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Join Goose Lane Editions, St. Thomas University, Andrea Bear Nicholas, and host Roland Chrisjohn as we celebrate the launch of Bilijk: A Documentary History of Kingsclear First Nation, 1783–1950!In this incredible book, Andrea Bear Nicholas assembles Oral Traditions and archival material she spent more than twenty years gathering to document the explosive history of land theft by colonial governments, the disastrous effects of pre- and post-confederation residential schools, and, despite all, the survival of an unwavering people.
This event is free and open to the public, and books will be available for sale courtesy of Westminster Bookmark.
Wednesday, May 27 at 6:30pm in the Dawn Russell Lounge in Sir James Dunn Hall, St. Thomas University.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
The head of tide of the Wəlastəkw, known as Ekwpahak in Wəlastəkwey, has long been a gathering place for the Wəlastəkokewiyik and was reserved for them by colonial authorities in the mid-18th century. However, when 11,000 Loyalists invaded unceded Wəlastəkwey territory after the American Revolution, and the influential Judge Isaac Allen purchased Ekwpahak in a highly questionable dealing, the Wəlastəkokewiyik were deprived of their land, with some forced to settle a few miles upriver at Kingsclear.
In this long-awaited volume, Andrea Bear Nicholas assembles Oral Traditions, archival documents, paintings, maps, and photographs to document the history of the Kingsclear First Nation community, from its establishment in the late-18th century to the disastrous mid-20th century attempt to centralize the Wəlastəkwey Nation at Kingsclear. These documents demonstrate the destructive impact of colonialism upon the Wəlastəkokewiyik, from their dispossession by Loyalists and the establishment of the Sussex Vale Indian School in the late 18th century, to the increasing restrictions on traditional life that both impoverished and oppressed them.
gooselane.com/Bilijk
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Andrea Bear Nicholas is a Wəlastəkwew (Maliseet) from Nekwətkok (Tobique First Nation) and Professor Emerita at St. Thomas University, where she held the Chair in Native Studies for twenty years and developed the first university-based Indigenous Language Immersion Teacher Training Program in North America. She has published widely on Indigenous history, Oral Traditions, linguistic rights, and revitalization.
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James Dunn Hall, Tim Hortons, 59 Dineen Dr, Fredericton, NB E3B 9V7, Canada
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