Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Maps and Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Preface xiv
6. Introducing First Nations, Popular Perceptions, and the Anthropological Perspective 1
7. Defining and Situating First Nations Today 17
8. Archaeology and First Nations 31
9. Languages, Population Estimates, and Traditional Lifeways 51
10. From the Late 1700s through the Twentieth Century 75
11. First Nations and Anthropology in the TwentyFirst Century 103
12. Appendices
13. The First Nations of British Columbia 120
14. Major Ethnic Groups 142
15. Excerpts from the British Columbia Heritage Conservation Act, 1996 150
16. Apology for Residential Schools 154
17. Excerpts from the Royal Proclamation, 1763 157
18. Glossary 159
19. Selected Bibliography 163