Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Culture and Colonialism in Rural British Columbia 3
5. The Burden of History 27
6. The Landscape of Public History: Pioneers, Progress, and the Myth of the Frontier 53
7. Mobilizing History: Regional Identities, Pioneer Traditions, and the Frontier Myth in Political Discourse 79
8. Indians, Whites, and Common-Sense Racism 104
9. Encountering Histories: The Land Claims Public Forum 138
10. Re-creating the Wild West: Negotiating Indianness in the Williams Lake Stampede 164
11. The Frontier Complex: Conclusions and Comments 186
12. Notes 205
13. References 221
14. Index 233