Potlatch people : Indian lives & legends of British Columbia

Type

Book

Authors

Mildred Valley Thornton ( Thornton, Mildred Valley )

ISBN 10

0888394918

ISBN 13

9780888394910

Tags

Legends -- British Columbia, Thornton Mildred Valley -- 1890-1967, British Columbia, Indigenous peoples -- British Columbia -- Biography, Indigenous peoples -- British Columbia -- Portraits, Indigenous peoples -- British Columbia -- Folklore, Indigenous peoples -- British Columbia

Description

"Mildred Valley Thornton had an abiding passion which she pursued with almost missionary fervour throughout her life -- the preservation of Canada's Native culture. For over fifty years she dedicated herself to that purpose through the medium of her paintings, writings and lectures. During the course of her career, Mildred not only painted the portraits of many prominent and historical Native Canadians, but she assembled an accompanying catalogue of anecdotes, folklore and legends, which today provide a unique chronicle of a vanished age. This publication is a collection of both Thornton's colourful portraits and the fascinating story behind each one." -- Amazon.

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