Chu tesh ha timiux "he worked hard on the land" : the story of Joeyaska

• Main Author: Joe, Mary Jane
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 1999
• Subjects: Joeyaska; First Nations > British Columbia > Land tenure; Athapascan > Land tenure; Nlaka'pamux (Thompson); Joeyaska Indian Reserve #2; Oral tradition; Nk'xetko; Indian; Protector; First Nations
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/9684

This paper provides a history of my great grandfather, Joeyaska; who he was, where he came from, and how he came to acquire 320 acres of land in 1878 near Merritt, in the interior of British Columbia. Joeyaska was considered a Stuwix. From all that is known, Joeyaska was a Stuwix from the Athapaskan...