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A new edition of the groundbreaking 1959 publication created in collaboration with the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs. This beautiful new edition of the histories and laws of the Gitanyow (literally people of the small/narrow place, once called the Kitwancool in settler accounts), as recounted to museum curator Wilson Duff in 1958, includes a new foreword by Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs and updated photographs while preserving the original text. Until the mid-twentieth century, the village of Kitwancool (now Gitanyow) was only accessible to outsiders by trail. This inaccessibility of territory protected a deeply independent spirit and unique legal system, recorded here as part of an agreement that allowed for the removal of Gitanyow totem poles to the Royal BC Museum for preservation. The complete histories of the Gitanyow, told in their own words, were also translated and recorded here as part of the same agreement. This publication not only captures the histories, territories, and laws of the Gityanow, but also a significant moment in time for settler-Indigenous relations, and the origin story for totem poles still standing at the Royal BC Museum today. Histories, Territories and Laws of the Kitwancool is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand Gitanyow society and belief.

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Author:   Maggie Good ,  B.W. McKilvington ,  Glen Williams ,  Constance Cox
Publisher:   Royal British Columbia Museum
Imprint:   Royal British Columbia Museum
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 12.70cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 19.10cm
Weight:   0.136kg
ISBN:  

9780772680327

ISBN 10:   0772680329
Pages:   96
Publication Date:   28 October 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

IntroductionPart One: Histories Of The Kitwancool1. Historical Story Of The Totem-Poles Of The Clan Of The Wolves, Gilt-Winth, Of Kitwancool2. Historical Story Of The Nee-Gamks Totem-Pole Belonging To The Frog Clan3. History Of The Totem-Pole Ha-Ne-Lal-Gag ( Where The Raven Sleeps With Its Young )4. History Of The Lands Belonging To Chief Neas-La-Ga- Naws (Mr. Fred Good), Or The History Of Mah-Ley And Ak-Gwen-Dasqu Of The Wolf Clan. 5. History Of The Wars With The Tse-Tsaut: How The Village Of Git-An-Yow Became KitwancoolThe Second WarThe Tse-TsautPeace Ceremony And Later IncidentsPart Two: Territories Of The Kitwancool1. Territories Of The Wolf Clan2. Kitwancool Territories In General3. Territories Of Mah-Ley Group Op The Wolf Clan4. Territories Of The Frog ClanPart Three: Laws And Customs Of The Kitwancool1. Laws Concerning TerritoriesPresident2. Chieftainship, Rank, And PowerSeatingSpeaker3. Chief's Costume4. Marriage5. Naming Of Children6. Girls' Maturity, Boys' Maturity7. Divorce, Widowhood8. CookingAppendix1. List Of Names In The House Of Chief Neas-La-Ga-Naws2. List Of Names In The House Of Chief Gwen-Nue

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Wilson Duff (1925-76) was curator of anthropology at the BC Provincial Museum (now Royal BC Museum) from 1950 to 1965, when he accepted a teaching position at the University of British Columbia. He became one of the most important anthropologists of his time and published numerous articles and books on First Nations and anthropology in BC.

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