Eagle Down Is Our Law - Witsuwit'en Law, Feasts, and Land Claims (Paperback)

Eagle Down Is Our Law is about the struggle of the Witsuwit'en peoples to establish the meaning of aboriginal rights. With the neighbouring Gitksan, the Witsuwit'en launched a major land claims court case asking for the ownership and jurisdiction of 55,000 square kilometers of land in north-central British Columbia that they claim to have held since before the arrival of the Europeans. In conjunction with that court case, the Gitksan and Witsuwit'en asked a number of expert witnesses, among them Antonia Mills, an anthropologist, to prepare reports on their behalf. Her report, which instructs the judge in the case on the laws, feasts, and institutions of the Witsuwit'en, is presented here. Her testimony is based on two years of participant observation with the Witsuwit'en peoples and on her reading of the anthropological, historic, archaeological, and linguistic data about the Witsuwit'en.

General

Imprint:	University of British Columbia Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	1994
First published:	1994
Authors:	Antonia Mills
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback - Trade / Trade
Pages:	238
ISBN-13:	978-0-7748-0513-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Indigenous peoples Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Business & Economics > Finance & accounting > Finance > Property & real estate Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Land rights Books > Money & Finance > Property & real estate Promotions
LSN:	0-7748-0513-7
Barcode:	9780774805131

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