Lha yudit'ih = We always find a way bringing the Tŝilhqot'in title case home
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"Eight years in the making, Lha yudit'ih We Always Find a Way is a community oral history of Tsilhqot'in Nation v. British Columbia, the first case in Canada to result in a declaration of Aboriginal Rights and Title to a specific piece of land. Told from the perspective of the Plaintiff, Chief Roger William, joined by fifty Xeni Gwet'ins, Tŝilhqot'ins, and allies, this book encompasses ancient stories of creation, modern stories of genocide through smallpox and residential school, and stories of resistance including the Tŝilhqot'in War, direct actions against logging and mining, and the twenty-five-year battle in Canadian courts to win recognition of what Tŝilhqot'ins never gave up and have always known. "We are the land," as Chief Roger says. After the violence of colonialism, he understands the court case as "bringing our sight back." This book witnesses the power of that vision, its continuity with the Tŝilhqot'in world before the arrival of colonizers two centuries ago, and its potential for a future of freedom and self-determination for the Tŝilhqot'in People."-- Provided by publisher |
| Author(s): | Lorraine Weir , Roger William , Mabel Solomon (Contributor), Cecile William (Contributor), Martin Quilt (Contributor), Ivor Deneway Myers (Contributor), Xeni Gwet'ins (Contributor), Tŝilhqot'ins (Contributor) |
| Document: | Book · Paperback · CIRC [ 0 ] |
| Edition: | 1st Edition |
| Published: | 2023 |
| Physical Description: | xxxix, 455 pages, a-p pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm |
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| Contents: | Introduction Where I Come From Dada chugh The Big Sickness (1862) The Tŝilhqot'in War (1864) Residential School : Trinkets and Reconciliation Naŝlhiny Horses and Growing Up Logging Coming Closer : From the Declaration to the Brittany Lake Forest Management Plan (1989-1998) Navajo Country The Title Case : From the Trial to the Appeal (2002-2012) Nen gagunlhchugh deni nidlin We live all over this land Teẑtan Biny Fish Lake and the (New) Prosperity Mine Getting Our Sight Back |
| Subjects: | First Nations British Columbia History, First Nations British Columbia Land claims, First Nations British Columbia Social conditions, First Nations British Columbia Social life and customs, First Nations history, LAW / Indigenous Peoples, Tsilhqot'in National Government |
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Last updated: 2025-01-24