"In Citizens Plus, Alan Cairns unravels the historical record to clarify the current impasse in negotiations between Aboriginal peoples and the state. He considers the assimilationist policy assumptions of the imperial era, examines more recent government initiatives, and analyz…
This book unravels the historical record to clarify the current impasse in negotiations between Aboriginal peoples and the state.
A series of research papers on the history of native peoples (Indian, Inuit, Metis) in Canada, presented at a Native Studies colloquium at Brandon University, Manitoba in 1981. Includes a bibliographic essay on the Indian in Canadian historical writing.
A series of research papers on the history of native peoples (Indian, Inuit, Metis) in Canada, presented at a Native Studies colloquium at Brandon University, Manitoba in 1981. Includes a bibliographic essay on the Indian in Canadian historical writing.
"A collection of writings on issues such as megaprojects in the North, the changing roles of native women, aboriginal rights in Newfoundland, slave-trading, epidemics, and firearms in native history. Includes chapter by Michael Asch entitled "Capital and economic development: a …
A collection of writings on issues such as megaprojects in the North, the changing roles of native women, aboriginal rights in Newfoundland, slave-trading, epidemics, and firearms in native history. Includes chapter by Michael Asch entitled "Capital and economic development: a c…
"Based on a viral article, 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act is the essential guide to understanding the legal document and its repercussion on generations of Indigenous peoples, written by a leading cultural sensitivity trainer. The Indian Act, after 141 years, co…
Annotation Colonizing Bodies looks at the impact of government policy on the health of Native people, including reserve allocations, the alienation of water supplies to Euro-American settlers, residential schooling, and the persecution of indigenous healers. Colonizing Bodies pu…
"Most books dealing with North American Indigenous peoples are exhaustive in coverage. They provide in-depth discussion of various culture areas which, while valuable, sometimes means that the big picture context is lost. This book offers a corrective to that trend by providing …