THE BANKER AND THE BLACKFOOT tells the colorful and compelling story of a real Western town in the foothills of the Rockies in the late 1800s and highlights the unusual friendships and trust that developed there between Indians and newcomers--before the government broke its Treaty promises to the first peoples.
THE BANKER AND THE BLACKFOOT tells the colorful and compelling story of a real Western town in the foothills of the Rockies in the late 1800s and highlights the unusual friendships and trust that developed there between Indians and newcomers--before the government broke its Treaty promises to the first peoples.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
J. Edward Chamberlin is professor emeritus of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Toronto, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and an Officer of the Order of Canada. He was Senior Research Associate with the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples in Canada, and has worked extensively on indigenous land claims in Canada, the United States, South Africa, and Australia. His books include If This Is Your Land, Where Are Your Stories? Finding Common Ground; Horse: How the Horse Has Shaped Civilizations; and Island: How Islands Transform the World. He lives near Vancouver.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: Jack Cowdry and Crop Eared Wolf Chapter 1: Fort Macleod Chapter 2: On the Banks of the Old Man's River Chapter 3: An Unusual Banker Chapter 4: When the Police Came Chapter 5: The Aristocrats of the Plains Chapter 6: Treaty Seven Chapter 7: The Roundup Chapter 8: The Uprising Chapter 9: Settling into the Foothills Chapter 10: Chinook Country Chapter 11: Homeland and Frontier Chapter 12: The Blackfoot Quirt Chapter 13: "How Can We Sing Our Creator's Song in a Strange Land?" Chapter 14: When Crop Eared Wolf Became Chief of the Bloods Chapter 15: For Sale: Cowdry Brothers Bank-Not for Sale: Land on the Blood Reserve Chapter 16: Farewell Acknowledgements Sources and Endnotes Index
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: Jack Cowdry and Crop Eared Wolf Chapter 1: Fort Macleod Chapter 2: On the Banks of the Old Man's River Chapter 3: An Unusual Banker Chapter 4: When the Police Came Chapter 5: The Aristocrats of the Plains Chapter 6: Treaty Seven Chapter 7: The Roundup Chapter 8: The Uprising Chapter 9: Settling into the Foothills Chapter 10: Chinook Country Chapter 11: Homeland and Frontier Chapter 12: The Blackfoot Quirt Chapter 13: "How Can We Sing Our Creator's Song in a Strange Land?" Chapter 14: When Crop Eared Wolf Became Chief of the Bloods Chapter 15: For Sale: Cowdry Brothers Bank-Not for Sale: Land on the Blood Reserve Chapter 16: Farewell Acknowledgements Sources and Endnotes Index
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