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Histories, territories and laws of the Kitwancool / as told by the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs to Constance Cox and B.W. McKilvington (Wee-ks-se-guh) ; edited and with an introduction by Wilson Duff with the Royal BC Museum ; and a new foreword by the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs.
"A new edition of the groundbreaking 1959 publication created in collaboration with the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs. This beautiful new edition of the histories and laws of the Gitanyow (literally "people of the small/narrow place," once called the Kitwancool in settler accounts), as recounted to museum curator Wilson Duff in 1959, includes a new foreword by Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs while preserving the original text. Until the mid-twentieth century, the village of Kitwancool (now Gitanyow) was only accessible to outsiders by trail. This inaccessibility of territory protected a deeply independent spirit and unique legal system, recorded here as part of an agreement that allowed for the removal of Gitanyow totem poles to the Royal BC Museum for preservation. The complete histories of the Gitanyow, told in their own words, were also translated and recorded here as part of the same agreement. This publication not only captures the histories, territories and laws of the Gitanyow, but also a significant moment in time for settler-Indigenous relations, and the origin story for totem poles still standing at the Royal BC Museum today."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780772680327
- ISBN: 0772680329
- Physical Description: xxi, 88 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm
- Edition: Second edition.
- Publisher: Victoria, British Columbia : Royal BC Museum, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
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| General Note: | First published: 1959. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Rupert Library | 305.8974128 Duff (Text) | 33294002149151 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Checked out | 2024-11-29 |
| Prince Rupert Library | NWHC 305.8974128 Duff (Text) | 33294002149169 | Northwest History Collection - Non-Circulating | Not holdable | Available | - |
| Burns Lake Public Library | 305.897 Git (Text) | 35198000751173 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Hazelton Public Library | 305.89 His (Text) | 35154000201057 | Adult Non-Fiction - Main Floor | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Hazelton Public Library | LOC 305.89 His (Text) | 35154000201040 | Local History Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Quesnel Branch | 305.897412 HIS (Text) | 33923006575868 | Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Terrace Public Library | 305.897 HIS (Text) | 35151001175587 | Adult Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
