Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleWhales, chiefs, and giants: An exploration into Nuu-chah-nulth political thought.AuthorsHarkin, MichaelAbstractExamines the ideology of the chieftainship among the Nuu-chah-nulth in the Northwest Coast of America. Degree of political organization; Association of chiefs with whales; Distinction between legitimate and illegitimate chiefs.SubjectsCHIEFDOMS; NOOTKA (North American people); NATIVE American tribal governmentsPublicationEthnology, 1998, Vol 37, Issue 4, p317ISSN0014-1828Publication typeArticleDOI10.2307/3773785