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Eagle down is our law : Witsuwit'en law, feasts, and land claims /

Eagle Down Is Our Law is about the struggle of the Witsuwit'en peoples to establish the meaning of aboriginal rights. With the neighbouring Gitksan, the Witsuwit'en launched a major land claims court case asking for the ownership and jurisdiction of 55,000 square kilometers of land in nort...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mills, Antonia Curtze
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Vancouver : UBC Press, ©1994.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword / Gisdaywa (Alfred Joseph)
  • Foreword / Mas Gak (Don Ryan)
  • Preface / Michael Kew
  • Preface / Michael Jackson
  • 1. The Nature of Witsuwit'en Society
  • 2. The Nature and Function of the Witsuwit'en Feast
  • 3. Genesis of the Witsuwit'en
  • 4. Witsuwit'en Institutions
  • 5. Witsuwit'en Law
  • 6. The Witsuwit'en Interface with the World.