Walking in Indian Moccasins
The Native Policies of Tommy Douglas and the CCF
This landmark study examines the Tommy Douglas's Co-operative Commonwealth Federation government - the first socialist government in North America - and the development of policies aimed at Indian and Metis people in the post-war period.
Ecology and Management of Sitka Spruce
Emphasizing Its Natural Range in British Columbia
This book is the most recent major work on the ecology and management of Sitka spruce.
The Lillooet Language
Phonology, Morphology, Syntax
This timely book is the first complete descriptive grammar of Lillooet, an indigenous Canadian language spoken in British Columbia, now threatened with extinction.
Trading Beyond the Mountains
The British Fur Trade on the Pacific, 1793-1843
This books examines the Hudson's Bay company exploration efforts beyond the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean from 1793 to 1843 – which led to the commercial development of the Pacific coast and the Cordilleran interior of western North America.
Birds of British Columbia, Volume 3
Passerines - Flycatchers through Vireos
The Birds of British Columbia is a complete reference work for bird-watchers, ornithologists, and naturalists who want in-depth information on the province's regularly occurring and rare birds.
The Resettlement of British Columbia
Essays on Colonialism and Geographical Change
In this beautifully crafted collection of essays, Cole Harris reflects on the strategies of colonialism in British Columbia during the first 150 years after the arrival of European settlers.
Life in Stone
A Natural History of British Columbia's Fossils
Richly illustrated with photographs and drawings, this is the first book to focus on British Columbia's fossils.
Making Vancouver
Class, Status, and Social Boundaries, 1863-1913
Explores social relationships in Vancouver from 1863 to 1913.
Politics, Policy, and Government in British Columbia
Written by well-known experts, this book provides an up-to-date portrait and analysis of one of the many dynamic faces of BC politics.
Early Human Occupation in British Columbia
A vital contribution to current knowledge about the prehistory in British Columbia, 10,500 to 5,000 years ago.
A Thousand Blunders
The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and Northern British Columbia
A provocative account of one of the greatest entrepreneurial failures in Canadian history, this book documents the downfall of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, which helped develop the north-central corridor of British Columbia – then collapsed dramatically in 1919.
Taking Control
Power and Contradiction in First Nations Adult Education
A critical ethnography of the Native Education Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Captured Heritage
The Scramble for Northwest Coast Artifacts
Douglas Cole Examines the process of anthropological collecting on the Northwest Coast between 1875 and the Great Depression, in the context of the development of museums and anthropology.