Visions of the Heart Issues Involving Aboriginal Peoples in Canada

by Long, David; Dickason, Olive Patricia

• ISBN13: 9780199014774
• ISBN10: 0199014779
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2016-06-04
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Visions of the Heart: Issues Involving Aboriginal Peoples in Canada is a contributed volume that offers a rich, in-depth study of contemporary issues facing Aboriginal peoples in Canada. This collection brings together leading Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal scholars from across the country and explores the relationship between First Nations, Metis, and Inuit and other Canadians throughout the country's history to present day. The fourth edition has been fully updated to reflect the current state of Canadian Aboriginal peoples today. It includes five new essays covering the environment, art, identity, gender, and criminal justice, making it an indispensable text for understanding Aboriginal issues in Canada.

Author Biography

David Long, Professor, The King's University College

Olive Patricia Dickason, Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta

Table of Contents

Preface
Contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction, David Long
1. Indigenous Eco-Technological Knowings Meet University Satellite Campus Teachings on the Rez (new), Peter Cole
2. All Our Relations: Aboriginal Perspectives on Environmental Issues in Canada (new), Deborah McGregor
Introduction
Aboriginal Concepts of Environment: All of Creation
Historical Context: Dispossession of Lands and the Environmental Crisis
Increasing Aboriginal Control in Environmental Governance
Moving Forward: Nation-to-Nation Relationships
Notes
Discussion Questions
Further Reading
3. The "Canada Problem" in Aboriginal Politics, David Newhouse and Yale Belanger
Introduction
Aboriginal Peoples and Canada
The Colonial Legacy
Addressing the "Indian Problem" in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century
Addressing the "Canada Problem"
The Push for Aboriginal Self-Government
Into the Twenty-First Century
Concluding Remarks on a Way Forward
Notes
Discussion Questions
Further Reading
4. Elders' Teachings in the Twenty-First Century: A Personal Reflection, Marlene Brant Castellano
Viewing the Landscape from a Particular Place
Uncovering Layers of Meaning
Sites of Learning
Teaching Methods and Key Concepts
Catalysts for Institutional Change
Preserving the Integrity of Traditional Knowledge
Conclusion
Notes
Discussion Questions
5. Foundations: First Nation and Metis Families, Kim Anderson and Jessica Ball
Looking Back
First Nation and Metis Families Today
Putting the Pieces Back Together
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Notes
Discussion Questions
Further Reading
6. First Nations Women in Canada, Cora J. Voyageur
First Nations Women - From Essential to Redundant
Subordination of Indigenous Women
The Manipulation of the Historical Record by the Literate
Eliminating the People of the Terra Nullius
The Yoke of Oppression: The Indian Act
The Beginning of Change
Taking Back Their Voices
Contemporary First Nations Women's Concerns
Conclusion
Notes
Discussion Questions
Further Reading
7. Indigenous Men: Masculinity and Leadership (new), Lee Maracle and John Swift
Introduction
Contemporary Conversation on Indigenous Leadership
Contemporary Governance Challenges for Indigenous Peoples
Land, Love, and Leadership
Weaving New Webs
Strategic Planning with Sto:lo Elders and the Rabbit Society, Sakej Ward
Questioning Male Privilege, John Swift
Conclusion, Lee Maracle
Notes
Discussion Questions
Further Reading
8. Aboriginal Demography, Don Kerr and Roderic Beaujot
Introduction
Pre-Contact Demography
Health and Mortality Conditions
European Contact, Excessive Mortality, and Population Decline
Population Decline and Recovery
The Contemporary Situation
The Dynamics of Population Change
Demographic Differences by Aboriginal Group
Conclusion
Notes
Discussion Questions
Further Reading
9. Aboriginal Languages in Canada: Generational and Community Perspectives on Language Maintenance, Loss, and Revitalization, Mary Jane Norris
Introduction
Factors Endangering Aboriginal Languages in Canada: From Colonization to Globalization
Understanding Language Endangerment and Revitalization: From Conceptual Explanation to Demographic and Geographic Analysis
Aboriginal Language Revitalization in Canada: Attitudes, Benefits, Initiatives and Ongoing Developments
Generations Preparing for the Future
Concluding Remarks
Notes
Discussion Questions
Further Reading
10. Learning from Indigenous Knowledge in Education, Jan Hare and Sara Florence Davidson
The Role of Indigenous Knowledge in Traditional Education
Colonizing Indigenous Knowledge in Education
The Intergenerational Legacy of Residential Schooling
Creating Space for Indigenous Knowledge in Education Today
The Way Ahead
Notes
Discussion Questions
Further Reading
11. Art and Reconciliation (new), Jonathan Dewar
Introduction
Where Are We?
Community and Responsibility
Defining/Defying Reconciliation
Art and Healing
Commemoration
Notes
Discussion Questions
Further Reading
12. A Way Forward in Efforts to Support the Health and Well-Being of Canada's Aboriginal Peoples, Martin Cooke and David Long
Introduction
The RCAP: Clarifying a Vision for Aboriginal Health and Healing
Jurisdiction and Responsibility for Aboriginal Health
Perspectives on Health: Western and Indigenous
The Changing View of (Public) Health in Canada
The Demography and Social Epidemiology of Aboriginal Health
Explanations for Health Inequalities: Biology, Behaviour, and Society
Indigenous and Community-Based Health Research
Changing Relationships and Continuing Tensions
Conclusion: Living with Contradictions
Notes
Discussion Questions
Further Reading
13. Aboriginal Communities in the City: Reflections along the Path to Self-Government, Kevin FitzMaurice and Don McCaskill
Part 1: Urban Aboriginal Community Profiles in Canada
Part 2: Urban Aboriginal Identities, Community, and Governance
Emerging Questions and Challenges: Urban Aboriginal Governance, Aboriginal Rights, and Cultural Diversity
Recommended Areas for Further Research
Notes
Discussion Questions
Further Reading
14. The Failed Foreign System of Criminal Justice and the Problem with Canada (new), Lisa Monchalin
Introduction: The Continued Failure of the Canadian Criminal Justice System
Incarceration and Victimization of Aboriginal Peoples
The Standard Response to Aboriginal Criminal Justice: Police, the Courts, and Corrections
"The Roots of Injustice Lie in Our History"
The Way Forward: Re-establishing Peace, Friendship, and Indigenous Systems of Justice
Concluding Remarks
Notes
Discussion Questions
Further Reading
15. Reconciliation and a Way Forward: A Concluding Dialogue, David Newhouse and David Long
Reconciliation
Moving Forward
Notes
Glossary
References
Index