Understanding First Nations : the legacy of Canadian colonialism
Record details
- ISBN: 9780986596742
- ISBN: 0986596744
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Physical Description:
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xx, 180 pages ; 23 cm - Publisher: Ottawa, Canada : From Sea to Sea Enterprises, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes Bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Who Defines 'Indians?' White Men of course! -- Some History (yawn) -- Settler Myths About First Nations -- Sovereignty: the Creator or the Government -- Treaties are for Breaking-by the Government -- The Shrinking Reserve-What's mine is mine, what's yours is mine -- The Indian Act: a Colonial Document -- Governance: Good, Bad, or Problematic? -- Residential Schools and Cultural Genocide -- Incarceration Rates: From Zero to Infinity 00 Welfare or Bad Fare? -- Missing and Murdered but not Forgotten -- Water, water everywhere, Nor any drop to drink -- Education, Health, and Housing -- Consultations: why bother? Well... -- Land Claims, Court Decisions, New Treaties, and Indigenous Rights -- Reconciliation and Political Correctness -- We Are All Treaty People; Where Do We Go From Here? |
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Topic Heading: | Indigenous First Nations Canada. |
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- 5 of 5 copies available at University College of the North Libraries.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Chemawawin Public Library at Easterville | E 78 .C2 W45 2019 (Text) | 58500000781682 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |
The Pas Campus Library | E 78 .C2 W45 2019 (Text) | 58500000777904 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |
Thompson Campus Library | E 78 .C2 W45 2019 (Text) | 58500000777912 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |
UCN / Pukatawagan Public Library | E 78 .C2 W45 2019 (Text) | 58500000781666 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |
UCN/Norway House Public Library | E 78 .C2 W45 2019 (Text) | 58500000781674 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |
Summary:
"This is a study of the problems First Nations have faced since Confederation. The 17 chapters cover the definition of 'Indians,' survey of history, myths, sovereignty, treaties, reserves, the Indian Act, governance, residential schools, incarceration rates, welfare, murdered and missing women, infrastructure, education and health, consultations, land claims, and political correctness."--