Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Maps and Illustrations vii
4. Preface to the First Edition xi
5. Preface to the Second Edition xiii
6. First Nations Defined 1
7. Archaeology and First Peoples 13
8. Ethnology and Traditional Lifeways 29
9. First Nations in Recent and Contemporary Times 63
10. Appendices
11. The First Nations of British Columbia 98
12. Major Ethnic Groups 124
13. Excerpts from the Royal Proclamation, 1763 130
14. Excerpts from the Laurier Memorial, 1910 132
15. Highlights from the Nisga’a Final Agreement, 2000 135
16. First Nations Involved in Treaty Negotiations, 2006 139
17. Glossary 142
18. Selected Bibliography 147