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Lha yudit'ih = We always find a way : bringing the Tŝilhqot'in title case home / Lorraine Weir with Chief Roger William ; and contributions by Elders Mabel Solomon xinli, Cecile William xinli, Martin Quilt xinli, Ivor Deneway Myers xinli, and forty-one Xeni Gwet'ins, Tŝilhqot'ins, and allies.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Weir, Lorraine, 1946- author.
- William, Roger, 1965- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- First Nations history.
- Tsilhqot'in National Government.
- Physical Description:
- xxxix, 455 pages, a-p pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Lha yudit'ih we always find a way
- We always find a way
- Bringing the Tŝilhqot'in title case home
- Place of Publication:
- Vancouver, British Columbia : Talonbooks, [2023]
- Language Note:
- Text in English. Some text in Tŝilhqot'in with English translation.
- Summary:
- "Eight years in the making, Lha yudit'ih We Always Find a Way is a community oral history of Tsilhqot'in Nation v. British Columbia, the first case in Canada to result in a declaration of Aboriginal Rights and Title to a specific piece of land. Told from the perspective of the Plaintiff, Chief Roger William, joined by fifty Xeni Gwet'ins, Tŝilhqot'ins, and allies, this book encompasses ancient stories of creation, modern stories of genocide through smallpox and residential school, and stories of resistance including the Tŝilhqot'in War, direct actions against logging and mining, and the twenty-five-year battle in Canadian courts to win recognition of what Tŝilhqot'ins never gave up and have always known. "We are the land," as Chief Roger says. After the violence of colonialism, he understands the court case as "bringing our sight back." This book witnesses the power of that vision, its continuity with the Tŝilhqot'in world before the arrival of colonizers two centuries ago, and its potential for a future of freedom and self-determination for the Tŝilhqot'in People."-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781772013825
- 177201382X
- OCLC:
- 1304815303
- Publisher Number:
- 99995710850
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