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As wealthy immigrants from Hong Kong began to settle in Vancouver, British Columbia, their presence undid a longstanding liberal consensus that defined politics and spatial inequality there. Riding the currents of a neoliberal wave, these immigrants became the center of vigorous public controversies around planning, home building, multiculturalism, and the future of Vancouver. Because of their class status and their financial capacity to remake space in their own ways, they became the key to a reshaping of Vancouver through struggles that are necessarily both global and local in context, involving global-real estate enterprises, the Canadian state, city residents, and others. In her examination of the story of the integration of transnational migrants from Hong Kong, Katharyne Mitchell draws out the myriad ways in which liberalism is profoundly spatial, varying greatly depending on the geographical context. In doing so, Mitchell shows why understanding the historically and geographically contingent nature of liberal thought and practice is crucial, particularly as we strive to understand the ongoing societies' transition to neoliberalism.Katharyne Mitchell is Professor of Geography and the Simpson Professor of the Public Humanities at the University of Washington. ... Read more

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Victorias Chinatown is Canadas oldest Chinese neighbourhood and has a lineage unbroken since 1858. With large-format colour photos and photocollages, Robert Amos and Kileasa Wong take you behind the doors of the 29 private clubs that make up the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association. Youll see the gilded altars, antique art and ornate furniture that grace these meeting halls. Through stunning pictures and text in both Chinese and English, you will meet the club members and take an inside look at the culture of this complex community. Inside Chinatown is sure to become a landmark publication chronicling the vibrant heritage of Chinese Canadians. ... Read more

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Featuring more than 500 public art installations, this is the essential guide for tourists and Vancouver residents alike. The character of a city is revealed by its public artwhat it collectively places on its streets and walls and in its public spaces. As a city known internationally for its breathtaking cityscapes and mountain backdrop, Vancouver has much to offer visually including the diverse and thriving public art found in the citys neighbourhoods. Public Art in Vancouver: Angels Among Lions is the first comprehensive guidebook that explores Vancouver through the eyes of public art. Engaging colour photos and detailed descriptions that focus on the historical and cultural context of each art piece, its place in modern art and the artist who created it allow for a greater understanding of these urban treasures. Easy-to follow maps take readers to communities and destinations such as False Creek, Chinatown, the West End, Downtown North and South, East Vancouver, Van- Dusen Botanical Garden, Stanley Park and the University of British Columbia. Tour the better known and the hidden art installations that are made from every possible medium and include monuments, paintings, murals, tapestries, figurines, First Nations art, relics, busts, fountains, gateways, mosaics, sculptures and reliefs. ... Read more

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Though linguists estimate that hundreds of languages are in danger of extinction, everyday use of Kwak'wala, an indigenous language spoken in British Columbia, reveals that it has been strategically maintained even among young speakers as a marker of cultural identity. Anne Marie Goodfellow explores the relationship between language, culture, and identity through a case study of the current use of Kwak'wala in two communities, Quatsino and Kingcome Inlet."Talking in Context" demonstrates the importance of cultural contact on the structure of languages and addresses the socio-cultural aspects of indigenous language use in the modern world. Goodfellow's analysis of linguistic data from three generations of Kwak'wala speakers shows that English has greatly influenced grammar and phonology. Even though Kwak'wala is being replaced by English as the language of communication, Goodfellow found that speakers with varying degrees of fluency use the native language tactically to signal Kwak'wala identity and for ceremony. "Talking in Context" shows the ways in which indigenous languages may one day be restored to broader uses in the communities to which they are significant. ... Read more

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The Fraser Valley in British Columbia has been viewed historically as a typical setting of Indigenous-white interaction. Jeff Oliver now reexamines the social history of this region from pre-contact to the violent upheavals of nineteenth and early twentieth century colonialism to argue that the dominant discourses of progress and colonialism often mask the real social and physical process of change that occurred here—change that can be more meaningfully tied to transformations in the land.

The Fraser Valley has long been a scene of natural resource appropriation—furs and fish, timber and agriculture—with settlement patterns and land claims centering on the use of these materials. Oliver demonstrates how social change and cultural understanding are tied to the way that people use and remake the landscape. Drawing on ethnographic texts, archaeological evidence, cartography, and historical writing, he has created a deep history of the valley that enables us to view how human entanglements with landscape were creative of a variety of contentious issues. By capturing the multiple dynamics that were operating in the past, Oliver shows us not only how landscape transformations were implicated in constructing different perceptions of place but also how such changes influenced peoples’ understanding of history and identity.

This groundbreaking work examines engagement between people and the environment across a variety of themes, from aboriginal appropriation of nature to colonists’ reworking of physical and conceptual geographies, demonstrating the consequences of these interactions as they permeated various social and cultural spheres. It offers a new lens for viewing a region as it provides fresh insight into such topics as landscape change, perceptions of place, and Indigenous-white relations.

