Different versions of the Salmon People legend have been told for centuries by many tribes of Northwest Coast Indians. Though the tellings may differ in detail from tribe to tribe and era to era, all versions express the Indian belief that animals have spirits, like people, and can move freely between animal and human realms, choosing to feed humans when we approach them with proper respect and ceremony. Claire Rudolf Murphy's thought-provoking tale about the interdependence of humans and animals is based on anthropologist Franz Boas' accounts and on interviews with Tsimshian elders and craftsmen. Acclaimed Northwest Coast artist Duane Pasco enlivens the myth with his striking drawings. Beyond this, The Prince and the Salmon People offers a rare look at the Northwest Coast as it was before the logging, the cities, and the flood of European peoples washed it all away.