Standing up with G̲a'ax̲sta'las : Jane Constance Cook and the politics of memory, church, and custom /

"Standing Up with Ga'axsta'las is a compelling conversation with the colonial past initiated by the descendants of Kwakwaka'wakw leader and activist, Jane Constance Cook (1870-1951). Working in collaboration, Robertson and Cook's descendants open this history, challenging do...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Robertson, Leslie A., 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2012.
Colección:Women and indigenous studies series.
Temas:
Cook, Jane Constance, > 1870-1951.
Cook, Jane Constance, > 1870-1951
Kwakiutl women > British Columbia > Biography.
Indian activists > British Columbia > Biography.
Women political activists > British Columbia > Biography.
Kwakiutl Indians > History > Sources.
Kwakiutl Indians > Civil rights.
Kwakiutl Indians > Legal status, laws, etc.
Kwakiutl Indians > Government relations.
Kwakiutl Indians > Social life and customs.
Kwakiutl women > Biography.
Indian women activists > British Columbia > Biography.
Indian women civic leaders > British Columbia > Biography.
Christian women > British Columbia > Biography.
Native peoples > Government relations.
Native peoples > Ethnic identity.
Native peoples > Social life and customs.
Native peoples > Rites and ceremonies.
Native women > Biography.
Kwakiutl > Relations avec l'État.
Kwakiutl > Identité ethnique.
Kwakiutl > Mœurs et coutumes.
Kwakiutl > Rites et cérémonies.
Femmes kwakiutl > Biographies.
Femmes activistes des Peuples autochtones > Colombie-Britannique > Biographies.
Femmes leaders des Peuples autochtones > Colombie-Britannique > Biographies.
Chrétiennes > Colombie-Britannique > Biographies.
Femmes kwakiutl > Colombie-Britannique > Biographies.
Activistes des Peuples autochtones > Colombie-Britannique > Biographies.
Femmes activistes > Colombie-Britannique > Biographies.
Kwakiutl > Histoire > Sources.
Kwakiutl > Droits.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Canada > General.
Kwakiutl Indians > Social life and customs
Indian women civic leaders
Indian women activists
Christian women
Indian activists
Kwakiutl Indians
Kwakiutl women
Women political activists
Kwakiutl
Frau
British Columbia
Electronic books.
Biography
Biographies
History
Sources
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: "Having Oneness on Your Face"
  • Part I: The Living Text: Traces of Jane Cook
  • Part II: Dukwa'esala (Looking Around On the Beach): Ancestors
  • Part III: Stranger Than Fiction: Surviving the Missionary
  • Part IV: "Children of the Potlatch System," 1888-1912
  • Part V: "We As the Suppressed People," 1913-18
  • Part VI: "We Are the Aboriginee, Which Is Not a Citizen," 1918-27
  • Part VII: "With the Potlatch Custom in My Blood," 1930-39
  • Part VIII: One Voice from Many: Citizenship, 1940-48
  • Part IX: A Tower of Strength: Word Memorials, 1951
  • Part X: Dlaxw'it'sine' (For Your Standing), Feasting.

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