The First Nations of British Columbia : an anthropological survey /
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| Author / Creator: | Muckle, Robert James. |
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| Imprint: | Vancouver : UBC Press, c1998. |
| Description: | xii, 146 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3193338 |
Table of Contents:
- Pt. 1. First Nations Defined. What Is a First Nation? Two Kinds of First Nations People. Population, Reserves, and Settlements. Bands, Ethnic Groups, Tribal Councils, and Other Affiliations. Suggested Reading
- Pt. 2. Archaeology and First Peoples. First Nations and Archaeological Perceptions of the Past. The Nature of Archaeological Research in British Columbia. Early Migrations through British Columbia. Here to Stay. Settling Down. Prominent Sites. Tracing Ancestry. Suggested Reading
- Pt. 3. Ethnology in British Columbia. Anthropology and Oral Tradition. Traditional Culture Areas of British Columbia. Languages. Population. Settlement Patterns. Diet. Technology. Social Organization. Myths, Spirits, and Shamans. Health and Healing. Art. The Potlatch and Other Important Ceremonies. Trade, Slavery, and Warfare. Suggested Reading
- Pt. 4. Culture Change and Modernization. Population Loss. The Impact of the Fur Trade. The Impact of the Gold Rushes. The Impact of Non-Native Settlement. Missionaries and Residential Schools. Government Relations with First Nations. Assertions of Aboriginal Rights. Negotiations in the 1990s. Economic and Cultural Initiatives. Outstanding Issues. Suggested Reading. App. 1. The First Nations of British Columbia
- App. 2. Major Ethnic Groups
- App. 3. Excerpts from the Royal Proclamation, 1763
- App. 4. Excerpts from the Laurier Memorial, 1910
- App. 5. Excerpts from the Nisga'a Agreement-in-Principle, 1996
- App. 6. First Nations Involved in Treaty Negotiations, January 1998.
