In a three part series, Constitutional Professor and local historian Craig Jones recounts some almost unbelievable stories from his forthcoming book "First Nation: Grand Chief N'Kwala and the Struggle for the Interior Plateau".  There are three parts: Part I (November 10): Finan McDonald, Pelkamulox III, Kaúxuma Núpika, and the Buffalo Wars 1800-1812 - Professor Jones pieces together the hidden story of how a far-sighted Okanagan chief, a gigantic Scot, and a remarkable Ktunaxa female warrior-prophet brought the fur trade to the Interior Plateau. Part II (November 17): Grand Chief N'Kwala and the Fur Traders 1812-1841 - How Pelkamulox's son Chief N'Kwala (Nicola), through peacemaking and through war, came to dominate the economy and politics of the Interior, from the early days of Fort Kamloops to the manhunt that followed the killing of Chief Trader Samuel Black. Part III (December 1): The End of the Trade, the Gold Rush, and Chief Spintlum's Peace 1842 to 1862 - covers the Hudson Bay Company's power plays, the imposition of the border at the 49th Parallel and the straining of the Secwepemc-Okanagan confederacy, and documents the remarkable emergence of the alliance of Indigenous nations that held the gold miners in check and averted annexation of British Columbia by the United States. Please ignore the below class times. The correct class times are below: Nov 10 - 1:30-3:30 Nov 17 & Dec 1 - 10:00-12:00