He Who Hunted Birds in His Father's Village : The Dimensions of a Haida Myth, with a Foreword by Richard Bringhurst and a New Afterword by the Author

In 1951, as a student of anthropology in Oregon, Gary Snyder set himself to the task of analysing the many levels of meaning a single Native American myth might hold. In this text he explores the age old tradition of myth and folklore, while applying it to modern practice.