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An illustrated history of Canada's Native people : I have lived here since the world began / Arthur J. Ray.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ray, Arthur J.
- Standardized Title:
- I have lived here since the world began
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of North America--Canada--History.
- Indians of North America.
- Indigenous peoples.
- History.
- Canada.
- Indigenous peoples--Canada--History.
- Physical Description:
- xxvii, 432 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Fourth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- "Canada's Native people have inhabited this land since the Ice Age and were already accomplished traders, artisans, farmers and marine hunters when Europeans first reached their shores. Contact between Natives and European explorers and settlers initially presented an unprecedented period of growth and opportunity. But the two vastly different cultures soon clashed. Arthur J. Ray charts the history of Canada's Native people from first contact to current land claims. The result is a fascinating chronicle that spans 12,000 years and culminates in the headlines of today."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 The Land As History Book 1
- Chapter 2 The Cultural Mosaic 22
- Chapter 3 Legends of the First Encounters 38
- Chapter 4 Welcoming the Newcomers 46
- Chapter 5 New Friends and Foes 60
- Chapter 6 Trade and War in the Western Interior 78
- Chapter 7 Opportunities in the Fur Trade 93
- Chapter 8 The Sea-Otter Bonanza 112
- Chapter 9 Choosing Sides 122
- Chapter 10 Fighting the Loyalists for Land 142
- Chapter 11 The Changing Order in the Northwest 160
- Chapter 12 Placed on a Little Spot 178
- Chapter 13 The Métis and "Indian" Question 194
- Chapter 14 Treaty Making 206
- Chapter 15 It Is a Strict Law That Bids Us Dance 222
- Chapter 16 From Buffalo Hunting to Farming 244
- Chapter 17 The Modern Fur Trade 268
- Chapter 18 Working for the Industrial Fishery 292
- Chapter 19 Getting Organized 313
- Chapter 20 Searching for Settlement 338
- Chapter 21 History Wars 360
- Chapter 12 The Forgotten People: The Métis 387.
- Notes:
- Revision of: Ray, Arthur J., 1941-. I have lived here since the world began.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Ray, Arthur J., 1941- I have lived here since the world began. Illustrated history of Canada's Native people.
- ISBN:
- 9780773548008
- 0773548009
- OCLC:
- 944380094
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