Caledonia Suttee?: An anatomy of Carrier cremation cruelty in the historical record
http://localhistory.vpl.ca/link/cni40981
- Author
- MacLaren, I. S.
- Date
- Spring 2006
- Geographic Location
- British Columbia
- Material Type
- magazine article
- Abstract
- 'Between 1820 and 1860 four published stories about Native barbarity contributed to the demonization of the inhabitants of the Pacific Slope inland from coastal areas....This review of the textual record of Carrier cremation practices questions the impression that the Carrier routinely inflicted cr…
- Author
- MacLaren, I. S.
- Role
- Author
- Date
- Spring 2006
- Geographic Location
- British Columbia
- Material Type
- magazine article
- Physical Description
- illustrations
- Source Title
- BC Studies
- Issue
- 149
- Pages
- 3-37
- Abstract
- 'Between 1820 and 1860 four published stories about Native barbarity contributed to the demonization of the inhabitants of the Pacific Slope inland from coastal areas....This review of the textual record of Carrier cremation practices questions the impression that the Carrier routinely inflicted cruel treatment on the widow.'