What was really said? : a consideration of the Nuu-chah-nulth and Kwakwaka'wakw testimonies before the Royal Commission on Indian Affairs for the province of British Columbia (1913-1916)

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dc.contributor.authorSanders, Deidre Annen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-15T18:18:55Z
dc.date.available2024-08-15T18:18:55Z
dc.date.copyright1995en_US
dc.date.issued1995
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Anthropology
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis considers the Nuu-chah-nulth and Kwakwaka'wakw testimonies before the Royal Commission on Indian Affairs for the Province of British Columbia (1913-1916). To objectively analyze these testimonies content analysis was employed. Some issues considered by Aboriginal testifiers were land additions, Aboriginal title, local education, health care, non-traditional economic activities, and non-Native territorial expansion. The importance of these issues is similar for the Nuu-chah-nulth and Kwakwaka'wakw and the primary concern is additional lands. A comparison with Naneen Stuckey's 1981 study of the Tsimshian testimonies reveals a relatively high similarity of concerns among these Nations, although the Nuu­-chah-nulth and Kwakwaka'wakw are more similar to each other than either is to the Tsimshian. By considering the Aboriginal testimonies one gains an understanding of the important issues and the First Nation perspective earlier this century. Given the significance of Aboriginal issues in British Columbia today, this provides an important historical background.
dc.format.extent115 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/19560
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dc.titleWhat was really said? : a consideration of the Nuu-chah-nulth and Kwakwaka'wakw testimonies before the Royal Commission on Indian Affairs for the province of British Columbia (1913-1916)en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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