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A wonderful book, full of travel and people. Most of all, it is superb anthropology, challenging many of the accepted notions about the lives of hunters. Paul Theroux
Fascinating descriptions of daily life and the Indians dreams of hunting trails and of heaven alternate with a perceptive commentary on the history, politics and social conditions of northeastern British Columbia. Two realities emerge: the rapacious dreams and plans of the white man, and the maps the Indians made to demonstrate the tenacity of a hunting and trapping economy. Conflicts of interest and the collision of points of view are reflected in the structure of the book. Odd-numbered chapters are a narrative of the Indians in their hunting territory of forests and foothills. The even-numbered chapters explore how Indians must compete with resource and recreational industries for an ever-greater piece of the North. Drawing on the authors experiences of living with Beaver Indians, this book makes a significant contribution to social science and history, without depriving the reader of the pure enjoyment of fine writing and storytelling.
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Hugh Brody is a writer, anthropologist and filmmaker. He has taught philosophy at Queens University, Belfast, geography at McGill University and social anthropology at Cambridge. His films include 1919, On Indian Land, Hunters and Bombers, Time Immemorial and The Washing of Tears. His fieldwork in the High Arctic in the 1970s formed the basis for a television movie and a book, The Peoples Land, and several films.
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"Eloquent." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Privileged as few whites have been, Brody took part in several hunts during his stay. His accounts of these expeditions are stirring and dramatic . . . when he writes of Indian life, his prose sparkles." -- Washington Post
"This is a wonderful book, as unique and quietly successful as the way of life it describes." --Maclean's
"Privileged as few whites have been, Brody took part in several hunts during his stay. His accounts of these expeditions are stirring and dramatic . . . when he writes of Indian life, his prose sparkles." -- Washington Post
"This is a wonderful book, as unique and quietly successful as the way of life it describes." --Maclean's
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- PublisherDouglas & McIntyre
- Publication date1992
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- ISBN 13 9781553657262
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