Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Acknowledgements xi
4. List of Abbreviations xv
5. Creating, Challenging, Imposing, and Defending the Marriage “Fortress” 1
6. Customs Not in Common 19
7. Making Newcomers to Western Canada Monogamous 63
8. “A Striking Contrast…Where Perpetuity of Union and Exclusiveness is Not a Rule, at Least Not a Strict Rule” 103
9. The 1886 “Traffic in Indian Girls” Panic and the Foundation of the Federal Approach to Aboriginal Marriage and Divorce 147
10. Creating “Semi-Widows” and “Supernumerary Wives” 193
11. “Undigested, Conflicting and Inharmonious” 231
12. Conclusion 279
13. Appendix 287
14. Notes 297
15. Bibliography 343
16. Index 361