The Poetics of Land and Identity Among British Columbia Indigenous Peoples

by Christine J. Elsey

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The Poetics of Land and Identity is about the meaning of land for the many diverse First Nations within British Columbia. The work offers a study of the folklore and symbolic traditions within many Aboriginal regions and illustrates how these traditions emphasize the importance of orality and poetics as the defining factor in the value of land. Christine J. Elsey offers a deft, scholarly discussion of these “storyscapes,” providing us with a point of access for understanding First Nations’ perspectives on the world and their land. She provides an important alternative to the monetary, exploitative, resource-driven view of nature and land ownership and highlights the conflicts between the colonial, Western perspective of nature and the holistic view of First Nations people.
  • ISBN10 155266550X
  • ISBN13 9781552665503
  • Publish Date 1 April 2013
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country CA
  • Imprint Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd