First Fish, First People: Salmon Tales of the North Pacific Rim

Writers from traditional cultures based on the Pacific wild salmon remember the blessedness and mourn the loss of the fish, while alerting readers to current environmental dangers and conditions. Represented are the Ainu from Japan; Ulchi and Nyvkh from Siberia; Okanagon and Coastal Salish from Canada; and Makah, Warm Springs, and Spokane from the United States. 72 photos.

Judith Roche is the author of two collections of poetry, "Myrrh/My Life as a Screamer" and "Ghosts". She has taught poetry at various universities and schools around the Northwest, and serves as Literary Arts Director for Bumbershoot for One Reel. Meg McHutchison is a project director for One Reel, a screenwriter, and a former editor of the literary art magazine Opinion Rag Oh Yeah? Uh Huh! and REFLEX, the NW forum on Visual Art.