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The Poetics of Land & Identity Among British Columbia Indigenous Peoples - Couverture souple

Elsey, Christine J.

 
9781552665503: The Poetics of Land & Identity Among British Columbia Indigenous Peoples
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 155266550X ISBN 13 : 9781552665503
Editeur : Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

The Poetics of Land and Identity is about the meaning of land for the many diverse First Nations within British Columbia. The work offers a study of the folklore and symbolic traditions within many Aboriginal regions and illustrates how these traditions emphasize the importance of orality and poetics as the defining factor in the value of land. Christine J. Elsey offers a deft, scholarly discussion of these “storyscapes,” providing us with a point of access for understanding First Nations’ perspectives on the world and their land. She provides an important alternative to the monetary, exploitative, resource-driven view of nature and land ownership and highlights the conflicts between the colonial, Western perspective of nature and the holistic view of First Nations people.

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À propos de l'auteur

Christine J. Elsey teaches anthropology and sociology in the Department of Social, Cultural and Media Studies at the University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford, British Columbia.

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Éditeur
Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
155266550X
ISBN 13 
9781552665503
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
156
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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