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Spirits of the Rockies : Reasserting an Indigenous Presence in Banff National Park / Courtney W. Mason.

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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Online Access: Full Text (via De Gruyter)
Main Author: Mason, Courtney W. (Author)
Corporate Author: University of Toronto. Press
Other title:De Gruyter University Press Pilot.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Assiniboine Indians > Colonization > Alberta > Banff National Park.
Assiniboine Indians > Alberta > Banff National Park > Economic conditions.
Assiniboine Indians > Alberta > Banff National Park > History.
Assiniboine Indians > Alberta > Banff National Park > Social conditions.
Assiniboine Indians
Alberta > Banff National Park
History
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Figures And Illustrations
  • Foreword / Rollinmud, Roland / Getty, Ian A.L.
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One.Theorizing Power Relations In Colonial Histories
  • Chapter Two.Colonial Encounters: Treaty 7, Missionaries, And The Constraints Of The Reserve System
  • Chapter Three.The Repression Of Indigenous Subsistence Practices In Rocky Mountains Park
  • Chapter Four.Sporting And Tourism Festivals: Representations Of Indigenous Peoples
  • Chapter Five.Rethinking The Banff Indian Days As Critical Spaces Of Cultural Exchange
  • Chapter Six.Looking Back And Pushing Ahead
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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