Ahtahkakoop : The Epic Account of a Plains Cree Head Chief, His People, and Their Struggle for Survival 1816-1896

Christensen, Deanna

Shell Lake , 2000

By Ahtahkakoop Publishing
$55.00 USD
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Details

Hard Covers, dust jacket, 844 pages, 7.25x10 in [18x25 cm]. Colour and B&W photographs and illustrations.

Condition

Dust jacket rubbed.
Boards: name inscription along top edge of half-title page.
Notes

Ahtahkakoop chronicles the life of Plains Cree chief Ahtahkakoop (Star Blanket) and the collapse of Cree independence in the 19th century. It shows how disease, the loss of the buffalo, and colonial expansion forced difficult choices, leading Ahtahkakoop to pursue diplomacy, education, and Treaty 6 as strategies for survival. The book presents survival as costly, marked by broken promises, reserve life, and loss of autonomy, while highlighting Cree resilience and leadership during a period of profound upheaval.
ISBN

0968736904
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