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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Antonia MillsPublisher: University of British Columbia Press Imprint: University of British Columbia Press Weight: 0.320kg ISBN: 9780774805131ISBN 10: 0774805137 Pages: 238 Publication Date: 01 January 1994 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsForeword / Disdaywa (Alfred Joseph) Foreword / Mas Gak (Don Ryan) Preface / Michael Kew Preface / Michael Jackson Acknowledgments Prologue 1 The Nature of Witsuwit'en Society 2 The Nature and Function of the Witsuwit'en Feast 3 Genesis of the Witsuwit'en 4 Witsuwit'en Institutions 5 Witsuwit'en Law 6 The Witsuwit'en Interface with the World Epilogue Notes References IndexReviewsUBC Press is to be commended for putting together a fine book. The numerous prologues and forwards help the reader put Ms. Mills' testimony into legal and cultural context. As for Ms. Mills' testimony itself, I am quite confident that it will ultimately emerge as a far more noble and respectable document than Chief Justice McEachern's judgment. -- Edward Morawski The Graduate In ongoing discussions of the role of expert witnessing, this book will remain a significant contribution. -- Julie Cruikshank Western Historical Quarterly Eagle Down is Our Law ... marks the start of an era in which First Nations will increasingly produce their own representations of their social institutions and histories. Mill's book provides an opportunity for non-Natives to begin to develop an understanding of the nature and operation of Witsuwit'en society. -- Kevin Washbrook BC Studies Eagle Down is Our Law ... marks the start of an era in which First Nations will increasingly produce their own representations of their social institutions and histories. Mill's book provides an opportunity for non-Natives to begin to develop an understanding of the nature and operation of Witsuwit'en society. -- Kevin Washbrook BC Studies UBC Press is to be commended for putting together a fine book. The numerous prologues and forwards help the reader put Ms. Mills' testimony into legal and cultural context. As for Ms. Mills' testimony itself, I am quite confident that it will ultimately emerge as a far more noble and respectable document than Chief Justice McEachern's judgment. -- Edward Morawski The Graduate In ongoing discussions of the role of expert witnessing, this book will remain a significant contribution. -- Julie Cruikshank Western Historical Quarterly Eagle Down is Our Law ... marks the start of an era in which First Nations will increasingly produce their own representations of their social institutions and histories. Mill's book provides an opportunity for non-Natives to begin to develop an understanding of the nature and operation of Witsuwit'en society. -- Kevin Washbrook * BC Studies * In ongoing discussions of the role of expert witnessing, this book will remain a significant contribution. -- Julie Cruikshank * Western Historical Quarterly * UBC Press is to be commended for putting together a fine book. The numerous prologues and forwards help the reader put Ms. Mills' testimony into legal and cultural context. As for Ms. Mills' testimony itself, I am quite confident that it will ultimately emerge as a far more noble and respectable document than Chief Justice McEachern's judgment. -- Edward Morawski * The Graduate * Author InformationAntonia Mills is associate professor in the First Nations Studies program at the University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |