Standing Up with Ga'axsta'las: Jane Constance Cook and the Politics of Memory, Church, and Custom
Book Details
Author(s)
Leslie Robertson
Publisher
UBC Press
ISBN / ASIN
0774823844
ISBN-13
9780774823845
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#9,443,781
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United States 🇺🇸
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Description
Standing Up with Ga'axsta'las is a compelling conversation with the colonial past initiated by the descendants of Kwakwaka'wakw leader and activist, Jane Constance Cook (1870-1951). Drawing from oral histories, archival materials, and historical and anthropological works, they offer a nuanced portrait of a high-ranked woman who was a cultural mediator; devout Christian; and activist for land claims, fishing and resource rights, and adequate health care.
