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Maps and Dreams: Indians And The British Columbia Frontier

By Hugh Brody

Book information

Publisher
Douglas & McIntyre
Year
1981
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
16 MB (17159688 bytes)
Pages
\319
Time added
2021-05-21 08:46:19
British ColumbiaNative Canadians

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"It is not down in any map; true places never are. -- Herman Melville, in Moby Dick Are we supposed to be nice and give you our traplines so that you can put your pipeline and benefit other people? ... These traplines are for us, so we keep them. Why cannot you guys understand that? ... I guess you don't really understand that this is our way of life and always will be. Clarence Apsassin Blueberry River Indian Reserve Public Hearings, December 1980. Contents List ef Maps List of Tables Preface Joseph Patsah's Agenda Northeast British Columbia Maps of Dreams Hunters and Treaties A Funeral Traplines and Traps Return from Bluestone This New West Round-Trip to Fort St. John The Indians' Maps To Quarry in Winter The Indian Economy Beaver and Spring Causes and Effects A Hearing A Possible Future Bibliography Index

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