THE THEFT OF NORTHERN COAST SALISH LANDS AND THE COLONIAL CONUNDRUM OF GILBERT MALCOLM SPROAT, 1876-1880.

The article focuses on the colonial processes that led to the dispossession of Northern Coast Salish lands between 1876 and 1880, centring on the role and dilemmas of Indian Reserve Commissioner Gilbert Malcolm Sproat. Topics include conflicts between Indigenous land rights and settler expansion, government interference in reserve allocation, and Sproat's complex position within colonial policies and his contested legacy.