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'We Are Still Didene'

Stories of Hunting and History from Northern British Columbia

by (author) Thomas McIlwraith

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Oct 2012
Category
Cultural, Native American Studies, General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781442643246
    Publish Date
    Oct 2012
    List Price
    $67.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781442611733
    Publish Date
    Oct 2012
    List Price
    $35.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442695719
    Publish Date
    Oct 2012
    List Price
    $26.95

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Description

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.

About the author

Thomas McIlwraith is an instructor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Douglas College.

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