Chris Arnett is an archaeologist, researcher, and writer who lives on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia. He has lectured in anthropology and archaeology at the University of British Columbia, the University of Victoria, and Malaspina University-College (now Vancouver Island University). Among his publications are They Write Their Dreams on the Rock Forever: Rock Writings of the Stein River Valley, British Columbia (co-authored with Annie York and Richard Daly) and The Terror of the Coast: Land Alienation and Colonial War on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, 1849–1863. Arnett is a registered member of Ngāi Tahu Whānui of Murihiku, Te Wai Pounamu, and a descendant of British and Scandinavian ancestors.

• PrefaceIntroduction 1 A Theory of Everything 2 Red Paint and Markings 3 The Ethnography of Nłeʔkepmx Rock Art 4 Similkameen Sagas 5 Archaeologies of Nłeʔkepmx Rock Art 6 Dreaming the Future 7 Archaeology and the War in the Woods Glossary of Nłeʔkepmxcín Notes; References; Index

"This book is for those who enjoy an ontological mystery. This book is for those who live their lives through story."- Wendy Burton, University of the Fraser Valley (The British Columbia Review)

Chris Arnett is an archaeologist, researcher, and writer who lives on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia. He has lectured in anthropology and archaeology at the University of British Columbia, the University of Victoria, and Malaspina University-College (now Vancouver Island University). Among his publications are They Write Their Dreams on the Rock Forever: Rock Writings of the Stein River Valley, British Columbia (co-authored with Annie York and Richard Daly) and The Terror of the Coast: Land Alienation and Colonial War on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, 1849–1863. Arnett is a registered member of Ngāi Tahu Whānui of Murihiku, Te Wai Pounamu, and a descendant of British and Scandinavian ancestors.

• PrefaceIntroduction 1 A Theory of Everything 2 Red Paint and Markings 3 The Ethnography of Nłeʔkepmx Rock Art 4 Similkameen Sagas 5 Archaeologies of Nłeʔkepmx Rock Art 6 Dreaming the Future 7 Archaeology and the War in the Woods Glossary of Nłeʔkepmxcín Notes; References; Index

"This book is for those who enjoy an ontological mystery. This book is for those who live their lives through story."- Wendy Burton, University of the Fraser Valley (The British Columbia Review)

Chris Arnett is an archaeologist, researcher, and writer who lives on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia. He has lectured in anthropology and archaeology at the University of British Columbia, the University of Victoria, and Malaspina University-College (now Vancouver Island University). Among his publications are They Write Their Dreams on the Rock Forever: Rock Writings of the Stein River Valley, British Columbia (co-authored with Annie York and Richard Daly) and The Terror of the Coast: Land Alienation and Colonial War on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, 1849–1863. Arnett is a registered member of Ngāi Tahu Whānui of Murihiku, Te Wai Pounamu, and a descendant of British and Scandinavian ancestors.

• PrefaceIntroduction 1 A Theory of Everything 2 Red Paint and Markings 3 The Ethnography of Nłeʔkepmx Rock Art 4 Similkameen Sagas 5 Archaeologies of Nłeʔkepmx Rock Art 6 Dreaming the Future 7 Archaeology and the War in the Woods Glossary of Nłeʔkepmxcín Notes; References; Index

"This book is for those who enjoy an ontological mystery. This book is for those who live their lives through story."- Wendy Burton, University of the Fraser Valley (The British Columbia Review)