Abstract
FOR a missionary who has spent forty years among the Haida, this must be regarded as a rather unsatisfactory book. There is no question as to the accuracy of what is stated, but it is slight and there is insufficient information concerning the social life and social organisation of the people. The title of the book would lead one to expect some account of their fighting and warlike expeditions, but the information on this aspect of their life is very meagre. The most satisfactory sections are those dealing with the shaman and his medical and other activities. The religious beliefs are dealt with. A brief account is given of the history, geography, natural history, and geology of the Queen Charlotte Islands, and also of their natural resources. In an appendix, measurements by Dr. Oetteking are given of a few crania.
Ancient Warriors of the North Pacific: the Haidas, their Laws, Customs and Legends, with some Historical Account of the Queen Charlotte Islands.
By Charles Harrison. Pp. 222 + 11 plates. (London: H. F. and G. Witherby, 1925.) 15s. net.
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Ancient Warriors of the North Pacific: the Haidas, their Laws, Customs and Legends, with some Historical Account of the Queen Charlotte Islands . Nature 116, 571 (1925). https://doi.org/10.1038/116571b0
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