Cis Dideen Kat - When the Plumes Rise : The Way of the Lake Babine Nation.
Fiske, Jo-Anne.
Cis Dideen Kat - When the Plumes Rise : The Way of the Lake Babine Nation. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (271 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Cis dideen kat (When the Plumes Rise) -- Prologue -- 1 The Political and Cultural Context -- 2 Investigating Social and Cultural Practices -- 3 The Lake Babine People: The Four- Clan Nation -- 4 The Balhats -- 5 Origin and History of the Balhats -- 6 The Way of the Balhats -- 7 Colonial Legal Orders -- 8 Contemporary Justice Issues -- 9 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index.
This book, the first to be written about the Lake Babine Nation in north-central British Columbia, examines its traditional legal order, self-identity, and their involvement in current treaty negotiations.
9780774850643
Carrier Indians -- British Columbia -- Babine Lake Region.
Carrier law.
Potlatch -- British Columbia -- Babine Lake Region.
Carrier Indians -- British Columbia -- Babine Lake Region -- Government relations.
Electronic books.
E99.T17 -- F57 2000eb
971.1/82004972
Cis Dideen Kat - When the Plumes Rise : The Way of the Lake Babine Nation. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (271 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Cis dideen kat (When the Plumes Rise) -- Prologue -- 1 The Political and Cultural Context -- 2 Investigating Social and Cultural Practices -- 3 The Lake Babine People: The Four- Clan Nation -- 4 The Balhats -- 5 Origin and History of the Balhats -- 6 The Way of the Balhats -- 7 Colonial Legal Orders -- 8 Contemporary Justice Issues -- 9 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index.
This book, the first to be written about the Lake Babine Nation in north-central British Columbia, examines its traditional legal order, self-identity, and their involvement in current treaty negotiations.
9780774850643
Carrier Indians -- British Columbia -- Babine Lake Region.
Carrier law.
Potlatch -- British Columbia -- Babine Lake Region.
Carrier Indians -- British Columbia -- Babine Lake Region -- Government relations.
Electronic books.
E99.T17 -- F57 2000eb
971.1/82004972