A vocabulary and collection of tales from the indigenous Heitsuk people of Bella Bella, British Columbia.

This collection touches on a wide range of anthropological issues, including family and marriage, myths, and rites, the environment and its representation, and

Bella Caledonia: Woman, Nation, Text looks at the widespread tradition of using a female figure to represent the nation, focusing on twentieth-century Scottish

As interest in folklore increases, the folktale acquires greater significance for students and teachers of literature. The material is massive and scattered; th