Aboriginal History A Reader

by Burnett, Kristin; Read, Geoff

• ISBN13: 9780199015337
• ISBN10: 0199015333
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2016-07-07
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Author Biography

Kristin Burnett, Associate Professor, Lakehead University

Geoff Read, Assistant Professor, Huron University College

Table of Contents

Contributors
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Indigenous Histories, Kristin Burnett with Geoff Read
1. World Views
Introduction
i. Aboriginal History and Native Philosophy (NEW), Dennis H. McPherson and J. Douglas Rabb
ii. Indigenous Pedagogy: A Way Out of Dependence, Betty Bastien
Glossary
Questions for Consideration
Further Resources
2. Encountering Europeans
Introduction
i. Imagining a Distant New World, Daniel K. Richter
ii. Into the Arctic Archipelago: Edward Perry in Igloolik and the Shaman's Curse, Dorothy Harley Eber
iii. Excerpt from an Interview with Rosie Iqallijuq, i. Louis Tapardjuk, Edited by Leah Otak
Questions for Consideration
Further Resources
3. Treaties and Self-Governance
Introduction
i. Canada's Treaty-Making Tradition (NEW), J.R. Miller
ii. 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
iii. Articles of Peace and Agreement: Annapolis Royal 1726 (NEW Primary Document)
Questions for Consideration
Further Resources
4. War, Conflict, and Society
Introduction
i. Slavery, the Fox Wars, and Limits of Alliance, Brett Rushforth
ii. Baptisms, 21 September 1713
iii. Louis Vincent Sawatanen: A Life Forged by Warfare and Migration (NEW), Jonathan Lainey and Thomas Peace
iv. i. The Present State and Situation of the Indian Tribes in the Province of Quebec, May [20] 1779 (NEW Primary Document)
Questions for Consideration
Further Resources
5. The Fur Trade
Introduction
i. Wretched Fishers and Manly Men: The Meanings of Food in The Plateau Fur Trade (NEW), Elizabeth Vibert
ii. Report from Colville District, "Answers to Queries on Natural History," 1829, (NEW Primary Document), John Work
iii. Innu Participation in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Fur Trade, 1888-1950 (NEW), Brian Gettler
iv. Annual Report for the Department of Indian Affairs for the Year Ended March 31, 1920 (NEW Primary Document)
Questions for Consideration
Further Resources
6. Locating Metis Identity
Introduction
i. Respecting Metis Nationhood and Self-Determination in Matters of Metis Identity (NEW), Adam Gaudry
ii. Metis Registration Guide: Fulfilling Canada's Promise (NEW Primary Document)
iii. Only Pemmican Eaters? The International Press and Metis Identity, 1869-85, Geoff Read and Todd Webb
iv. The Insurrection in Manitoba, Brisbane Courier (NEW Primary Document)
Questions for Consideration
Further Resources
7. Federal and Provincial Indian Policy
Introduction
i. Dreaming in Liberal White: Canadian Indian Policy, 1913-2013, Hugh Shewell
ii. Civilizing Influences, Thomas Deasy
iii. Indigenous Children and Provincial Child Welfare: The Sixties Scoop, Lori Chambers
iv. A Legacy of Canadian Child Care: Surviving the Sixties Scoop (NEW Primary Document), Christine Smith (McFarlane)
Questions for Consideration
Further Resources
8. Survivance, Identity, and the Indian Act
Introduction
i. Identity, Non-Status Indians, and Federally Unrecognized Peoples, Bonita Lawrence
ii. Indian Act, 1876, Sections 3(3)-3(6)
iii. Stuck at the Border of the Reserve: Bill C-31 and the Impact on First Nations Women (Revised for 2e), Jaime Cidro
iv. Excerpt from an Interview with Life History Respondent 12, Jaime Cidro
Questions for Consideration
Further Resources
9. Residential Schools
Introduction
i. Always Remembering: Indian Residential Schools in Canada, Celia Haig-Brown
ii. Program of Studies for Indian School, 1897
iii. Reflections on the Post-Residential School Settlement Agreement: Expressions of Reconciliation-Looking Back Forward Looking (Revised for 2e), Lorena Sekwan Fontaine
iv. Excerpt from the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, May 2006
Questions for Consideration
Further Resources
10. Religion, Culture, and the Peoples of the North
Introduction
i. The Birth of a Catholic Inuit Community: The Transition to Christianity in Pelly Bay, NU, 1935-50, Cornelius H.W. Renie and Jarich Oosten
ii. Excerpt from Codex Historicus, 25 December 1940
iii. Housing in the Northwest Territories: The Postwar Vision (NEW), Robert Robson
Questions for Consideration
Further Resources
11. The Economy and Labour
Introduction
i. Vanishing the Indians: Aboriginal Labourers in Twentieth-Century British Columbia, John Lutz
ii. Excerpts from the Diary of Arthur Wellington Clah, John Lutz
iii. Colonialism at Work: Labour Placement Programs for Aboriginal Women in Post-war Canada, Joan Sangster
iv. Indian Girls Achieve Successful Careers-Pave Way for Others
Questions for Consideration
Further Resources
12. Indigenous Women, Strength, and Resilience
Introduction
i. Categories and Terrains of Exclusion: Constructing the "Indian Woman" in the Early Settlement Era in Western Canada, Sarah Carter
ii. "Mostly Just a Social Gathering: Anishinaabe Kwewak" and the Indian Homemakers' Club, 1945-1960 (NEW), Lianne C. Leddy
iii. Constitution and Regulations for Indian Homemakers' Clubs (NEW Primary Document)
iv. Making History: Elise Marie Knott - Canada's First Female Indian Elected Chief (Revised for 2ee), Cora Voyageur
v. Excerpt from the Indian Act, 1951
Questions for Consideration
Further Resources
13. Health, the Environment, and Government Policy
Introduction
i. Industrial Fisheries and the Health of Local Communities in the Twentieth-Century Canadian Northwest, Liza Piper
ii. Letter from Chief Pierre Freezie to S.J. Bailey, 9 October 1950
iii. Our Medicines: First Nations' Medical Practices and the Nanaimo Indian Hospital 1945-75, Laurie Meijer Drees
iv. Excerpt from an Interview with Violet Charlie, Laurie Meijer Drees
v. Government Policy, Food Insecurity, and Indigenous Peoples in Northern Canada (NEW), Kristin Burnett, Travis Hay, and Kelly Skinner
vi. LAC, RG29, file 2989, Part 1- Directions for Feeding Indian Babies (NEW Primary Document), Mrs. Ruth Curried
Questions for Consideration
Further Resources
14. Treaties, Self-Governance, and Grassroots Activism
Introduction
i. A Tale of Two Visionsfor Canada: The Trilateral Agreement versus the Land Claims Policy (NEW), Shiri Pasternak
ii. Memorandum of Mutual Intent between the Algonquins of Barriere Lake and the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
iii. Ally or Colonizer?: The Federal State, the Cree Nation, and the James Bay Agreement, Paul Rynard
iv. Excerpt from Cree Regional Authority et al. v. Attorney General of Quebec, 1991
v. Recognition by Assimilation: Mi'kmaq Treaty Rights, Fisheries Privatization, and Community Resistance in Nova Scotia (Revised for 2e), Martha Stiegman and Sherry Pictou
Questions for Consideration
Further Resources
Glossary