Table of Contents

Preface

1 Culture and Colonialism in Rural British Columbia

2 The Burden of History

3 The Landscape of Public History: Pioneers, Progress, and the Myth of the Frontier

4 Mobilizing History: Regional Identities, Pioneer Traditions, and the Frontier Myth in Political Discourse

5 Indians, Whites, and Common-Sense Racism

6 Encountering Histories: The Land Claims Public Forum

7 Re-creating the Wild West: Negotiating Indianness in the Williams Lake Stampede

8 The Frontier Complex: Conclusions and Comments

Notes; References; Index

About the Author

Elizabeth Furniss is an assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology, University of Calgary.

Reviews

Provides a deep examination of Aboriginal and Euro-Canadian relations in the city of Williams Lake, British Columbia. I recommend this book to those concerned with British Columbia, the culture of the frontier in North America, or the relations between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples.
*Environment and Planning A 2000, Volume 32*

This book, a study of cultural politics in Williams Lake, British Columbia, is an admirable exponent of this reinvention of ethnography ... the book is a refreshing portrait of diversity both within and between the aboriginal and nonaboriginal communities, and the variety of views represented shows the complexity of the issues within their proper historical and cultural contexts.
*CBRA 4210*