Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Acronyms xiv
6. Cradle to Grave: An Introduction 3
7. Weddings, Funerals, Anything: The British Columbian Demographic Narrative 19
8. The West We Have Lost: First Nations Depopulation 72
9. Girl Meets Boys: Sex Ratios and Nuptiality 91
10. Ahead by a Century: Fertility 113
11. Strangers in Paradise: Immigration and the Experience of Diversity 145
12. The Mourning After: Mortality 162
13. The British Columbia Clearances: Some Conclusions 187
14. Leading Settlements/Towns/Cities, BC, 1871-1951 195
15. Total Population, BC, 1867-2006 (Rounded to 000s) 201
16. Age and Sex Distributions, BC, 1891-2001 202
17. Infant Mortality Rates (IMR), BC, 1922-2002 211
18. Notes 212
19. Suggested Reading 256
20. Index 263