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I have lived here since the world began : an illustrated history of Canada's native peoples / Arthur J. Ray.

Ray, Arthur J., 1941- (Author).

Summary:

Arthur J. Ray describes the various economic arrangements Native men and women entered into with newcomers, the assault on Native culture in the Industrial Age, and the relentless efforts of Native groups to find a place in the new world order. -- GoogleBooks.

Record details

ISBN: 1895555949
ISBN: 9781895555943
ISBN: 155013986X (pbk.)
Physical Description: xvii, 398 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Toronto, ON : Lester Publishing, c1996.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The land as history book -- The cultural mosaic -- Legends of the first encounters -- Welcoming the newcomers -- New friends and foes -- Trade and war in the western interior -- Opportunities in the fur trade -- The sea-otter bonanza -- Choosing sides -- Fighting the Loyalists for land -- The changing order in the northwest -- Placed on a little spot -- The Métis and "Indian" question -- Treaty making -- It is a strict law that bids us dance -- From buffalo hunting to farming -- The modern fur trade -- Working for the industrial fishery -- Getting organized -- Searching for settlement.