Brothers : the politics of violence among the Sekani of northern British Columbia / Guy Lanoue.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lanoue, Guy.

Series:

Explorations in anthropology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sekani Indians--Social conditions.

Sekani Indians.

Sekani Indians--Economic conditions.

Indians, Treatment of--British Columbia--Williston Lake Region.

Indians, Treatment of.

Economic conditions.

Social conditions.

British Columbia.

Physical Description:

xv, 235 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Berg : Distributed exclusively in the US and Canada by St. Martin's Press, 1992.

Summary:

A provocative analysis of a nativist movement. The creation of a huge artificial lake in western Canada led to the flooding of prime hunting and trapping territory of the Sekani Indians thus depriving them of their traditional occupations and livelihood. This caused considerable social distress resulting in a drastic increase of alcohol consumption and violence and seriously disrupting social relationships. Some Sekani made efforts to create new ties of solidarity through the adoption of Pan-Indianism however this ideology did not prove effective. The author concludes that their lack of unity stemmed from the same factionalism which characterized their personal relationships.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-231) and index.

ISBN:

085496746X :

OCLC:

23731793