The power of place, the problem of time : Aboriginal identity and historical consciousness in the cauldron of colonialism /
Carlson, Keith,1966-
McHalsie, Albert Jules,1956-
Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press,
c2010.
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.
"Foreword by Sonny McHalsie"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-361) and index.
Introduction -- Encountering Lower Fraser River Indigenous Identity and Historical Consciousness -- The Underpinnings of Sto:lo Collective Identities [Stolo, Stalo Indians, BC, British Columbia] -- Economics, Geography, Environment and Historical Identity -- Spiritual Forces of Historical Affiliation -- Movements and Identities across space and time -- From the Great Flood to Smallpox -- Events, Migrations, and Affiliations in the "Post-contact World" -- Identity in the Emerging Colonial Order -- Constricted movement and fractured identity -- Identity in the Face of Missionaries and the Anti-Potlatch Law [Potlatch] -- Expanding movement and the emergence of modern Sto:lo collective identity -- Reservations for the Queen's Birthday Celebrations, 1864-1876 -- Collective Governance and the Lynching of Louie Sam -- Entering the Twentieth Century
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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