Add this copy of Queesto, Pacheenaht Chief By Birthright to cart. $1,503.00, very good condition, Sold by RareNonFiction rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ladysmith, BC, CANADA, published 1981 by Theytus Books.
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Very Good in Good dust jacket. 0919441068. Signed, without inscription, by "Chief C. Jones, Sr." inside front board. "The story of Charlie Jones. Thought to be the last of the pelagic seal hunters, Mr. Jones is the hereditary Chief of the Pacheenaht people of Vancouver Island's West Coast. Born in 1876, he is one of the few remaining B.C. Indian people who has lived through the transition from the traditional Indian to the modern Canadian way of life. In this book he relives for the reader the fascinating odyssey of his people."-dust jacket. [6]-125 pp. Black and white photographic plates. Book clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Average wear and short closed openings to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A special copy of this important life story.; 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Queesto, Pacheenaht, Charles Jones, British Columbia-native peoples, Vancouver Island-native peoples, seal hunting, Mr. Magoo; Signed by Author(s)
Well written memoir. Draws the reader in to First Nations family life and cosmology. Of particular interest to those raised on the west coast and islands of B.C. Good reference for school history classes.
