To share, not surrender : Indigenous and settler visions of treaty making in the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia / edited by Peter Cook, Neil Vallance, John Sutton Lutz, Graham Brazier, and Hamar Foster.

Format Book
PublicationVancouver, BC : UBC Press, [2021]
Descriptionxiv, 354 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects
Indigenous peoples--Land tenure. --British Columbia. --History.
Indigenous peoples--Legal status, laws, etc. --British Columbia. --History.
Indigenous peoples--British Columbia. --Government relations. --History.
British Columbia--Ethnic relations. --History.
British Columbia--Race relations. --History.

Other author/creatorCook, Peter (Associate professor of history), editor.
Other author/creatorVallance, Neil editor.
Other author/creatorLutz, John S. (John Sutton), 1959- editor.
Other author/creatorBrazier, Graham (History scholar) editor.
Other author/creatorFoster, Hamar, 1948- editor.
Abstract "Too often, history and knowledge of Indigenous-settler conflict over land take the form of confidential reports prepared for court challenges. To Share, Not Surrender offers an entirely new approach, opening scholarship to the public and augmenting it with First Nations community expertise. The collection appraises the historical and present-day relevance of treaty-making in the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia. The authors take us back to when James Douglas and his family relocated to Fort Victoria on Vancouver Island in 1849, critically tracing the transition from treaty-making in the colony of Vancouver Island to reserve formation in the colony of British Columbia. Informed by cel'an'en - "our culture, the way of our people" - this multivocal work explicitly addresses the tensions between academic research, Indigenous knowledge, and local experience. The collection includes essays, translations/interpretations of the treaties into the SENĆOŦEN and Lekwungen languages, and contributions by participants of the Songhees, Huu-ay-aht, and WSANEC peoples. The chapters demonstrate that the continuing inability to arrive at equitable land-sharing arrangements stem from a fundamental absence of will with respect to accommodating First Nations world views. To Share, Not Surrender is an attempt to understand why, and thus to advance the urgent task of reconciliation in Canada."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Other formsIssued also in electronic formats.
Issued in other formOnline version: To share, not surrender. Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, 2021 0774863846 9780774863841
Genre/formHistory.
ISBN9780774863827 hardcover
ISBN077486382X hardcover
ISBN9780774863834 paperback
ISBN0774863838 paperback

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