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"The Haida have had a long and
colorful history on the Northwest Coast of Canada and the Queen Charlotte
Islands. Margaret Blackman has provided a unique study, a lovely oral history
of a Haida woman, Florence Edenshaw Davidson. The author provides much more
than a biographical sketch; she offers a solid study which places her subject
in the broader picture of Haida life and offers an intimate glimpse into the
culture of 'Nani,' her family, and her community of Masset on the Misty Isles
off the coast of British Columbia. [Florence Davidson] shares with the reader
many of her intimate thoughts, habits, accomplishments, and disappointments. .
. . This is a fine book ... a true contribution to our understanding of the
Haida." - American Indian Quarterly "A groundbreaking life history." - Anthropos "A scholarly work full of charm, wit ... here is a book that offers both a significant contribution to the genre of the anthropological life-history, and a sustained delight to the general reader." - Toronto Star Margaret B. Blackman is professor of anthropology at the State University of New York at Brockport. She is the author of Sadie Brower Neakok:An Inupiaq Woman |
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