The Wild Horse Canyon Trail: Shifting strategies of colonial settlement in the Okanagan

To help understand the changing relationships between First Nations and settler populations during the mid-to-late-nineteenth century, we present two examples of practical interaction among these groups in the Okanagan Valley. These two brief case studies are set around a trail that was initially us...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ewonus, Paul, Ewonus, George
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Archaeological Society of British Columbia 2019
Subjects:
Archaeology and history > British Columbia > Okanagan Valley
Okanagan Valley B.C. > Colonization
Syilx > Land tenure
Whites > British Columbia > Okanagan Valley > Relations with Indigenous peoples
Wild Horse Canyon Trail B.C.
First Nations
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.25316/ir-15260
https://viurrspace.ca/handle/10613/23358
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Summary:To help understand the changing relationships between First Nations and settler populations during the mid-to-late-nineteenth century, we present two examples of practical interaction among these groups in the Okanagan Valley. These two brief case studies are set around a trail that was initially used by local First Nations to travel along the eastern side of Okanagan Lake and, as time progressed, reveal a changing role for Indigenous people in safeguarding and providing access to territorial lands.

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