Standing Up With G_a'ax_sta'las Jane Constance Cook and the Politics of Memory, Church, and Custom - Women and Indigenous Studies
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Standing Up with G_a'ax_sta'las tells the remarkable story of Jane Constance Cook (1870-1951), a controversial Kwakwa_ka_'wakw leader and activist who lived during a period of enormous colonial upheaval. Working collaboratively, Robertson and Cook's descendants draw on oral histories and textual records to create a nuanced portrait of a high-ranked woman, a cultural mediator, devout Christian, and Aboriginal rights activist who criticized potlatch practices for surprising reasons. This powerful meditation on memory and cultural renewal documents how the Kwagu'l Gix_sa_m have revived their long-dormant clan in the hopes of forging a positive cultural identity for future generations through feasting and potlatching.
Book information
ISBN: | 9780774823845 |
Publisher: | University of British Columbia Press |
Imprint: | UBCPress |
Pub date: | 07 Oct 2012 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 596 . |
Weight: | 1000g |
Height: | 229mm |
Width: | 152mm |
Spine width: | 44mm |