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Books by or about Indigenous peoples in BC.
Fragile Settlements

Fragile Settlements

Aboriginal Peoples, Law, and Resistance in South-West Australia and Prairie Canada
by Amanda Nettelbeck; Russell Smandych; Louis A. Knafla & Robert Foster
edition:eBook
also available: Hardcover Paperback
tagged : native american studies, legal history

Fragile Settlements compares the processes by which colonial authority was asserted over Indigenous people in south-west Australia and prairie Canada from the 1830s to the early twentieth century. At the start of this period, there was an explosion of settler migration across the British Empire. In a humanitarian response to the unprecedented demand for land, Britain’s Colonial Office moved to protect Indigenous peoples by making them subjects under British law. This book highlights the parall …

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From Treaty Peoples to Treaty Nation

From Treaty Peoples to Treaty Nation

A Road Map for All Canadians
by Greg Poelzer & Ken S. Coates
edition:Paperback
also available: Hardcover eBook Hardcover
tagged : native american studies, indigenous peoples, cultural policy

Canada is a country founded on relationships and agreements between Indigenous peoples and newcomers. Although recent court cases have upheld Aboriginal title rights, the cooperative spirit of the treaties is being lost as Canadians engage in endless arguments about First Nations “issues.” Each new court decision adds fuel to the debate raging between those who want to see an end to special Aboriginal rights and those who demand a return to Aboriginal sovereignty.

 

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From Treaty Peoples to Treaty Nation

From Treaty Peoples to Treaty Nation

A Road Map for All Canadians
by Greg Poelzer & Ken S. Coates
edition:Hardcover
also available: Paperback
tagged : native american studies, indigenous peoples, cultural policy

Canada is a country founded on relationships and agreements between Indigenous peoples and newcomers. Although recent court cases have upheld Aboriginal title rights, the cooperative spirit of the treaties is being lost as Canadians engage in endless arguments about First Nations “issues.” Each new court decision adds fuel to the debate raging between those who want to see an end to special Aboriginal rights and those who demand a return to Aboriginal sovereignty.

 

Greg Poelzer and Ken Coates …

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From Treaty Peoples to Treaty Nation

From Treaty Peoples to Treaty Nation

A Road Map for All Canadians
by Greg Poelzer & Ken S. Coates
edition:eBook
also available: Hardcover
tagged : native american studies, indigenous peoples, cultural policy

Canada is a country founded on relationships and agreements between Indigenous peoples and newcomers. Although recent court cases have upheld Aboriginal title rights, the cooperative spirit of the treaties is being lost as Canadians engage in endless arguments about First Nations “issues.” Each new court decision adds fuel to the debate raging between those who want to see an end to special Aboriginal rights and those who demand a return to Aboriginal sovereignty.

 

Greg Poelzer and Ken Coates …

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The Iconic North

The Iconic North

Cultural Constructions of Aboriginal Life in Postwar Canada
by Joan Sangster
edition:eBook
also available: Hardcover Paperback
tagged : native american

Recent archaeological discoveries in the polar region have reanimated stock images of the intrepid explorer who braves the elements to bring modernity to a frigid northern wasteland. The Iconic North reveals that ideological assumptions, economic priorities, and a shift in government strategy in the postwar era all influenced how northern culture was represented in popular Canadian imagery. Whether it was film, television, or women’s autobiographies, the “primitive” North was often portray …

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The Iconic North

The Iconic North

Cultural Constructions of Aboriginal Life in Postwar Canada
by Joan Sangster
edition:Hardcover
also available: eBook
tagged : native american

Recent archaeological discoveries in the polar region have reanimated stock images of the intrepid explorer who braves the elements to bring modernity to a frigid northern wasteland. The Iconic North reveals that ideological assumptions, economic priorities, and a shift in government strategy in the postwar era all influenced how northern culture was represented in popular Canadian imagery. Whether it was film, television, or women’s autobiographies, the “primitive” North was often portray …

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The Iconic North

The Iconic North

Cultural Constructions of Aboriginal Life in Postwar Canada
by Joan Sangster
edition:Paperback
also available: Hardcover
tagged : native american

Recent archaeological discoveries in the polar region have reanimated stock images of the intrepid explorer who braves the elements to bring modernity to a frigid northern wasteland. The Iconic North reveals that ideological assumptions, economic priorities, and a shift in government strategy in the postwar era all influenced how northern culture was represented in popular Canadian imagery. Whether it was film, television, or women’s autobiographies, the “primitive” North was often portray …

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Mixed Blessings

Mixed Blessings

Indigenous Encounters with Christianity in Canada
edited by Tolly Bradford & Chelsea Horton
edition:Paperback
also available: Hardcover eBook
tagged : history, native american studies

Mixed Blessings transforms our understanding of the relationship between Indigenous people and Christianity in what is now Canada.

 

While acknowledging the harm of colonialism, including the trauma inflicted by church-run residential schools, this book challenges the portrayal of Indigenous people as passive victims of malevolent missionaries who experienced a uniformly dark history. Instead, it illuminates the diverse and multifaceted ways that Indigenous communities and individuals across Canad …

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