Indigenous peoples within Canada : a concise history

Dickason, Olive Patricia 1920-2011 (Author). Newbigging, William, 1963- (Added Author). Miller, Cary, 1969- (Added Author).

Summary: Indigenous Peoples within Canada is a seminal text in the field of Indigenous history in Canada. It spans the full history of Indigenous Peoples, beginning with origin stories and the pre-contact era and then tracing the development of Indigenous-European relations from contact to the presentday. The final chapters include updated content on contemporary events such as Wet'suwet'en activism at Wa Dzun Kwuh and Pope Francis' recent apology for residential school abuses. Indigenous perspectives are centred throughout, with Indigenous interpretations of historical events and Indigenouscontributions to the history of what is now Canada foregrounded. Indigenous voices are further amplified through the use of autonyms, profiles of Indigenous leaders, art by Indigenous artists, and an expanded transborder perspective that reflects Indigenous views of the land that is now NorthAmerica. The clear, accessible writing style and many pedagogical features, including an autonym chart and timelines and maps in every chapter, aid student comprehension throughout the text.

Record details

ISBN: 9780190165888 (pbk.)
Physical Description: xxxiv, 584 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm
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Edition: Fifth edition.
Publisher: Don Mills, Ontario : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Copyright: ©2023

Content descriptions

General Note:	Fifth edition. Earlier editions published under the title: A concise history of Canada's First Nations.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Origin stories -- At the beginning -- The invasions of the Americas -- On the Eastern edge of the Mainland -- The Wendat Confederacy, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and the European Colonizers -- The struggle for sovereignity in Eastern North America -- The struggle against British Colonialism -- Westward and Northward -- Indigenous alliances and resistance to settler expansion in the Western Great Lakes -- The "Indian Problem": Isolation, assimilation, exploitation, and experimentation -- Toward confederation for Canada, toward wardship for Indigenous Peoples -- The first numbered treaties, police, and the Indian Act -- Time of troubles -- Repression, control, and resistance -- Tightening the reins: resistance grows and organizes -- Development heads North -- Canadian courts and Aboriginal rights -- The road to self-government -- From Oka to Wa Dzun Kwuh: Reconciliation, revitalization, and resurgence.