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Author Mason, Courtney Wade, 1979- author.

Title Spirits of the Rockies : reasserting an indigenous presence in Banff National Park / Courtney Wade Mason.

Publication Info. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2014.

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Description 1 online resource
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction -- 1. Theorizing Power Relations in Colonial Histories -- 2. Colonial Encounters: Treaty 7, Missionaries, and the Constraints of the Reserve System -- 3. The Repression of Indigenous Subsistence Practices in Rocky Mountains Park -- 4. Sporting and Tourism Festivals: Representations of Indigenous Peoples -- 5. Rethinking the Banff Indian Days as Critical Spaces of Cultural Exchange -- 6. Looking Back and Pushing Ahead.
Summary Courtney W. Mason examines how the Nakoda peoples strategically used the Banff Indian Days festivals to gain access to their sacred lands and respond to colonial policies designed to repress their cultures.
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Subject Assiniboine Indians -- Alberta -- Banff National Park -- History.
Assiniboine Indians.
Alberta -- Banff National Park.
History.
Assiniboine Indians -- Colonization -- Alberta -- Banff National Park.
Colonization.
Alberta.
Assiniboine Indians -- Alberta -- Banff National Park -- Social conditions.
Social conditions.
Assiniboine Indians -- Alberta -- Banff National Park -- Economic conditions.
Economic conditions.
Banff National Park (Alta.) -- Economic conditions.
Banff National Park (Alta.) -- Social conditions.
Banff National Park (Alta.) -- Ethnic relations -- History.
Banff National Park (Alta.) -- History.
Aboriginal tourism -- Alberta -- Banff National Park -- History.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Mason, Courtney Wade, 1979-, author. Spirits of the Rockies 9781442649309 (OCoLC)881553058
ISBN 9781442619913 (electronic book)
1442619910 (electronic book)
9781442649309
1442649305
9781442626683
1442626682