{"product_id":"hang-onto-these-words-9780802085344","title":"Hang Onto These Words","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1985 and 1986, ninety-year-old Witsuwit'en Chief, Maxlaxlex – or Johnny David as he is better known – was the first Witsuwit'en to give Commission Evidence in the \u003ci\u003eDelgamuukw\u003c\/i\u003e land claims case in which the Witsuwit'en and Gitxsan of Northern British Columbia were battling for title to their traditional territories. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Hang Onto These Words'\u003c\/i\u003e presents the actual transcripts of the questions and answers between lawyers working on both sides and this knowledgeable and outspoken Native elder who spoke in his own language and whose words were then translated by an interpreter into English. The evidence was given in a makeshift courtroom set up in David's own home. Anthropologist Antonia Mills was present during these proceedings, and in this book, she introduces and contextualizes the evidence within the\u003ci\u003e Delgamuukw\u003c\/i\u003e case. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his testimony, David provides a rich description of the Witsuwit'en way of life as well as the injustices suffered at\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword    HAGWILNEGHL \/RONALD A. MITCHELL    Foreword   MISALOS \/ VICTOR JIM    Foreword    MICHAEL JACKSON    Acknowledgments    Introduction   ANTONIA MILLS    The Commission Evidence of Witsuwit'en Chief  Maxlaxlex \/ Johnny David    VOLUME 1: Direct Examination of Johnny David by Peter Grant, 20 September  1985   VOLUME 2: Direct Examination of Johnny David by Peter Grant, 26-7 September  1985    VOLUME 3: Direct Examination of Johnny David by Peter Grant, 17-19  October 1985   VOLUME 4: Direct Examination of Johnny David by Peter Grant, 19-20  December 1985   VOLUME 5: Direct Examination of Johnny David by Peter Grant, 29-31  January 1986   VOLUME 6: Cross-Examination of Johnny David by John Milne, 24-5 February  1986    VOLUME 7: Cross-Examination of Johnny David by John Milne, 21-2 April  1986    VOLUME 8: Cross-Examination of Johnny David by John Milne, 28 April 1986     Redirect Examination of Johnny David by Peter Grant, 29 April 1986    Cross-Examination of Johnny David by John Milne, 29 April 1986    Notes   Glossary   References   Credits and Sources   Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359185994071,"sku":"9780802085344","price":40.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780802085344.jpg?v=1754123922","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hang-onto-these-words-9780802085344","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}