Previously ignored or misunderstood by historians, the war between the Hwulmuhw or ?People of the Land” and the colonial government of British Columbia remains of utmost significance in today’s world of unsettled First Nations land claims. Chris Arnett reconstructs the fascinating account of the events of 1863 using newspaper editorials, letters and articles; government and police correspondence; naval ship logs; and ?Letters of Proceedings.” He demonstrates how the first treaty process initiated by the colonial government ended in military action. After the war of 1863, Aboriginal land continued to be alienated and Native jurisdiction eroded throughout British Columbia?leaving an inequity that remains unresolved almost a century and a half later.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references: p. 376-382
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 971.1/2004979
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 21
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn-bc
- ISBN
- 9780889223189 9781459313118
- LCCN
- E78.B9
- LCCN Item number
- A76 1999eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaBVAU
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (382 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00214511 (OCoLC)244770305 (CaOOCEL)409431
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Contents 8
- Acknowledgements 10
- Introduction 12
- Chapter One: Tthu tumuhw ‘i’ tthu hwulmuhw ‘i’ tthu hwunitum (The Land, the People of the Land, and the Hungry People) 17
- Chapter Two: The Entire Property of the White People Forever 31
- Chapter Three: The Imperial Chain 54
- Chapter Four: After the Gold Rush 70
- Chapter Five: Pay the Indians for the Land or We’ll Have an Indian War 89
- Chapter Six: Another Atrocious Murder 112
- Chapter Seven: The Terror of the Coast 128
- Chapter Eight: Much Indebted to the Roman Catholic Bishop 155
- Chapter Nine: Suspended Between Heaven and Earth 174
- Chapter Ten: The Seat of War 194
- Chapter Eleven: Come! I, Hulkalatkstun go to kill um! 237
- Chapter Twelve: Judicial Murder 258
- Epilogue 309
- Notes 320
- Bibliography 377