Indians of the Rocky Mountain parks

Type

Book

Authors

Hugh A. Dempsey ( Dempsey, Hugh A. )

ISBN 10

1894004108

ISBN 13

9781894004107

Tags

Indigenous peoples -- Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.) -- History, Indigenous peoples -- Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.) -- History -- Pictorial works, Kootenai, Secwepemc, Nakoda, Siksika, Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.)

Abstract

"The Great Divide of the Canadian Rockies is known to the First Nations people of the region as "the backbone of the world." It separates two great cultures of North American Indians: the Kootenays and Shuswaps to the west, and the Stoney and Blackfoot tribes to the east.

Award-winning author Hugh Dempsey offers an interesting and entertaining overview of how these tribes lived, their culture, hunting habits and territory, living structures, wars and truces, and the effects of European contact on their lifestyle. Through chapters that focus on each tribe individually, Dempsey examines how the different environments affected customs and led to the development of four very distinct peoples.

Over ninety evocative historical photographs combine with the history and legends of the Kootenay, Shuswap, Stoney, and Blackfoot tribes to provide a new perspective on the rich traditions of these tribes."--Back cover.

Description

112 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm.

Biblio Notes

Contents
Acknowledgements --
Map --
What's in a name? --
Introduction --
The Nakoda, or Stoney Indians --
The Ktunaxa, or Kootenay Indians --
The Secwepemc, or Shushwap Indians --
The Saukuitapix, or Blackfoot Nation --
Notes.

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