Chinook Jargon: The Hidden Language of the Pacific Northwest
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Author/Creator
Jim Holton
Explores alcoholism by determining symptoms and direction of alcoholism based on gender and heritage; pattern of drinking; and documenting the "aging-out' phenomenon.
Historical note:
On 2 May 1885 Lieutenant Colonel William Otter was defeated by Poundmaker's war chief Fine-Day at the Battle of Cut Knife near Battleford, SK. A flying column of Canadian militia and army regulars was defeated by Poundmaker despite their use of a Gatling gun.Literature review of colonization in Canada's North establishes the position that colonization is a determinant of health.