Shxw'ow'hamel First Nation
Alternate Names
Shxw'ow'hamel First Nation
Ohamil
Latitude
49.34302592
Longitude
-121.6066646
Province
British Columbia
Region
British Columbia
Type
First Nation Location
Colonial Fracture And Community Cohesion: Governance In The Stó:Lõ Community Of Shxw'õwhámél
Alternate Title
Research Paper (National Centre for First Nations Governance)
Research Paper for the National Centre for First Nations Governance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Keith Thor Carlson
Description
Paper discusses three topics: the process of adopting the Siyá:m System of leadership, the limitations of the system as expressed by members of the community, and the government and missionary actions which isolated and curtailed the traditional inter-village family interactions.
Familial Cohesion and Colonial Atomization: Governance and Authority in a Coast Salish Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Keith Thor Carlson
Native Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 2, 2010, pp. 1-42
Description
Looks at the strengths and limitations of the Siyá:m System of leadership, and discusses the government and missionary actions which isolated and curtailed the traditional inter-village family interactions.