{"product_id":"orca-chief-9781550176933","title":"Orca Chief","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOrca Chief\u003c\/em\u003e is the third in a series of Northwest Coast legends by Roy Henry Vickers and Robert Budd. Their previous collaborations, \u003cem\u003eRaven Brings the Light\u003c\/em\u003e (2013) and \u003cem\u003eCloudwalker\u003c\/em\u003e (2014), are award-winning national bestsellers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThousands of years ago in the village of Kitkatla, four hunters leave home in the spring to harvest seaweed and sockeye. When they arrive at their fishing grounds, exhaustion makes them lazy and they throw their anchor overboard without care for the damage it might do to marine life or the sea floor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Orca Chief discovers what the hunters have done, he sends his most powerful orca warriors to bring the men and their boat to his house. The men beg forgiveness for their ignorance and lack of respect, and Orca Chief compassionately sends them out with his pod to show them how to sustainably harvest the ocean's resources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccompanied by almost exclusively new illustrations by Roy Henry Vickers, this next installment of the Northwest Coast Legends will captivate readers young and old with its vivid imagery and remarkable storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVickers, Roy Henry:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eRoy Henry Vickers is a renowned carver, painter and printmaker whose Eagle Aerie Gallery in Tofino, BC, has become a provincial landmark. In 1998, Roy was appointed to the Order of British Columbia and in 2006, the Order of Canada. He is the co-author of the immensely popular Northwest Coast Legends series and the author of several books that showcase his art, including \u003cem\u003eStoryteller\u003c\/em\u003e (Harbour Publishing, 2014). He currently lives in Hazelton, BC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBudd, Robert:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eRobert (Lucky) Budd holds an MA in history and has digitized many high-profile oral history collections including that of the Nisga'a First Nation. As well as co-authoring the Northwest Coast Legends series, he is the author of \u003cem\u003eVoices of British Columbia\u003c\/em\u003e (Douglas \u0026amp; McIntyre, 2010), a bestseller that was shortlisted for the 2011 Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award, and its sequel, \u003cem\u003e Echoes of British Columbia\u003c\/em\u003e (Harbour Publishing, 2014). He currently lives in Victoria, BC.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harbour Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614574154002,"sku":"9781550176933","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_86a96c62-47b9-472f-bbc9-b16d95840535.jpg?v=1732450207","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/orca-chief-9781550176933","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}