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The terror of the coast : land alienation and colonial war on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, 1849-1863
- Title
- The terror of the coast : land alienation and colonial war on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, 1849-1863 / Chris Arnett.
- Author
- Arnett, Chris.
- Publication
- Burnaby, B.C. : Talonbooks, 1999.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | E78.B9 A75 1999 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 382 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits; 23 cm
- Summary
- "On April 20, 1863 a British naval gunboat fired on a Native village on Kuper Island. The naval officers believed that the village harboured individuals involved in two recent assaults against European settlers in the Gulf Islands. The gunboat was repulsed with casualties after a fierce battle with a handful of warriors. Following this defeat, the colonial government responded with one of the largest military operations in British Columbia's history, on the east coast of Vancouver Island and extending throughout the waters and islands of Active Pass, Trincomalee Channel and Stuart Channel, from Saturna Island north to Comox." "Previously ignored, the war between the "People of the Land" and the colonial government remains of utmost significance in today's world of unsettled First Nations' land claims. After the war of 1863 aboriginal land continued to be alienated, and Native jurisdiction eroded, throughout British Columbia--leaving an inequity which remains unresolved almost a century and a half later. Book jacket."--Jacket.
- Subject
- Indians of North America > British Columbia > Government relations
- Indians of North America > Land tenure > British Columbia > Vancouver Island
- Indians of North America > Land tenure > British Columbia > Gulf Islands
- Indians of North America > British Columbia > Government relations > History
- Indigenous peoples in Canada
- Indians of North America > Government relations
- Indians of North America > Land tenure
- Vancouver Island (B.C.) > History
- Gulf Islands (B.C.) > History
- British Columbia
- British Columbia > Gulf Islands
- British Columbia > Vancouver Island
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references: p. 376-382.
- Contents
- 1. Tthu tumuhw 'i' tthu hwulmuhw 'i' tthu hwunitum = The Land, the People of the Land, and the Hungry People. -- 2. The entire property of the White People forever. -- 3. The imperial chain. -- 4. After the Gold Rush. -- 5. Pay the Indians for the land or we'll have an Indian War. -- 6. Another atrocious murder. -- 7. The terror of the coast. -- 8. Much indebted to the Roman Catholic bishop. -- 9. Suspended between heaven and earth. -- 10. The seat of war. -- 11. Come! I, Hulkalatkstun go to kill him! -- 12. Judicial murder. -- Epilogue.
- ISBN
- 0889223181
- 9780889223189
- LCCN
- 00302190
- OCLC
- ocm40940362
- 40940362
- SCSB-1031582
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library