Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Characters xi
6. Chapter One. Introduction 1
7. Chapter Two. The Cree of James Bay 38
8. Chapter Three. “A Starving and Naked State”: Responses to Deprivation 54
9. Chapter Four. Colonial Resistance and Survival 101
10. Chapter Five. Violent Conflicts Involving Indigenous People 143
11. Chapter Six. Creating History: Narratives of Disentitlement 230
12. Chapter Seven. The Shaking Tent: Abiding the “Spirit Above” 284
13. Chapter Eight. The Relative Nature of Truth and Reality 307
14. Chapter Nine. Conclusions 327
15. Notes 337
16. References 379
17. Index 425