The anathema of aggregation: Toward 21st-century self-government in the coast salish world

Anthropologica

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-48

  Thom, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian aboriginal policy; Coast salish; Kinship; Political organization; Self government

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953860861     PISSN: 00035459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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