'We Are Still Didene': Stories of Hunting and History from Northern British Columbia
© 2012
Detailing the history of the aboriginal village of Iskut, British Columbia over the past 100 years, ‘We Are Still Didene’ examines the community's transition from subsistence hunting to wage work in trapping, guiding, construction, and service jobs.
Using naturally occurring, extended transcripts of stories told by the group's hunters, Thomas McIlwraith explores how Iskut hunting culture and the memories that the Iskut share have been maintained orally.
McIlwraith demonstrates the ways in which these stories challenge the idealized images of Aboriginals that underlie state-sponsored traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) studies. McIlwraith instead illuminates how these narratives are connected to the Iskut Village's complex relationships with resource extraction companies and the province of British Columbia, as well as their interactions with animals and the environment.
Product Details
- Series: Anthropological Horizons
- World Rights
- Page Count: 172 pages
- Dimensions: 6.0in x 0.5in x 9.0in
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Author Information
Thomas McIlwraith is an instructor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Douglas College. -
Table of contents
Contents
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Notes on Orthographic and Transcription Conventions
Introduction: The Persistence of HuntingPart I: Background
Chapter 1: Aboriginal Hunting in an Era of 'TEK'
Chapter 2: Iskut History and HuntingPart II: Stories about Hunting and History
Chapter 3: 'That Bloody Moose Got Up and Took Off': Food Animals and Traditional Knowledge
Chapter 4: 'Rough Riding All Day': Work Animals and Guiding Work
Chapter 5: Chief Louie's Speech at Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Park
Chapter 6: Everyday Talk about HuntingAppendix 1: Tahltan Language Place Names
Endnotes
References
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