The many voyages of Arthur Wellington Clah : a Tsimshian man on the Pacific Northwest Coast /

"First-hand accounts of indigenous people's encounters with colonialism are rare. A daily diary that extends over fifty years is unparalleled. Based on a transcription of Arthur Wellington Clah's diaries, this book offers a riveting account of a Tsimshian elder who moved in both colon...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brock, Peggy, 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2011.
Temas:
Clah, Arthur Wellington, > 1831-1916.
Clah, Arthur Wellington, > 1831-1916 > Diaries.
Clah, Arthur Wellington, > 1831-1916 > Travel > Northwest Coast of North America.
Tsimshian Indians > British Columbia > Government relations.
Tsimshian Indians > First contact with Europeans.
Indians of North America > First contact with other peoples > British Columbia.
Tsimshian Indians > Biography.
First contact (Anthropology)
Tsimshian > Colombie-Britannique > Relations avec l'État.
Tsimshian > Biographies.
Premiers contacts (Anthropologie)
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Canada > General.
Indians of North America > First contact with other peoples.
Travel.
Tsimshian Indians.
British Columbia.
North America > Northwest Coast of North America.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Diaries.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. The life and times of Arthur Wellington Clah
  • 2. Keeping account: the diary
  • 3. The fur trade era
  • 4. Chasing gold
  • 5. Food production and wage labour
  • 6. Land matters
  • 7. Becoming a Christian
  • 8. Parading and preaching
  • 9. Clah and the missionaries
  • 10. The changing world of feasting
  • 11. Ligeex, chief of the Gispaxloʼots
  • 12. Old age: the end of voyaging
  • Appendices: 1. Clah's trade records for 24 and 25 December 1865 ; 2. Key people in Clah's world.

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