At the bridge : James Teit and an anthropology of belonging / Wendy Wickwire.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wickwire, Wendy C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teit, James Alexander, 1864-1922.

Teit, James Alexander.

Ethnologists--British Columbia--Biography.

Ethnologists.

Anthropologists--British Columbia--Biography.

Anthropologists.

Indigenous peoples--British Columbia--Social life and customs--19th century.

Indigenous peoples.

Indigenous peoples--Social life and customs.

Manners and customs.

British Columbia.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xviii, 374 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, [2019]

Summary:

"Every once in a while, an important historical figure makes an appearance, makes a difference, and then disappears from the public record. James Teit (1864-1922) was such a figure. A prolific ethnographer and tireless Indian rights activist, Teit spent four decades helping British Columbia's Indigenous peoples in their challenge of the settler-colonial assault on their lives and territories. Yet his story is little known. At the Bridge chronicles Teit's fascinating story. From his base at Spences Bridge, British Columbia, Teit practised a participant- and place-based anthropology - an anthropology of belonging - that covered much of BC and northern Washington, Idaho, and Montana. Whereas his contemporaries, including famed anthropologist Franz Boas, studied Indigenous peoples as the last survivors of "dying cultures" in need of preservation in metropolitan museums, Teit worked with them as members of living cultures actively asserting jurisdiction over their lives and lands. Whether recording stories and songs, mapping place-names, or participating in the chiefs' fight for fair treatment, he made their objectives his own. With his allies, he produced copious, meticulous records; an army of anthropologists could not have achieved a fraction of what Teit achieved in his short life. Wendy Wickwire's beautifully crafted narrative accords Teit the status he deserves. At the Bridge serves as a long-overdue corrective, consolidating Teit's place as a leading and innovative anthropologist in his own right."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Missing in History p. 3

2 Boats, Trains, Horses p. 29

3 Dear Auld Rock p. 59

4 Encounter p. 88

5 Paper Mountain p. 115

6 Dwelling p. 156

7 Capital of Resistance p. 183

8 The Indians' Agent p. 215

9 NOttawa p. 248

10 Farewell Coyote, Hello Jack p. 269.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Wickwire, Wendy C. At the bridge.

ISBN:

0774861525

9780774861526

0774861517

9780774861519

OCLC:

1073109338