First Nations Perspectives on the Grasslands of the Interior of British Columbia

• Main Authors: Blackstock, Michael D., McAllister, Rhonda
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Digital Commons @ University of South Florida 2004
• Subjects: British Columbia; Canada; First Nations
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/jea/vol8/iss1/2; https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1064&context=jea

Although the First Nations Elders from the interior of southern British Columbia, Canada, recall times when grass was “belly-high to a horse,” today they worry about the deteriorated state of the grasslands. Using ethnographic and historical research methods, this paper documents recognized First Na...