essay
The Slavey indians: the relevance of ethnohistory to development
native peoples: the canadian experience • Toronto, Ont. • Published In 1986 • Pages: 271-296
By: Asch, Michael.
Abstract
This document contains the testimony of the author as an expert witness during an inquiry into the possible impacts of constructing a gas pipeline through the Mackenzie River Valley; largely an economic history of the peoples of the region and observations from the author’s own fieldwork among the Slavey. Based on the example of the expansion and collapse of the fur trade, it is argued that the pipeline should only be permitted after a land settlement with, and consent of, the native peoples. A brief epilogue describes events after a delay was imposed.
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Arctic and Subarctic
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem
- Field Date
- 1969-1970
- Coverage Date
- 1750-1977
- Coverage Place
- western Northwest Territories, northeastern British Colombia and northwestern Alberta, Canada
- Notes
- Michael Asch
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 296)
- LCCN
- 86187110
- LCSH
- Slavey Indians