A Drum in One Hand, a Sockeye in the Other: Stories of Indigenous Food Sovereignty from the Northwest Coast gender studies Greek constellations and astronomical objects

Greek constellations and astronomical objects of interest are included along with the D(L)akota constellations organized by the four seasons and north circumpolar stars

along with some truly humorous moments

he turns to his sagacious grandfather for comfort

What we write today will be the bridge our future children have to the past

A Drum in One Hand, a Sockeye in the Other: Stories of Indigenous Food Sovereignty from the Northwest Coast gender studies Greek constellations and astronomical objectsIn the dense rainforest of the west coast of Vancouver Island, the Somass River (cuumaas) brings sockeye salmon (miaat) into the Nuu chah nulth community of Tseshaht. Cuumaas and miaat are central to the sacred food practices that have been a crucial part of the Indigenous community's efforts to enact food sovereignty, decolonize their diet, and preserve their ancestral knowledge. In A Drum in One Hand, a Sockeye in the Other, Charlotte Cot shares