TY  - BOOK
AU  - Elsey, Christine J.,
TI  -  The poetics of land & identity among British Columbia Indigenous peo ples
SN  - 9781552665503 (pbk.)
U1  -  971.1 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Halifax, N.S.
PB  - Fernwood Pub.
KW  - Indigenous peoples
KW  - British Columbia
KW  - Ethnic identity
KW  - Land tenure
KW  - Folklore
KW  - Native peoples
KW  - Social life and customs
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-135) and index; Introduction -- First Nations Identity Through a History of Struggle -- The Poetics of Self and Land; A Phenomenological Explanation -- Poe tics and Stories Among the Coastal First Nations -- The Poiesis of Land in Interior "Storyscapes" -- The Poiesis of Enfoldment Within the Stei n Valley "Storyscape" -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Appendices -- Select ed Bibliography -- Index
N2  - "The Poetics of Land and Identity is about the meaning of land for t he many diverse First Nations within British Columbia. The work offers a study of the folklore and symbolic traditions within many Aboriginal regions and illustrates how these traditions emphasize the importance o f orality and poetics as the defining factor in the value of land. Chri stine J. Elsey offers a deft, scholarly discussion of these "storyscape s," providing us with a point of access for understanding First Nations ' perspectives on the world and their land. She provides an important a lternative to the monetary, exploitative, resource-driven view of natur e and land ownership and highlights the conflicts between the colonial, Western perspective of nature and the holistic view of First Nations p eople."--Publisher's website
ER  -