Indigenous Peoples Confront Capitalist Confederation on the West Coast, 1870–90

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From: Colonialism and Capitalism Canada's Origins 1500-1890

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This chapter looks at Indigenous populations in Canada on the West Coast between 1870 and 1890, their way of life and their engagement with the encroachment of capitalism and the state on their lands.

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Bryan D. Palmer

Bryan D. Palmer is Professor Emeritus and former Canada Research Chair, Canadian Studies, Trent University, Peterborough, Canada. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, former editor of Labour/Le Travail, and has published extensively on the history of labour and the revolutionary left. Among his many books are Canada’s 1960s and the co-authored, Toronto's Poor: A Rebellious History. He lives in Warkworth, Ontario.