As far as the eye can see : the shíshálh in their territory, 1791-1920
department or school: Arts, Faculty of
department or school: Anthropology, Department of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Merchant, Peter
issued: 2020-05-04T20:47:54Z
issued: 2020
related degree: Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: The shíshálh of the southwest coast of Canada, for two hundred and twenty-five years, have faced the intense pressure of British, then Canadian colonial and state expansion. In the face of this continued onslaught they have neither ceded nor abandoned tems swiya (our world [shíshálh territory]). The length, intensity and ongoing nature of the colonial conflict on the west coast of Canada provides numerous examples of the role of structure in shaping the responses of colonized peoples to the colonial conflict. Specifically, an examination of how the relationship between the shíshálh and tems swiya conditioned the shíshálh response to the colonial conflict and in turn was itself transformed is critical to understanding the internal tensions within contemporary shíshálh society and their relationship with the non-shíshálh who reside within tems swiya. Exploring this question can be conducted through the analysis of the skwákwiyám (shíshálh oral traditions), archaeological, ethnographic, and historical records. These sources of data indicate that although the current condition of the shíshálh–tems swiya relationship has distinctly altered from that of the pre-contact era, it is no less legitimate; rather it represents the “indigenization of modernity,” ensuring shíshálh survival through the twenty-first century.
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note: As Far as the Eye Can See: The shíshálh in Their Territory, 1791-1920 by PETER MERCHANT B.A., Simon Fraser University M.A. University of British Columbia A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES (Anthropology) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Vancouver) May 2020 © Peter S. Merchant, 2020 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for acceptance, the dissertation entitled: As Far as the Eye Can See: The shíshálh in Their Territory, 1791-1920 submitted by Peter M erchant in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology Examining Committee: Michael Blake, Anthropology Supervisor Bruce Miller, Anthropology Supervisory Committee Member Andrew Martindale, Anthropology University Examiner Susan Rowley, Anthropology University Examiner Douglas Harris, Peter A. Allard School of Law University Examiner iii Abstract The shíshálh of the southwest coast of Canada, for two hundred and twenty-five years, have faced the intense pressure of British, then Canadian colonial and state expansion. In the face of this continued onslaught they have neither ceded nor abandoned tems swiya (our world [shíshálh territory]). The length, intensity and ongoing nature of the colonial conflict on the west coast of Canada provides numerous examples of the role of structure in shaping the responses of colonized peoples to the colonial conflict. Specifically, an examination of how the relationship between the shíshálh and tems swiya conditioned the shíshálh response to the colonial conflict and in turn was itself transformed is critical to understanding the internal tensions within contemporary shíshálh society and their relationship with the non-shíshálh who reside within tems swiya. Exploring this question can be conducted through the analysis of the sk…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2020-09
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0390350
language: eng
degree discipline: Anthropology
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
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scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/74317