Eastern Cherokee fishing - Altman, Heidi M. (University of Alabama Press, 2006)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-136) and index
Introduction -- Cherokee history and the changing environment : effects on fish and fishing -- Subsistence, material culture, and fishing practices -- Cherokee traditional ecological knowledge and fishing : "there's a lot to that; you gotta know the signs" -- Tourism, fishing, and contemporary Cherokee identity : the discourse of enterprise and reserve -- Conclusions
Includes life histories, folktales, and reminiscences about fish gathered from interviews with Cherokee and non-Cherokee people, this book provides a picture of the changes in the Qualla Boundary (Eastern Band of the) Cherokee. It examines the role these changes have played in the traditions and lives of the contemporary Cherokees