Fort Chipewyan and the Shaping of Canadian History, 1788-1920s: We Like to Be Free in This Country - Rilegato

Mccormack, Patricia A.

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ISBN 10: 0774816686 ISBN 13: 9780774816687

Casa editrice: Univ of British Columbia Pr, 2010

Riassunto

The story of the expansion of civilization into the wilderness continues to shape perceptions of how Aboriginal people became part of nations such as Canada. Patricia McCormack subverts this narrative of modernity by examining nation building from the perspective of a northern community and its residents. Fort Chipewyan, she argues, was never an isolated Aboriginal community but a plural society at the crossroads of global, national, and local forces. By tracing the events that led its Aboriginal residents to sign Treaty No. 8 and their struggle to maintain autonomy thereafter, this groundbreaking study shows that Aboriginal peoples and others can and have become modern without relinquishing cherished beliefs and practices.

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"The story of the expansion of European civilization into the wilderness continues to shape perceptions of how Aboriginal people became part of nations such as Canada. This groundbreaking study subverts this narrative of progress and modernity by examining Canadian nation building from the perspective of a northern community and its residents.

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• Editore: Univ of British Columbia Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0774816686
• ISBN 13: 9780774816687
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 388