{"product_id":"spirits-of-the-rockies-courtney-w-mason-9781442649309","title":"Spirits of the Rockies: Reasserting an Indigenous Presence in Banff National Park","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Banff-Bow Valley in western Alberta is the heart of spiritual and economic life for the Nakoda peoples. While they were displaced from the region by the reserve system and the creation of Canada's first national park, in the twentieth century the Nakoda reasserted their presence in the valley through involvement in regional tourism economies and the Banff Indian Days sporting festivals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on extensive oral testimony from the Nakoda, supplemented by detailed analysis of archival and visual records, \u003cem\u003eSpirits of the Rockies\u003c\/em\u003e is a sophisticated account of the situation that these Indigenous communities encountered when they were denied access to the Banff National Park. Courtney W. Mason examines the power relations and racial discourses that dominated the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rocky Mountains and shows how the Nakoda strategically used the Banff Indian Days festivals to gain access to sacred lands and respond to colonial policies designed to repress their cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Courtney W. Mason\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442649305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442649309\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/11\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.80d","brand":"Courtney W. Mason","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48453636194559,"sku":"9781442649309","price":74.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aab5c388-f5d8-40bf-9058-2ecc19352c15.jpg?v=1777301335","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/spirits-of-the-rockies-courtney-w-mason-9781442649309","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}