Out of Concealment: Female Supernatural Beings of Haida Gwaii

This work presents the Haida view of the natural world, cosmology, their values, and belief system. Each of the book’s five chapters focuses on a different aspect of the natural world, and each chapter is then sub-divided to portray the related ancient female supernatural beings of the Haida, with the historical narrative, teachings, and artistic representation of each. Useful for grades 9-10, the text can be used for study and comparison of origin stories, to examine how narrative conveys societal values and beliefs, and as an exemplar of how art is used by society to reflect its values and point of view. Thirty full-colour photo montages illustrate the text.