Eugene Arimais an ethnologist specializing in Arctic and Northwest Coast culture. He has written, edited and contributed to several books on the whaling people. Alan Hoove has written widely on Northwest Coast peoples. He is co-author of "The Legacy" (1984) and "The Magic Leaves" (2002), and editor of "Nuu-chah-nulth Voices, Histories, Objects & Journeys" (2000).