Ts'msyen People and
their Neighbours -ANTH 403E - 502B
Course Description
Ts'msyen peoples have lived on BC's north coast for at least ten millennia. This course takes the
perspective of indigenous scholarship to examine the historical and contemporary social, cultural, and
economic organization of the Ts'msyen and their neighbours. Particular attention will be given to social
relations with non-Ts'msyen (such as Tlingit, Haida, K'amksiwah –non-Indigenous peoples) historically
and in the contemporary period as it relates to questions of land and marine resource ownership and
management and the processes whereby the Ts’msyen have asserted and maintained sovereignty.
Graduate students wishing to take this course should enroll in ANTH 502B. Undergraduates should
enroll in ANTH 403E.
Course Outline
Downloadable course outline
Required Textbooks