Tribal Boundaries in the Nass Watershed

Tribal Boundaries in the Nass Watershed
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Publisher : UBC Press
Total Pages : 350
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ISBN-10 : 9780774841948
ISBN-13 : 077484194X
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Book Synopsis Tribal Boundaries in the Nass Watershed by : Robert Galois

Download or read book Tribal Boundaries in the Nass Watershed written by Robert Galois and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, the Gitksan and Gitanyow present their response to the use of the treaty process by the Nisga'a to expand into Gitksan and Gitanyow territory on the upper Nass River and demonstrate the ownership of their territory according to their own legal system. They call upon the ancient oral history ("adaawk") and their intimate knowledge of the territory and its geographical features to establish, before witnesses, their title to lands in the upper Nass watershed.


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