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Social Science Native American Studies

The Queen's People

A Study of Hegemony, Coercion, and Accommodation among the Okanagan of Canada

by (author) Peter Carstens

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Jun 1991
Category
Native American Studies, General, Cultural
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780802068279
    Publish Date
    Jun 1991
    List Price
    $47.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780802058935
    Publish Date
    Jun 1991
    List Price
    $73.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442664661
    Publish Date
    Jun 1991
    List Price
    $87.00

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An analysis of the realities of everyday life for Okanagan Indians on a reserve near Vernon. Carstens applies the peasant model to the study of reserve systems and finds significant correlations. Questions of class, status, power, and institutionalized inequality also come into play.

About the author

Peter Carstens is Professor of Anthropology, University of Toronto.

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