{"product_id":"spirits-of-the-rockies-reasserting-an-indigenous-presence-in-banff-national-park-paperback-softback-9781442626683","title":"Spirits of the Rockies; Reasserting an Indigenous Presence in Banff National Park (Paperback \/ softback) 9781442626683","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSpirits of the Rockies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eReasserting an Indigenous Presence in Banff National Park\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCourtney W. Mason (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781442626683\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 September 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages, 7 colour illustrations, 15 b\u0026amp;w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.4 x 1.5 cm, 0.34 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Spirits of the Rockies contributes most significantly to our understanding of the history of indigenous people’s participation in sport, recreation, and exhibition…Scholars in several disciplines will appreciate it.’\u003c\/p\u003e - Ted Binnema (The Canadian Journal of Native Studies vol35:01:2015) \u003cp\u003e\u0026amp;#x2018;Mason offers a novel interpretation of the historical production of racialized indigeneity.\u0026amp;#x2019;\u003c\/p\u003e - Anna J. Willow (Canadian Journal of History vol 51:03:2016)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Banff–Bow Valley in western Alberta is the heart of spiritual and economic life for the Nakoda peoples. While they were displaced from the region by the reserve system and the creation of Canada’s first national park, in the twentieth century the Nakoda reasserted their presence in the valley through involvement in regional tourism economies and the Banff Indian Days sporting festivals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on extensive oral testimony from the Nakoda, supplemented by detailed analysis of archival and visual records, \u003cem\u003eSpirits of the Rockies\u003c\/em\u003e is a sophisticated account of the situation that these Indigenous communities encountered when they were denied access to the Banff National Park. Courtney W. Mason examines the power relations and racial discourses that dominated the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rocky Mountains and shows how the Nakoda strategically used the Banff Indian Days festivals to gain access to sacred lands and respond to colonial policies designed to repress their cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Theorizing Power Relations in Colonial Histories\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Colonial Encounters: Treaty 7, Missionaries, and the Constraints of the Reserve System\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Repression of Indigenous Subsistence Practices in Rocky Mountains Park\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Sporting and Tourism Festivals: Representations of Indigenous Peoples\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Rethinking the Banff Indian Days as Critical Spaces of Cultural Exchange\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Looking Back and Pushing Ahead\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52588161106200,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/spirits-of-the-rockies-reasserting-an-indigenous-presence-in-banff-national-park-paperback-softback-9781442626683","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}