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category: Biography & Autobiography
published: Apr 2011
ISBN:9780774820059
publisher: UBC Press

The Many Voyages of Arthur Wellington Clah

A Tsimshian Man on the Pacific Northwest Coast

by Peggy Brock

tagged: native americans, post-confederation (1867-), native american
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

Peggy Brock

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.

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

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