
The First Nations of British Columbia
An Anthropological Survey
Robert J. Muckle(Author)
University of British Columbia Press
2nd Edition
Published on 30. December 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
168 pages
978-0-7748-1349-5 (ISBN)
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Description
The First Nations of British Columbia, Second Edition, is a concise and accessible overview of First Nations peoples, cultures, and issues in the province. Robert Muckle familiarizes readers with the history, diversity, and complexity of First Nations to provide a context for contemporary concerns and initiatives. This fully revised edition explains the current treaty negotiation process and provides highlights of agreements between First Nations and governments. It also details past and present government policies, identifies the territories of major groups in the province, gives information on populations, reserves, bands, and language groups, and summarizes archaeological, ethnographic, historical, legal, and political issues.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Vancouver
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations, maps, ports.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7748-1349-5 (9780774813495)
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10/2014
University of British Columbia Press
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Previous edition
Robert J. Muckle
The First Nations of British Columbia
Book
05/1998
University of British Columbia Press
€45.43
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Person
Robert J. Muckle has been involved in numerous anthropological research projects, served as a consultant to several First Nations, and taught at postsecondary institutions throughout British Columbia. He currently teaches anthropology at Capilano College in North Vancouver.
Content
Maps and Illustrations Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Second Edition Part 1: First Nations Defined What Is a First Nation? Two Kinds of First Nations People Population, Reserves, Settlements, and Lands Bands, Ethnic Groups, Tribal Councils, and Other Affiliations Suggested Reading Part 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 Part 3: Ethnology and Traditional Lifeways 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 Part 4: First Nations in Recent and Contemporary Times Population Loss The Impact of the Fur Trade The Impact of the Gold Rushes The Impact of Non-Native Settlement Missionaries and Residential Schools First Nations and Wage Labour Government Relations with First Nations Assertions of Aboriginal Rights Negotiations in the 1990s and Early-Twenty-First Century Economic and Cultural Initiatives Asserting Identity through Art Outstanding Issues Suggested Reading Appendices 1 The First Nations of British Columbia 2 Major Ethnic Groups 3 Excerpts from the Royal Proclamation, 1763 4 Excerpts from the Laurier Memorial, 1910 5 Highlights from the Nisga'a Final Agreement 6 First Nations Involved in Treaty Negotiations, 2006 Glossary Selected Bibliography