The power of place, the problem of time : Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism / Keith Thor Carlson.
The Indigenous communities of the Lower Fraser River, British Columbia (a group commonly called the Stó:lõ), have historical memories and senses of identity deriving from events, cultural practices, and kinship bonds that had been continuously adapting long before a non-Native visited the area direc...
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| Language: | English |
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Toronto ; Buffalo :
University of Toronto Press,
[2010]
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| Summary: | The Indigenous communities of the Lower Fraser River, British Columbia (a group commonly called the Stó:lõ), have historical memories and senses of identity deriving from events, cultural practices, and kinship bonds that had been continuously adapting long before a non-Native visited the area directly. In The Power of Place, the Problem of Time, Keith Thor Carlson re-thinks the history of Native-newcomer relations from the unique perspective of a classically trained historian who has spent nearly two decades living, working, and talking with the Stó:lõ peoples. Stó:lõ actions and reactions during colonialism were rooted in their pre-colonial experiences and customs, which coloured their responses to events such as smallpox outbreaks or the gold rush. Profiling tensions of gender and class within the community, Carlson emphasizes the elasticity of collective identity. A rich and complex history, The Power of Place, the Problem of Time looks to both the internal and the external factors which shaped a society during a time of great change and its implications extend far beyond the study region."--pub. desc. |
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| Item Description: | "Foreword by Sonny McHalsie"--Cover. |
| Physical Description: | xix, 375 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-361) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0802098398 9780802098399 080209564X 9780802095640 |