1st Edition
Brothers The Politics of Violence among the Sekani of Northern British Columbia
By Guy Lanoue
Copyright 1992
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
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.
Biography
Guy Lanoue Universite de Montreal
