British Columbia: Ethnic Community In Early Tsilhqut'in Contact History

British Columbia: Ethnic Community In Early Tsilhqut'in Contact History David W. Dinwoodie, 2010   With the emergence of the Canadian policy of land claims in the 1970s and 1980s, the early contact phase of aboriginal history became a prime factor determining recognition. First Nations historiography has, as a result, become polarized and politicized in particular ways. This article is an attempt to illuminate the question of the sociopolitical standing of the Tsilhqut'in of west central...

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