| The Many Voyages of Arthur Wellington Clah: A Tsimshian Man on the Pacific Northwest Coast Contributor(s): Brock, Peggy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0774820063 ISBN-13: 9780774820066 Publisher: University of British Columbia Press OUR PRICE: $32.62 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - Post-confederation (1867-) - Literary Collections | Diaries & Journals |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2011500418 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.05 lbs) 324 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First-hand accounts of Indigenous people's encounters with colonialism are rare. A daily diary that extends over fifty years is unparalleled. Based on a transcription of Arthur Wellington Clah's diaries, this book offers a riveting account of a Tsimshian man who moved in both colonial and Aboriginal worlds. From his birth in 1831 to his death in 1916, Clah witnessed profound change: the arrival of traders, missionaries, and miners, and the establishment of industrial fisheries, wage labour, and reserves. His many voyages - physical, cultural, and spiritual - provide an unprecedented Aboriginal perspective on colonial relationships on the Pacific Northwest Coast. |