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Making Native Space: Colonialism, Resistance, and Reserves in British Columbia
John Lutz,Cole Harris +1 more
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In this article, the authors discuss Indian Reserves in British Columbia during the Colonial Period during the 1871-1938 period and present a post-colonization land policy for the British Columbia Indian Reserve.Abstract:
Figures and Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1: The Colonial Period 1. The Imperial Background 2. The Douglas Years, 1850-64 3. Ideology and Land Policy, 1864-71 Part 2: Province and Dominion 4. The Confederation Years, 1871-76 5. The Joint Indian Reserve Commission, 1876-78 6. Sproat and the Native Voice, 1878-80 Part 3: Filling in the Map 7. O'Reilly, Bureaucracy, and Reserves, 1880-98 8. Imposing a Solution, 1898-1938 Part 4: Land and Livelihood 9. Native Space 10. Towards a Postcolonial Land Policy Appendix: Indian Reserves in British Columbia during the Colonial Period Notes Source Notes for Maps Bibliography Indexread more
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