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The First Nations of British Columbia : an anthropological overview / Robert J. Muckle.
This familiarizes readers with the history and cultures of First Nations in the province and provides a fundamental understanding of current affairs and concerns. This fully revised third edition includes: an all new introduction and conclusion, sidebars on topics of interest such as totem poles, sasquatch, and the Chinook jargon, discussions of enduring stereotypes and misperceptions of First Nations, and excerpts from important historical documents, including the Canadian government's Apology for Residential Schools.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780774828734 (paperback)
- Physical Description: xvi, 167 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 22 cm.
- Edition: Third edition.
- Publisher: Vancouver : UBC Press, 2014.
- Copyright: ©2014.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | pt. 1 Introducing First Nations, Popular Perceptions, and the Anthropological Perspective -- Popular Perceptions -- Through the Lens of Anthropology -- Overview of the Book -- Recommended Readings and Resources -- pt. 2 Defining and Situating First Nations Today -- Understanding Labels: First Nations, Aboriginal, Indian, and More -- Population, Reserves, Settlements, and Lands -- Bands, Ethnic Groups, Tribal Councils, and Other Affiliations -- Situating BC First Nations within Canada, in North America, and around the World -- Recommended Readings and Resources -- pt. 3 Archaeology and First Nations -- First Nations and Archaeological Perceptions of the Past -- Nature of Archaeological Research in British Columbia -- Early Migrations through British Columbia -- Here to Stay -- Settling Down -- Prominent Sites -- Tracing Ancestry -- Recommended Readings and Resources -- pt. 4 Languages, Population Estimates, and Traditional Lifeways -- Traditional Culture Areas of British Columbia -- Languages -- Population -- Settlement Patterns -- Diet -- Technology -- Social Organization -- Myths, Spirits, and Shamans -- Health and Healing -- Art -- Potlatch and Other Important Ceremonies -- Trade, Slavery, and Warfare -- Recommended Readings and Resources -- pt. 5 From the Late 1700s through the Twentieth Century -- Population Loss -- Impact of the Fur Trade -- Impact of the Gold Rushes -- Impact of Non-Indigenous Settlement -- Missionaries and Residential Schools -- First Nations and Wage Labour -- Government Relations with First Nations -- Assertions of Aboriginal Rights -- Negotiations in the Late 1900s -- Anthropology in the Late 1900s -- Recommended Readings and Resources -- pt. 6 First Nations and Anthropology in the Twenty-First Century -- Living in the Twenty-First Century -- Economic and Cultural Initiatives -- Treaty Negotiations -- Outstanding Issues -- Asserting Rights and Identity -- First Nations and Anthropology in the Twenty-First Century -- First Nations Cultures Still Exist -- Final Comments: Things to Remember -- Recommended Readings and Resources -- Appendices -- 1. First Nations of British Columbia -- 2. Major Ethnic Groups -- 3. Excerpts from the British Columbia Heritage Conservation Act, 1996 -- 4. Apology for Residential Schools -- 5. Excerpts from the Royal Proclamation, 1763. |
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| Subject: | Native peoples > British Columbia. Indigenous peoples > British Columbia. |
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- 3 of 3 copies available at Camosun College Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Interurban Library | E 78 B9 M87 2014 (Text) | 26040003014087 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - | ||
| Lansdowne Library | E 78 B9 M87 2014 (Text) | 26040003014095 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - | ||
| Lansdowne Library | E 78 B9 M87 2014 (Text) | 26040003014103 | Main Collection | Available | - |
