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Synopsis

Revisiting the political activism of WIC Wuttunee William (Bill) Wuttunee was a trailblazing lawyer, a courageous native rights activist and one of the architects of the process for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. His 1971 book, Ruffled Feathers: Indians in Canadian Society, decried conditions on reserves and pressed for integration - on Indigenous peoples - own terms supporting many of the aims of the Trudeau government's 1969 'White Paper'. Though controversial at the time, Wuttunee's arguments were rooted in a foundational belief in the strengths of his people and a steadfast rejection of victimhood. In the fifty years that have followed its publication, Ruffled Feathers has been largely forgotten, though ideas that Wuttunee put forth - ending the Indian Act and the reserve system - continue to find space within contemporary Canadian political discourse.In this volume, editor Wanda Wuttunee gathers a diverse cohort of scholars to engage with her father's ideas and offer their own perspectives on the opportunities and challenges facing Indigenous peoples in Canada, then and now. Favouring discourse over conclusions, Still Ruffling Feathers leads the reader to a nuanced understanding of the ongoing conversations and unresolved issues stemming from the Indian Act and invites us to envision miyo-pimâtisiwin, “the good life.”

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ISBN 10 :  1772841196 ISBN 13 :  9781772841190
Editeur : University of Manitoba Press, 2025
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