Spirits of the Rockies: Reasserting an Indigenous Presence in Banff National Park

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Courtney W. Mason

Spirits of the Rockies

Reasserting an Indigenous Presence in Banff National Park

Courtney W. Mason

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English

University of Toronto Press
08 September 2014

Interdisciplinary studies; General studies; Institutions & learned societies: general; Material culture; Social issues & processes

The 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.

Drawing on extensive oral testimony from the Nakoda, supplemented by detailed analysis of archival and visual records, Spirits of the Rockies 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.

By: Courtney W. Mason
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9781442626683
ISBN 10: 1442626682
Pages: 277
Publication Date: 08 September 2014
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Courtney W. Mason is a postdoctoral research fellow with the Indigenous Health Research Group at the University of Ottawa.

Reviews for Spirits of the Rockies: Reasserting an Indigenous Presence in Banff National Park

‘Spirits of the Rockies contributes most significantly to our understanding of the history of indigenous people’s participation in sport, recreation, and exhibition…Scholars in several disciplines will appreciate it.’ - Ted Binnema (The Canadian Journal of Native Studies vol35:01:2015) ‘Mason offers a novel interpretation of the historical production of racialized indigeneity.’ - Anna J. Willow (Canadian Journal of History vol 51:03:2016)