Where happiness dwells : a history of the Dane-zaa First Nations /

"The Dane-zaa people have lived in the Peace River area of northern British Columbia for thousands of years. Elders documented the people's history and worldview in oral narratives and passed on their knowledge through storytelling. Language loss in the youngest generation, however, threat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ridington, Robin, 1939-
Autores Corporativos: Doig River First Nation, Blueberry River First Nation
Otros Autores: Ridington, Jillian, 1936-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2013.
Temas:
Blueberry River First Nation.
Doig River First Nation.
Oral history > Peace River Region (B.C. and Alta.)
Oral tradition > Peace River Region (B.C. and Alta.)
Tsattine Indians > Peace River Region (B.C. and Alta.) > Interviews.
Tsattine Indians > Peace River Region (B.C. and Alta.) > History.
HISTORY > Canada > General.
Oral history
Oral tradition
Tsattine Indians
Blueberry River First Nation
Doig River First Nation
Canada > Peace River Region
Electronic books.
Interview
interviews.
History
Interviews
Interviews.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface, with Linguistic Note and Pronunciation Guide
  • Introduction: Trails of Time
  • 1. The Dane-zaa Creation Story
  • 2. Tsááyaa, the Culture Hero
  • 3. Shin kaa, the Vision Quest
  • 4. Archaeology, Prehistory, and Oral History
  • 5. The Early Fur Trade
  • 6. The Later Fur Trade and the Hudson's Bay Company Killings
  • 7. Priests and Dreamers
  • 8. The First and Last Dreamers
  • 9. Kinship and Community
  • 10. The 1899 North West Mounted Police Census and Treaty 8
  • 11. Seasonal Rounds in British Columbia and Alberta
  • 12. The 1918 Flu Epidemic
  • 13. Losing Suu Na chii k'chige, the Great Fire, and Petersen's Crossing
  • 14. The Place Where Happiness Dwells, Indian Reserve 172
  • 15. Today and Tomorrow
  • 16. Dane-zaa Stories and the Anthropological Literature.

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