First nations, identity, and reserve life : the Mi'kmaq of Nova Scotia /

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Issues of identity figure prominently in Native North American communities, mediating their histories, traditions, culture, and status. This is certainly true of the Mi'kmaw people of Nova Scotia, whose lives on reserves create highly complex economic, social, political, and spiritual realities...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Poliandri, Simone
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2011.
Temas:
Micmac Indians > Nova Scotia > Truro Region > History.
Micmac Indians > Nova Scotia > Truro Region > Ethnic identity.
Micmac Indians > Nova Scotia > Truro Region > Social life and customs.
Indian reservations > Nova Scotia > Truro Region > History.
HISTORY > Canada > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Native American Studies.
Indian reservations
Manners and customs
Micmac Indians
Micmac Indians > Social life and customs
Indian Brook First Nation > History.
Truro Region (N.S.) > History.
Truro Region (N.S.) > Social life and customs.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Issues of identity figure prominently in Native North American communities, mediating their histories, traditions, culture, and status. This is certainly true of the Mi'kmaw people of Nova Scotia, whose lives on reserves create highly complex economic, social, political, and spiritual realities. This ethnography investigates identity construction and negotiations among the Mi'kmaq, as well as the role of identity dynamics in Mi'kmaw social relationships on and off the reserve. Featuring direct testimonies from over sixty individuals, this work offers a vivid firsthand perspective on contempora.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xix, 350 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780803238114
0803238118

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