The Pacific Northwest between California and Alaska was the home of tribes who depended upon fishing for salmon. Among these tribes were the Inuit, Tlingit, Kwakiutl, the Klamath and the Yurok. Inland in Alaska the Eskimo hunted the caribou and the seal.

Non-Eskimo

Folktales

*Hull, Robert. Native American Stories Ill. by Richard Hook and Claire Robinson. Thomson Learning, 1993. Grades 3-6. Rev. Bklst.
Includes Inuit creation myth and a story from an unnamed northwest coast tribe.

*McDermott, Gerald. Raven : A Trickster Tale of the Pacific Northwest. Harcourt Brace, 1993. Ages 4-8 [Picture Book]. Boston Globe Horn Book Award. Shape changing Raven steals the sun from the Sky Chief to light the dark world.

*Pelton, Mary Helen. Images of a People: Tlingit Myths and Legends Illustrated by Jennifer Brady-Morales [Ts'anak-a traditional Tlingit artist]. Libraries Unlimited, 1992. Winner of the Second Anne Izard Storytellers' Choice Award, 1994. All ages.

Eskimo

Folktales

* Tikta'liktak: An Eskimo Legend. (beginning reader) (6)

Fiction

Winslow, Barbara. Dance on a Sealskin Alaska Northwest, 1995. (9) The ritual of the "first dance" marks a young girl's official entry into the Alaskan Yupik Eskimo community.

General (unsure of content)

* Andrews, Jan. Very Last First Time. (5)
* Beim, Lorraine. The Little Igloo. (5)
* Carlstrom, Nancy White. Northern Lullaby. (5)
* Damjan, Misha. Attuk. (5)
* DeArmond, Dale. The Seal Oil Lamp. (5)
* Harlow, Joan Hiatt. Shadow Bear. (5)
* Hopkins, Marjorie. Three Visitors. (5)
* Houston, James. Kiviok's Magic Journey. (5)
* Joosse, Barbara M. Mama, Do You Love Me? (5)
* Loverseed, Amanda. Tikkatoo's Journey. (5)
* Luenn, Nancy. Nessa's Fish. (5)
* Machetanz, Sara. A Puppy Named Gia. (5)
* Morrow, Suzanne Stark. Inatuck's Friend. (5)
* Munsch, Robert M. A Promise is a Promise. (5)
* Parrish, Peggy. Ootah's Lucky Day. (5)
* Rodanas, Kristina. The Eagle's Song; A Tale from the Pacific Northwest Little Brown. Primary grades. (9)
*Sans Souci, Robert D. Song of Sedna. (5)
* Scott, Ann Herbertt. On Mother's Lap. (5)
* Steiner, Barbara (Annette). The Whale Brother. (5)

Nonfiction

Stewart, Gail B. Life in an Eskimo Village Lucent Books, 1995. Grades 6-12. The Way People Live Series Rec. by Utah State Library.
Broad examination of Eskimo culture, history and current issues. Many good black & white photos.

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