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Eileen Delehanty Pearkes

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The Geography of Memory

By Eileen Delehanty Pearkes

The Geography of Memory is back in a greatly expanded, 20th anniversary edition. New maps, more photos, groundbreaking research and several essays by contemporary Sinixt people, all inform this important history of a transboundary First Nation that the Canadian government nearly succeeded in wiping from cultural memory. Learn more about the “American” tribe that took Canada to court, and in a landmark 2021 Supreme Court decision, proudly restored their Aboriginal right to access 80% of their traditional…

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A River Captured

By Eileen Delehanty Pearkes

Back in a new edition (Fall, 2022 release) with updates on the treaty negotiation process over the past decade, A River Captured is a compelling narrative that outlines a central ethical challenge: how to repair and restore some of what has been lost. While the 1964 Columbia River Treaty is often praised as a model water management agreement between the US and Canada, the story under the surface reveals greed, betrayal and heavy-handed tactics employed by the government in Canada, as the lauded treaty upended a healthy ecosystem with several dams and large storage…

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Sinixt Advocacy through the years

On April 23, 2021, in a strong 7-2 majority opinion, the Supreme Court of Canada restored Sinixt Aboriginal Rights in Canada. This highly visible decision was the tip of an iceberg for efforts made by Sinixt people over more than a century. The Sinixt never forgot who they were, or the land from which they emerged, … Read More about Sinixt Advocacy through the years

Journey Home

October 4, 2022 By Eileen Delehanty Pearkes 1 Comment

After several months' delay due to supply chain issues, the 20th anniversary edition of my first book, The Geography of Memory has finally … Read More... about Journey Home

About Eileen

Eileen Delehanty Pearkes explores landscape, history and the human imagination in writing, maps and visual notebooks. … Read More about About Eileen

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About Eileen

Eileen Delehanty Pearkes explores landscape, history and the human imagination in writing, maps and visual notebooks.

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