Death Feast in Dimlahamid Tapa dura - 1990

Vancouver: New Star Books, 1990. First Edition First Printing. A Fine uninscribed copy with near Fine dustjacket which is price clipped. In spite of continued encroachment on their 22,000 square mile homelands by forest companies and non Indian settlers, little has changed in the Gitksan-Wet'suwet'en territories in British Columbia's northwest since the anthropologist Marius Barbeau wrote "It is still an Indian Country, effectively guarded, perhaps the last unconquered native stronghold of the red Man in North America". The native people have never surrendered jurisdiction over their lands, continuing to insist, in the face of governments and corporations that deny their very existence, that it is theirs to decide if, when, how and by whom their lands are to be exploited. Based on visits in 1988 and 1989 the author takes inside the Gitksan and We'suwet'en peoples' campaign for justice and recognition and how their struggle, which is taking place within Canada's… Leer más

New Star Books, 1991. VG/VG. Trace of shelfwear/foxing. DJ w/ bit of rubbing/edgewear. 000018554

Point Roberts: New Star Books, 1991. Paperback. Very Good/no dustjacket. 8vo. pp. 200, ""This new edition reprints the complete text of the original 1990 edition, and adds a new chapter that takes up the narrative from the point when the case was still before the BC Supreme Court, follows the tumultuous events from Oka to the establishment of the BC Treaty Commission, examines the landscape that…

Vancouver, B.C.: New Star Books, 1990. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. FINE/FINE First Edition, 1st Printing. An exceptional unmarked copy with no wear. Clipped DJ is superb. 5.75" by 8.75", 200 pages. The author "pursues the Gitskan and Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs' struggle for the recognition of their peoples' rights, from the first blockade and protest on the Skeena River in 1872 to their current campaign of legal challenges and roadblocks.

New Star Books, 1991-03. Hardcover. Good.

Point Roberts, Washington, U.S.A.: New Star Books, 1991. Light rubbing, minsicule shelfwear, no bumping, one impact mark to price-clipped dust jacket. Barely noticeable impact mark on front board. Interior tight and unmarked. "[I]nterweaves profiles of the Gitksan-Wet'suwet'en leadership with descriptions of their peoples' history, culture, beliefs and folklore" while chronicling their legal battle for recognition and land claims, a battle that was won subsequent to this publication.. First 1st Printing. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Vancouver, B.C.: New Star Books, 1991. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). ISBN: 0-921586-14-0, Inscribed by Author upon the ffep, 'To Shari, thanks for your kindness, etc., Terry Glavin.' Very little wear overall. Quite clean. ''It is still an Indian country, effectively guarded - perhaps the last unconquered native stronghold of the Red Man in North America.' In spite of continued encroachment on their 22,000-square-mile homelands by forest companies and non-Indian settlers, little has changed in the Gitksan-Wet'suwet'en territories in British Columbia's northwest since the anthropologist Marius Barbeau wrote those lines in 1928. . . Based on a series of visits [the author] made to the area in 1988 and 1989, [this book] takes us inside the Gitksan and Wet'suwet'en peoples' campaign for justice and recognition.' 200 pages..

Vancouver: New Star Books, 1991. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). First Printing of the First Edition. Fine copy in a fine jacket, inscribed by glavin on the ffep..

Vancouver, B.C.: New Star Books, Limited, 1990. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xi, 200 pages. Bibliography. "Takes us inside the Gitksan and Wet'suwet'en peoples' campaign for justice and recognition. Glavin shows how their struggle, which is taking place within Canada's legal system as well on the land itself in a series of roadblocks, is rooted in their view that their relationship to the land is one of responsibility - for the land , and to the generations to come. A rich and fascinating blend of past and present, this timely book will forever change the way readers think of the 'land claims' issue." - dust jacket. Prior owner's name atop front free endpaper, otherewise unmarked with moderate wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy..