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Oxford University Press, Canada
21 April 2016
Combining contemporary articles with historical documents, this engaging reader examines the rich history of Aboriginal peoples within Canada through a thematic lens. The 31 articles - of which more than half are original to this volume - explore a diverse range of topics, including identity, treaties, spirituality, federal policy, residential schools, labour, and women's rights. Primary documents accompany each reading to provide students with a deeper understanding and appreciation of the long and complex history of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples in Canada.
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Imprint:   Oxford University Press, Canada
Country of Publication:   Canada
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Height: 227mm,  Width: 182mm,  Spine: 19mm
Weight:   700g
ISBN:   9780199015337
ISBN 10:   0199015333
Pages:   528
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
"Introduction: Indigenous Histories (Kristin Burnett with Geoff Read) 1. World Views Introduction Aboriginal History and Native Philosophy (NEW) (Dennis H. McPherson and J. Douglas Rabb) Indigenous Pedagogy: A Way Out of Dependence (Betty Bastien) Glossary 2. Encountering Europeans Introduction Imagining a Distant New World (Daniel K. Richter) Into the Arctic Archipelago: Edward Perry in Igloolik and the Shaman's Curse (Dorothy Harley Eber) Excerpt from an Interview with Rosie Iqallijuq (Interviewed and translated by Louis Tapardjuk, edited by Leah Otak) 3. Treaties and Self-Governance Introduction Canada's Treaty-Making Tradition (NEW) (J.R. Miller) Excerpt from The Treaties of Canada with the Indians of Manitoba and the North-West Territories, including the Negotiations on which they were based, and other information relating thereto Alexander Morris The Treaties of Atlantic Canada (NEW) (William Wicken) Articles of Peace and Agreement: Annapolis Royal 1726 (NEW Primary Document) 4. War, Conflict, and Society Introduction Slavery, the Fox Wars, and Limits of Alliance (Brett Rushforth) Baptisms, 21 September 1713 Louis Vincent Sawatanen: A Life Forged by Warfare and Migration (NEW) (Jonathan Lainey and Thomas Peace) The Present State and Situation of the Indian Tribes in the Province of Quebec, May [20] 1779 (NEW Primary Document) 5. The Fur Trade Introduction Wretched Fishers and Manly Men: The Meanings of Food in The Plateau Fur Trade (NEW) (Elizabeth Vibert) Report from Colville District, ""Answers to Queries on Natural History,"" 1829, (NEW Primary Document) (John Work) Innu Participation in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Fur Trade, 1888-1950 (NEW) (Brian Gettler) Annual Report for the Department of Indian Affairs for the Year Ended March 31, 1920 (NEW Primary Document) 6. Locating Métis Identity Introduction Respecting Métis Nationhood and Self-Determination in Matters of Métis Identity (NEW) (Adam Gaudry) Métis Registration Guide: Fulfilling Canada's Promise (NEW Primary Document) Only Pemmican Eaters? The International Press and Métis Identity, 1869-85 (Geoff Read and Todd Webb) The Insurrection in Manitoba, Brisbane Courier 7. Federal and Provincial Indian Policy Introduction Dreaming in Liberal White: Canadian Indian Policy, 1913-2013 (Revised for second edition) (Hugh Shewell) Civilizing Influences (Thomas Deasy) Indigenous Children and Provincial Child Welfare: The Sixties Scoop (NEW) (Lori Chambers) A Legacy of Canadian Child Care: Surviving the Sixties Scoop (NEW Primary Document) (Christine Smith [McFarlane]) 8. Survivance, Identity, and the Indian Act Introduction Identity, Non-Status Indians, and Federally Unrecognized Peoples (Bonita Lawrence) Indian Act, 1876, Sections 3(3)-3(6) (Revised for second edition) Stuck at the Border of the Reserve: Bill C-31 and the Impact on First Nations Women (Revised for second edition) (Jaime Cidro) Excerpt from an Interview with