The Power of Place, the Problem of Time

by Carlson, Keith Thor; McHalsie, Sonny

• ISBN13: 9780802095640
• ISBN10: 080209564X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-01-04
• Publisher: Univ of Toronto Pr

Summary

The Indigenous communities of the Lower Fraser River, British Columbia (a group commonly called the Stó:lõ), have historical memories and senses of identity deriving from events, cultural practices, and kinship bonds that had been continuously adapting long before a non-Native visited the area directly. In The Power of Place, the Problem of Time , Keith Thor Carlson re-thinks the history of Native-newcomer relations from the unique perspective of a classically trained historian who has spent nearly two decades living, working, and talking with the Stó:lõ peoples.Stó:lõ actions and reactions during colonialism were rooted in their pre-colonial experiences and customs, which coloured their responses to events such as smallpox outbreaks or the gold rush. Profiling tensions of gender and class within the community, Carlson emphasizes the elasticity of collective identity. A rich and complex history, The Power of Place, the Problem of Time looks to both the internal and the external factors which shaped a society during a time of great change and its implications extend far beyond the study region.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Introduction
Encountering Lower Fraser River Indigenous Identity and Historical Consciousness	p. 7
The Underpinnings of Stó:lõ Collective Identities
Economics, Geography, Environment, and Historical Identity	p. 37
Spiritual Forces of Historical Affiliation	p. 58
Movements and Identities across Time and Space
From the Great Flood to Smallpox	p. 79
Events, Migrations, and Affiliations in the 'Post-Contact' World	p. 113
Constricted Movement and Fractured Identity
Identity in the Emerging Colonial Order	p. 157
Identity in the Face of Missionaries and the Anti-Potlatch Law	p. 181
Expanded Movement and the Emergence of Modern Stó:lõ Collective Identity
Reservations for the Queen's Birthday Celebrations, 1864-1876	p. 211
Collective Governance and the Lynching of Louie Sam	p. 232
Conclusion
Entering the Twentieth Century	p. 265
Glossary	p. 279
Notes	p. 285
References	p. 343
Index	p. 363
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