Sweet Promises: A Reader in Indian-White Relations in Canada - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0802068189 ISBN 13 : 9780802068187

Editeur : University of Toronto Press, 1991

Synopsis

In his earlier work, Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens, J.R. Miller explored the history of relations between whites and native peoples in Canada. Sweet Promises is a companion volume. It brings together the work of a number of scholars on a wide range of issues in Indian-white relations, and develops many of the themes identified in the earlier work.

The articles, all previously published, are concerned with developments in the various regions of Canada from the days of New France to the present. They deal with the early military alliances, relations at the time of the fur trade, civil Indian policy, treaties and reserves, the Northwest Rebellion, the impact of religion and agricultural and educational policies, the emergence of native political organization, differing attitudes towards the environment, and the struggle for aboriginal rights and contemporary land claims disputes. In a new introduction Miller provides an overview of the history of Indian- white relations over five centuries, and in the conclusion he draws together the themes discussed in the volume.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

J.R. Miller is a professor emeritus of history at the University of Saskatchewan. He is the author of numerous works on issues related to Indigenous peoples including Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens and Shingwauk's Vision, both published by University of Toronto Press.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Toronto Press
• Date d'édition: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0802068189
• ISBN 13: 9780802068187
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 468
• Éditeur: Miller J.R.
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