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

by Courtney Wade Mason

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442626682
• ISBN13: 9781442626683
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher