| Edition |
Rev. and expanded ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 432 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits |
| Note |
Originally published (1996) as: I have lived here since the world began. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-403) and index. |
| Contents |
The land as history book -- The cultural mosaic -- Legends of the first encounters -- Welcomin the newcomers -- New friends and foes -- Trade and war in the western interior -- Opportunities in the fur trade -- The sea-otter bonanza -- Choosing sides -- Fighting the loyalists for land -- The changing order in the northwest -- Placed on a Little Spot -- Teh Métis and 'Indian' question -- Treaty making -- It is a strict law that bids us dance -- From buffalo hunting to farming -- The modern fur trade -- Working for the industrial fishery -- Getting organized -- Searching for settlement -- History wars -- The forgotten people: The Métis. |
| Summary |
Charts the history of Canada's Native people from first contact to current land claims. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Indians of North America -- Canada -- History.
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Indigenous peoples -- Canada -- History.
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Native peoples -- Canada -- History. |
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HISTORY -- Canada -- General. |
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Indigenous peoples |
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Indians of North America |
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Canada https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJkMHVW4rfVXPrhVP4VwG3 |
| Genre/Form |
History
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| Added Author |
Ray, Arthur J.
I have lived here since the world began.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780773539709 0773539700 |
| ISBN |
9780773590793 (e-book) |
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077359079X (electronic bk.) |
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9780773590793 (electronic bk.) |
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9780773539709 (pbk.) |
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0773539700 |
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