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Biography & Autobiography Native Americans

The Many Voyages of Arthur Wellington Clah

A Tsimshian Man on the Pacific Northwest Coast

by (author) Peggy Brock

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Apr 2011
Category
Native Americans, Post-Confederation (1867-), Native American
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774820059
    Publish Date
    Apr 2011
    List Price
    $95.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774820080
    Publish Date
    Apr 2011
    List Price
    $29.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774820066
    Publish Date
    Jan 2012
    List Price
    $29.95

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Description

First-hand accounts of Indigenous people’s encounters with colonialism are rare. A daily diary that extends over fifty years is unparalleled. Based on a transcription of Arthur Wellington Clah’s diaries, this book offers a riveting account of a Tsimshian man who moved in both colonial and Aboriginal worlds. From his birth in 1831 to his death in 1916, Clah witnessed profound change: the arrival of traders, missionaries, and miners, and the establishment of industrial fisheries, wage labour, and reserves. His many voyages – physical, cultural, and spiritual – provide an unprecedented Aboriginal perspective on colonial relationships on the Pacific Northwest Coast.

About the author

Awards

  • Short-listed, Canadian Aboriginal History Book Prize, Canadian Historical Association

Contributor Notes

Peggy Brock is an emeritus professor at Edith Cowan University in Perth and a visiting research fellow at the University of Adelaide, Australia.

Editorial Reviews

The Many Voyages of Arthur Wellington Clah is a striking book offering an on-the-ground viewpoint of colonialism as it evolved on the Pacific Northwest Coast of Canada.

Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History, V. 13, No 2, Fall 2012

A fascinating account...Peggy Brock has made a truly significant contribution to our understanding of the history of the northwest coast in the nineteenth century.

International Journal of Maritime History, Vol XXIV No 3