To share, not surrender : indigenous and settler visions of treaty making in the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia
Bibliographie
- Auteurs : Smith Peter Cookson (19..-....) ; Vallance Neil ; Lutz John S. (1959-....) ; Brazier Graham ; Foster Hamar ; Perry Adele ; Spitz Laura M. ; Smith Peter Cookson (19..-....) ; Vallance Neil ; Lutz John S. (1959-....) ; Brazier Graham ; Foster Hamar ;
- ISBN : 978-0-7748-6382-7, 0-7748-6382-X, 978-0-7748-6383-4, 0-7748-6383-8
- Sujets : Autochtones -- Statut juridique -- Histoire -- Colombie-Britannique (Canada), Autochtones, Relations interethniques, British Columbia -- Ethnic relations -- HistoryBritish Columbia
- Langue(s) : Anglais
- Description matérielle : 1 volume (XIV-354 pages), : Illustrations, cartes, portraits, fac-similés, couverture illustrée en couleurs, 24 cm
- Pays de publication : Canada
Notes
Neil Vallance et Graham Brazier ont également rédigé des textes dans le corps de l'ouvrage ; La ressource est également disponible en plusieurs versions numériques ; Notes bibliographiques en fin de contribution. Index
Résumé
Too often, history and knowledge of Indigenous-settler conflict over land take the form of confidential reports prepared for court challenges. To Share, Not Surrender offers an entirely new approach, opening scholarship to the public and augmenting it with First Nations community expertise. The collection appraises the historical and present-day relevance of treaty-making in the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia. The authors take us back to when James Douglas and his family relocated to Fort Victoria on Vancouver Island in 1849, critically tracing the transition from treaty-making in the colony of Vancouver Island to reserve formation in the colony of British Columbia. Informed by cel'an'en - 'our culture, the way of our people' - this multivocal work explicitly addresses the tensions between academic research, Indigenous knowledge, and local experience. The collection includes essays, translations/interpretations of the treaties into the SENĆOŦEN and Lekwungen languages, and contributions by participants of the Songhees, Huu-ay-aht, and WSANEC peoples. The chapters demonstrate that the continuing inability to arrive at equitable land-sharing arrangements stem from a fundamental absence of will with respect to accommodating First Nations world views. To Share, Not Surrender is an attempt to understand why, and thus to advance the urgent task of reconciliation in Canada