Life History Respondent 12 (Jaime Cidro) 9. Residential Schools Introduction Always Remembering: Indian Residential Schools in Canada (Celia Haig-Brown) Program of Studies for Indian School, 1897 Reflections on the Post-Residential School Settlement Agreement: Expressions of Reconciliation-Looking Back Forward Looking (Revised for second edition) (Lorena Sekwan Fontaine) Excerpt from the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, May 2006 10. Religion, Culture, and the Peoples of the North Introduction The Birth of a Catholic Inuit Community: The Transition to Christianity in Pelly Bay, NU, 1935-50 (Cornelius H.W. Renie and Jarich Oosten) Excerpt from Codex Historicus, 25 December 1940 Housing in the Northwest Territories: The Postwar Vision (NEW) (Robert Robson) Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation (NEW) (Pia Kooneelusie) 11. The Economy and Labour Introduction Vanishing the Indians: Aboriginal Labourers in Twentieth-Century British Columbia (John Lutz) Excerpts from the Diary of Arthur Wellington Clah (John Lutz) Colonialism at Work: Labour Placement Programs for Aboriginal Women in Post-war Canada (Joan Sangster) Indian Girls Achieve Successful Careers - Pave Way for Others 12. Indigenous Women, Strength, and Resilience Introduction Categories and Terrains of Exclusion: Constructing the ""Indian Woman"" in the Early Settlement Era in Western Canada (Sarah Carter) ""Mostly Just a Social Gathering: Anishinaabe Kwewak"" and the Indian Homemakers' Club, 1945-1960 (NEW) (Lianne C. Leddy) Constitution and Regulations for Indian Homemakers' Clubs (NEW Primary Document) Making History: Elise Marie Knott - Canada's First Female Indian Elected Chief (Revised for second edition) (Cora Voyageur) Excerpt from the Indian Act, 1951 13. Health, the Environment, and Government Policy Introduction Industrial Fisheries and the Health of Local Communities in the Twentieth-Century Canadian Northwest (Liza Piper) Letter from Chief Pierre Freezie to S.J. Bailey, 9 October 1950 Our Medicines: First Nations' Medical Practices and the Nanaimo Indian Hospital 1945-75 (Laurie Meijer Drees) Excerpt from an Interview with Violet Charlie (Laurie Meijer Drees [LMD]) Government Policy, Food Insecurity, and Indigenous Peoples in Northern Canada (NEW) (Kristin Burnett, Travis Hay, and Kelly Skinner) LAC, RG29, file 2989, Part 1 - Directions for Feeding Indian Babies (NEW Primary Document) (Mrs. Ruth Curried) 14. Treaties, Self-Governance, and Grassroots Activism Introduction A Tale of Two Visions for Canada: The Trilateral Agreement versus the Land Claims Policy (NEW) (Shiri Pasternak) Memorandum of Mutual Intent between the Algonquins of Barriere Lake and the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (New Primary Document) Ally or Colonizer?: The Federal State, the Cree Nation, and the James Bay Agreement (Paul Rynard) Excerpt from Cree Regional Authority et al. v. Attorney General of Quebec, 1991 Recognition by Assimilation: Mi'kmaq Treaty Rights, Fisheries Privatization, and Community Resistance in Nova Scotia (Revised for second edition) (Martha Stiegman and Sherry Pictou) Glossary"

Kristin Burnett is an associate professor in the Department of Indigenous Learning at Lakehead University. Geoff Read is an associate professor in the Department of History at Huron University College.

Reviews for Aboriginal History: A Reader

A major strength of Aboriginal History: A Reader is that in each chapter most of the primary documents included are source materials used by the authors of the secondary-source readings. This format helps to reveal the process of historical interpretation to students and provides useful fodder for classroom discussion. --Ryan Eyford, University of Winnipeg The editors have chosen interesting articles and demonstrate a high degree of originality and imagination in their selection of subjects and readings. --Gavin Taylor, Concordia University


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