern tribes of Vancouver Island. This four-volume series collects for the first time field reports (circa 1895) written by ethnographer Charles Hill-Tout, who studied the anthropology of British Columbia, in the Pacific Northwest.
The Salish People: Volume I
The Thompson and the Okanagan
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2013
These four volumes, edited by Ralph Maud, are rich in stories and factual details about the old customs of the Pacific Coast and Interior Salish in British Columbia. Each volume covers a specific geographical area. Volume 1 deals with the people of the Thompson and Okanagan. It includes stories told to Charles Hill-Tout by Chief Mischelle of Lytton in 1896.