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The Archive of Place weaves together a series of narratives about environmental history in a particular location - British Columbia's Chilcotin Plateau. In the mid-1990s, the Chilcotin was at the centre of three territorial conflicts. Opposing groups, in their struggle to control the fate of the region and its resources, invoked different understandings of its past - and different types of evidence - to justify their actions. These controversies serve as case studies, as William Turkel examines how people interpret material traces to reconstruct past events, the conditions under which such interpretation takes place, and the role that this interpretation plays in historical consciousness and social memory. It is a wide-ranging and original study that extends the span of conventional historical research. ... Read more

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This digital document is a journal article from Museum Management and Curatorship, published by Elsevier in . The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Laura Peers and Alison Brown in their recent book, Museums and Source Communities, suggest that collaborative relationships established between museums and source communities are contingent on three things: the nature of the source community; the political relationship between the source community and the museum; and the geographical proximity of museums to these communities (2003: 3). In this paper, I add another factor to these three: the unique culture of the individual museum. It draws on research I did on collaborative projects undertaken by the Calgary's Glenbow Museum and the Blackfoot peoples in southern Alberta and Montana, and the Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria, BC and the Nuu-chah-nulth people of the West Coast of Vancouver Island. Vancouver Island. ... Read more

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This book is a reprint of a now classic text dealing with Wolcott's dissertation topic on the study of a Kwakiutl Indian village and the one-room school in which he taught at Village Island in the Alert Bay region of British Columbia. Within the book, Wolcott's interest in anthropology and training as an educator are blended together to present a unique look into the educational training of Indian children. ... Read more

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With over three million copies in print, CultureShock! is a dynamic and indispensable range of guides covering countless destinations around the world. The series is especially intended for travellers who are looking to truly understand the countries they are visiting and who might even consider residing there. Each title contains invaluable advice for the traveller to adapt seamlessly into the local environment and is packed with useful details on transportation, taxes, accommodation, health, shopping and festivals. Additionally, each book provides concise insights into the history, language, cuisine and business practises of each country, as well as explaining the customs, traditions and social etiquette in a lively and informative style. ... Read more

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A 2008 Kiriyama Prize "Notable Book"

Finalist for the Writers' Trust Nereus Non-Fiction Prize

Finalist for the Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize, BC Book Prize

Winner of the Wilfred Eggleston Award for Non-Fiction, Alberta Literary Awards

Longlisted for the British Columbia Award for Canadian Non-fiction

Somewhere between joyous affirmation of British Columbia's splendour and momentous grief for the destruction of a once thriving salmon culture comes the newest work from acclaimed poet and novelist Tim Bowling. The Lost Coast is a lyrical, impassioned lament for the home Bowling once knew and for the river and creatures that continue to haunt his imagination.

Raised in Ladner, BC, by a gillnetting family, Bowling was a fisherman himself until the mid-1990s. The loss of the West Coast's salmon culture is felt deeply by Bowling; this is a betrayal of his birthright and a decimation of his children's heritage. The Lost Coast asks hard questions of politicians, fishermen, fish farmers, industrialists and of the three million people currently inhabiting Greater Vancouver. What is the story behind the pioneers who built this province? What is the secret life of the killer whale and the great blue heron? And above all else, who caused, and continues to hasten, the diminishment of the Pacific salmon, British Columbia's most totemic creature?

With a poet's attention to details of the spirit, and a novelist's flair for character and story, Tim Bowling elevates his cherished homeland to the realm of enduring myth. ... Read more

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The Tsimshian are a tribe of Native Americans residing on the coast of British Columbia. This was the first set of Tsimshian texts with English translations that Boas published. The companion book, Tsimshian Texts (New Series), published in 1912, is also available at sacred-texts.

Boas notes that these were 'only moderately well told'. In several cases, the narratives duplicate stories documented elsewhere in the Northwest region. However, these texts stand by themselves and make interesting reading. Boas' Tsimshian collection techniques have been criticized in recent years, but the extensive parallels with other bodies of folklore, both regionally and globally, leave no doubt that these stories are authentic. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Wind Speaker, published by Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA) on June 1, 1996. The length of the article is 910 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Western exhibition promotes the Native way.
Author: Noah Black
Publication: Wind Speaker (Newsletter)
Date: June 1, 1996
Publisher: Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA)
Volume: 14Issue: 2Page: 5(sup)

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This digital document is an article from Wind Speaker, published by Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA) on June 1, 2000. The length of the article is 1892 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: In his own words (Native chief talks about training for potlatch).
Author: Adam Dyck
Publication: Wind Speaker (Newsletter)
Date: June 1, 2000
Publisher: Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA)
Volume: 18Issue: 2Page: 3(sup)

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This digital document is an article from Phi Delta Kappan, published by Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. on March 1, 2002. The length of the article is 1883 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: IN CANADA: Getting Back to Essentials.
Author: Heather-jane Robertson
Publication: Phi Delta Kappan (Refereed)
Date: March 1, 2002
Publisher: Phi Delta Kappa, Inc.
Volume: 83Issue: 7Page: 495

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This digital document is an article from Performing Arts & Entertainment in Canada, published by Performing Arts and Entertainment in Canada on March 22, 1995. The length of the article is 637 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: The Robert Minden Ensemble of Vancouver, BC, uses objects such as musical saws and garbage cans as instruments. The group includes Robert; a French horn player; a vocalist; and Robert's two daughters, who are musicians. The Mindens' Jewish heritage influences their choice of music.

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Title: The Robert Minden Ensemble: unique among musical groups.
Author: Shlomo Schwartzberg
Publication: Performing Arts & Entertainment in Canada (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 1995
Publisher: Performing Arts and Entertainment in Canada
Volume: v29Issue: n2Page: p19(1)

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