Secwépemc People, Land, and Laws: Yerí7 re Stsq'ey's-kucw
- ISBN-10
- 0773552030
- ISBN-13
- 9780773552036
- Category
- Social Science
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-10-31
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
- Authors
- Marianne Ignace, Ronald E. Ignace
Description
Secwépemc People, Land, and Laws is a journey through the 10,000-year history of the Interior Plateau nation in British Columbia. Told through the lens of past and present Indigenous storytellers, this volume detail how a homeland has shaped Secwépemc existence while the Secwépemc have in turn shaped their homeland. Marianne Ignace and Ronald Ignace, with contributions from ethnobotanist Nancy Turner, archaeologist Mike Rousseau, and geographer Ken Favrholdt, compellingly weave together Secwépemc narratives about ancestors’ deeds. They demonstrate how these stories are the manifestation of Indigenous laws (stsq'ey') for social and moral conduct among humans and all sentient beings on the land, and for social and political relations within the nation and with outsiders. Breathing new life into stories about past transformations, the authors place these narratives in dialogue with written historical sources and knowledge from archaeology, ethnography, linguistics, earth science, and ethnobiology. In addition to a wealth of detail about Secwépemc land stewardship, the social and political order, and spiritual concepts and relations embedded in the Indigenous language, the book shows how between the mid-1800s and 1920s the Secwépemc people resisted devastating oppression and the theft of their land, and fought to retain political autonomy while tenaciously maintaining a connection with their homeland, ancestors, and laws. An exemplary work in collaboration, Secwépemc People, Land, and Laws points to the ways in which Indigenous laws and traditions can guide present and future social and political process among the Secwépemc and with settler society.
Get the book
Other editions
Similar books
-
Telling it to the Judge: Taking Native History to Court
By Arthur J. RayIn Telling It to the Judge, Ray recalls lengthy courtroom battles over lines of evidence, historical interpretation, and philosophies of history, reflecting on the problems inherent in teaching history in the adversarial courtroom setting.
-
Native Liberty, Crown Sovereignty: The Existing Aboriginal Right of Self-Government in Canada
By Bruce ClarkSince native bodies politic were recognized , since the crown was held to be bound by its own prerogative legislation , since colonial governments were held not to have sovereign inherent jurisdiction , and since no other government was ...
-
Secwepemc People and Plants: Research Papers in Shuswap Ethnobotany
By Mary Thomas, Nancy J. Turner, Ronald E. IgnaceThis collection of essays derives from more than twenty years of collaborative research on ethnobotany end ethnoecology with Secwepemc plant specialists and elders.
-
Collections and Objections: Aboriginal Material Culture in Southern Ontario
By Michelle A. HamiltonA nuanced study of conflicts over possession of Aboriginal artifacts.
-
Arctic Voyages of Martin Frobisher: An Elizabethan Adventure
By Robert McGheeFrom the book: "They were five weeks out of England, driving through a storm on the icy edge of the world, when a sudden blast knocked Gabriel on her side.
-
Before Ontario: The Archaeology of a Province
By Marit K. Munson, Susan M. JamiesonBefore Ontario there was ice.
-
Bounty and Benevolence: A History of Saskatchewan Treaties
By James Rodger Miller, Jim Miller, Arthur J. RayBounty and Benevolence draws on a wide range of documentary sources to provide a rich and complex interpretation of the process that led to these historic agreements.
-
The People of Denendeh: Ethnohistory of the Indians of Canada's Northwest Territories
By June Helm, Teresa S. Carterette, Nancy Oestreich LurieNow in this impressive collection she brings together previously published essays—with updated commentaries where necessary—unpublished field notes, archival documents, supplementary essays and notes from collaborators, and narratives ...
-
Plants, People, and Places: The Roles of Ethnobotany and Ethnoecology in Indigenous Peoples' Land Rights in Canada and Beyond
By Nancy J. TurnerEssays in this volume, by leading voices in philosophy, Indigenous law, and environmental sustainability, consider the critical importance of botanical and ecological knowledge to land rights and related legal and government policy, ...
-
The Reconciliation Manifesto: Recovering the Land, Rebuilding the Economy
By Arthur Manuel, Grand Chief Ronald DerricksonIn this book, leading Indigenous rights activist Arthur Manuel offers a radical challenge to Canada and Canadians.