An illustrated history of Canada's Native people : I have lived here since the world began / Arthur J. Ray.

Revision of: Ray, Arthur J., 1941-. I have lived here since the world began.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Canada's Native people have inhabited this land since the Ice Age and were already accomplished traders, artisans, farmers and marine hunters when Europeans first reached their shores. Contact between Natives and European explorers and settlers initially presented an unprecedented period of growth and opportunity. But the two vastly different cultures soon clashed. Arthur J. Ray charts the history of Canada's Native people from first contact to current land claims. The result is a fascinating chronicle that spans 12,000 years and culminates in the headlines of today."-- Provided by publisher.

Chapter 1 The Land As History Book -- Chapter 2 The Cultural Mosaic -- Chapter 3 Legends of the First Encounters -- Chapter 4 Welcoming the Newcomers -- Chapter 5 New Friends and Foes -- Chapter 6 Trade and War in the Western Interior -- Chapter 7 Opportunities in the Fur Trade -- Chapter 8 The Sea-Otter Bonanza -- Chapter 9 Choosing Sides -- Chapter 10 Fighting the Loyalists for Land -- The Changing Order in the Northwest -- Chapter 12 Placed on a Little Spot -- Chapter 13 The Métis and "Indian" Question -- Chapter 14 Treaty Making -- Chapter 15 It Is a Strict Law That Bids Us Dance -- Chapter 16 From Buffalo Hunting to Farming -- Chapter 17 The Modern Fur Trade -- Chapter 18 Working for the Industrial Fishery -- Chapter 19 Getting Organized -- Chapter 20 Searching for Settlement -- Chapter 21 History Wars -- Chapter 22 The Forgotten People: The Métis.

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