Landscapes and Social Transformations on the Northwest Coast
The Fraser Valley in British Columbia has been viewed historically as a typical setting of Indigenous-white interaction. Jeff Oliver now reexamines the social history of this region from pre-contact to the violent upheavals of nineteenth and early twentieth century colonialism to argue that the domi...
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| description | The Fraser Valley in British Columbia has been viewed historically as a typical setting of Indigenous-white interaction. Jeff Oliver now reexamines the social history of this region from pre-contact to the violent upheavals of nineteenth and early twentieth century colonialism to argue that the dominant discourses of progress and colonialism often mask the real social and physical process of change that occurred here—change that can be more meaningfully tied to transformations in the land. The Fraser Valley has long been a scene of natural resource appropriation—furs and fish, timber and agriculture—with settlement patterns and land claims centering on the use of these materials. Oliver demonstrates how social change and cultural understanding are tied to the way that people use and remake the landscape. Drawing on ethnographic texts, archaeological evidence, cartography, and historical writing, he has created a deep history of the valley that enables us to view how human entanglements with landscape were creative of a variety of contentious issues. By capturing the multiple dynamics that were operating in the past, Oliver shows us not only how landscape transformations were implicated in constructing different perceptions of place but also how such changes influenced peoples’ understanding of history and identity. This groundbreaking work examines engagement between people and the environment across a variety of themes, from aboriginal appropriation of nature to colonists’ reworking of physical and conceptual geographies, demonstrating the consequences of these interactions as they permeated various social and cultural spheres. It offers a new lens for viewing a region as it provides fresh insight into such topics as landscape change, perceptions of place, and Indigenous-white relations. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1432542024-08-27T04:24:31Z Landscapes and Social Transformations on the Northwest Coast Oliver, Jeff Fraser River Valley (B.C.) -- Historical geography. Fraser River Valley (B.C.) -- Social conditions. Cultural landscapes -- British Columbia -- Fraser River Valley. Social archaeology -- British Columbia -- Fraser River Valley. Human ecology -- British Columbia -- Fraser River Valley. Material culture -- British Columbia -- Fraser River Valley. Land settlement -- British Columbia -- Fraser River Valley -- History. Colonization -- Social aspects -- History. Indians of North America -- First contact with Europeans -- British Columbia -- Fraser River Valley. thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology The Fraser Valley in British Columbia has been viewed historically as a typical setting of Indigenous-white interaction. Jeff Oliver now reexamines the social history of this region from pre-contact to the violent upheavals of nineteenth and early twentieth century colonialism to argue that the dominant discourses of progress and colonialism often mask the real social and physical process of change that occurred here—change that can be more meaningfully tied to transformations in the land. The Fraser Valley has long been a scene of natural resource appropriation—furs and fish, timber and agriculture—with settlement patterns and land claims centering on the use of these materials. Oliver demonstrates how social change and cultural understanding are tied to the way that people use and remake the landscape. Drawing on ethnographic texts, archaeological evidence, cartography, and historical writing, he has created a deep history of the valley that enables us to view how human entanglements with landscape were creative of a variety of contentious issues. By capturing the multiple dynamics that were operating in the past, Oliver shows us not only how landscape transformations were implicated in constructing different perceptions of place but also how such changes influenced peoples’ understanding of history and identity. This groundbreaking work examines engagement between people and the environment across a variety of themes, from aboriginal appropriation of nature to colonists’ reworking of physical and conceptual geographies, demonstrating the consequences of these interactions as they permeated various social and cultural spheres. It offers a new lens for viewing a region as it provides fresh insight into such topics as landscape change, perceptions of place, and Indigenous-white relations. 2024-08-27T04:24:30Z 2024-08-27T04:24:30Z 2024-08-15T11:39:50Z 2010 book ONIX_20240815_9780816548934_48 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/92808 9780816548934 9780816527878 9780816553600 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/143254 eng Archaeology of Indigenous-Colonial Interactions in the Americas open access image/png Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/92808/1/9780816548934.epub University of Arizona Press University of Arizona Press fe2167e9-9179-40da-be48-8146f68f8f24 9780816548934 9780816527878 9780816553600 University of Arizona Press 264 open access |
| spellingShingle | Fraser River Valley (B.C.) -- Historical geography. Fraser River Valley (B.C.) -- Social conditions. Cultural landscapes -- British Columbia -- Fraser River Valley. Social archaeology -- British Columbia -- Fraser River Valley. Human ecology -- British Columbia -- Fraser River Valley. Material culture -- British Columbia -- Fraser River Valley. Land settlement -- British Columbia -- Fraser River Valley -- History. Colonization -- Social aspects -- History. Indians of North America -- First contact with Europeans -- British Columbia -- Fraser River Valley. thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology Oliver, Jeff Landscapes and Social Transformations on the Northwest Coast |
| title | Landscapes and Social Transformations on the Northwest Coast |
| title_full | Landscapes and Social Transformations on the Northwest Coast |
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| title_short | Landscapes and Social Transformations on the Northwest Coast |
| title_sort | landscapes and social transformations on the northwest coast |
| topic | Fraser River Valley (B.C.) -- Historical geography. Fraser River Valley (B.C.) -- Social conditions. Cultural landscapes -- British Columbia -- Fraser River Valley. Social archaeology -- British Columbia -- Fraser River Valley. Human ecology -- British Columbia -- Fraser River Valley. Material culture -- British Columbia -- Fraser River Valley. Land settlement -- British Columbia -- Fraser River Valley -- History. Colonization -- Social aspects -- History. Indians of North America -- First contact with Europeans -- British Columbia -- Fraser River Valley. thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology |
| topic_facet | Fraser River Valley (B.C.) -- Historical geography. Fraser River Valley (B.C.) -- Social conditions. Cultural landscapes -- British Columbia -- Fraser River Valley. Social archaeology -- British Columbia -- Fraser River Valley. Human ecology -- British Columbia -- Fraser River Valley. Material culture -- British Columbia -- Fraser River Valley. Land settlement -- British Columbia -- Fraser River Valley -- History. Colonization -- Social aspects -- History. Indians of North America -- First contact with Europeans -- British Columbia -- Fraser River Valley. thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology |
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