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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Elizabeth Furniss |
ISBN: | 0774807105 9780774807104 0774807113 9780774807111 |
OCLC Number: | 463039168 |
Description: | xii, 237 p. : map ; 24 cm |
Contents: | Preface1 Culture and Colonialism in Rural British Columbia2 The Burden of History3 The Landscape of Public History: Pioneers, Progress, and the Myth of the Frontier 4 Mobilizing History: Regional Identities, Pioneer Traditions, and the Frontier Myth in Political Discourse 5 Indians, Whites, and Common-Sense Racism 6 Encountering Histories: The Land Claims Public Forum 7 Re-creating the Wild West: Negotiating Indianness in the Williams Lake Stampede 8 The Frontier Complex: Conclusions and Comments Notes; References; Index |
Responsibility: | Elizabeth Furniss. |
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Provides a deep examination of Aboriginal and Euro-Canadian relations in the city of Williams Lake, British Columbia. I recommend this book to those concerned with British Columbia, the culture of the frontier in North America, or the relations between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples. -- Matthew Engel * Environment and Planning A 2000, Volume 32 * This book, a study of cultural politics in Williams Lake, British Columbia, is an admirable exponent of this reinvention of ethnography ... the book is a refreshing portrait of diversity both within and between the aboriginal and nonaboriginal communities, and the variety of views represented shows the complexity of the issues within their proper historical and cultural contexts. -- David Mardiros * CBRA 4210 * Read more...


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- Indians of North America -- British Columbia -- Public opinion.
- Indians, Treatment of -- British Columbia -- Williams Lake.
- Indians of North America -- Cultural assimilation -- British Columbia -- Williams Lake.
- Public opinion -- British Columbia.
- Williams Lake (B.C.) -- Race relations.
- Opinion publique -- Colombie-Britannique.
- Indians of North America -- Cultural assimilation.
- Indians of North America -- Public opinion.
- Indians, Treatment of.
- Public opinion.
- Race relations.
- British Columbia.
- British Columbia -- Williams Lake.