Brothers
The Politics of Violence among the Sekani of Northern British Columbia
1st Edition
Published on 7. January 2021
256 pages
978-1-000-32503-4 (ISBN)
Description
A provocative analysis of a nativist movement.The creation of a huge artificial lake in western Canada led to the flooding of prime hunting and trapping territory of the Sekani Indians thus depriving them of their traditional occupations and livelihood. This caused considerable social distress resulting in a drastic increase of alcohol consumption and violence and seriously disrupting social relationships. Some Sekani made efforts to create new ties of solidarity through the adoption of Pan-Indianism however this ideology did not prove effective. The author concludes that their lack of unity stemmed from the same factionalism which characterized their personal relationships.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
978-1-000-32503-4 (9781000325034)
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Person
Guy Lanoue Universite de Montreal
Content
Introduction and preliminary considerations; a day at McLeod Lake; population and economy; lower level relationships; political culture and its expressions; band organization in the early historic era; the influence of the fur trade; the politics of land ownership.
