Fort Chipewyan and the Shaping of Canadian History, 1788-1920s: "We like to be free in this country" - Hardcover

McCormack, Patricia A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0774816686 ISBN 13: 9780774816687

Verlag: University of British Columbia Press, 2010

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Book by McCormack Patricia Alice

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Anyone interested in the history of First Nations, northern communities, or the way historians and local communities approach and understand the past should read this book.

Nota de la solapa:

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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• Verlag: University of British Columbia Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0774816686
• ISBN 13: 9780774816687
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 408