Collections and Objections
| Author | : Michelle A. Hamilton |
| Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
| Total Pages | : 330 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0773537546 |
A nuanced study of conflicts over possession of Aboriginal artifacts.
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Alone in Silence
| Author | : Barbara Eileen Kelcey |
| Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
| Total Pages | : 260 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780773522923 |
This book details the struggles of the over 500 European women who travelled or lived in Canada's Northwest Territories before 1940 to set up a home in the harsh environment. The geography also forced them to adjust they way they worked. For instance, letters and reports of the Grey Nuns who worked alongside the Oblate Fathers in the Mackenzie indicate the hardships imposed by their situation but also show how driven they were by their missionary purpose.
Setting All the Captives Free
| Author | : Ian K. Steele |
| Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
| Total Pages | : 1003 |
| Release | : 2013-11-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0773589902 |
Among the many upheavals in North America caused by the French and Indian War was a commonplace practice that affected the lives of thousands of men, women, and children: being taken captive by rival forces. Most previous studies of captivity in early America are content to generalize from a small selection of sources, often centuries apart. In Setting All the Captives Free, Ian Steele presents, from a mountain of data, the differences rather than generalities as well as how these differences show the variety of circumstances that affected captives’ experiences. The product of a herculean effort to identify and analyze the captives taken on the Allegheny frontier during the era of the French and Indian War, Setting All the Captives Free is the most complete study of this topic. Steele explores genuine, doctored, and fictitious accounts in an innovative challenge to many prevailing assumptions and arguments, revealing that Indians demonstrated humanity and compassion by continuing to take numerous captives when their opponents took none, by adopting and converting captives into kin during the war, and by returning captives even though doing so was a humiliating act that betrayed their societies' values. A fascinating and comprehensive work by an acclaimed scholar, Setting All the Captives Free takes the study of the French and Indian War in America to an exciting new level.
Telling it to the Judge
| Author | : Arthur J. Ray |
| Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
| Total Pages | : 304 |
| Release | : 2011-10-17 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0773586482 |
Arthur Ray's extensive knowledge in the history of the fur trade and Native economic history brought him into the courts as an expert witness in the mid-1980s. For over twenty-five years he has been a part of landmark litigation concerning treaty rights, Aboriginal title, and Métis rights. In Telling It to the Judge, Ray recalls lengthy courtroom battles over lines of evidence, historical interpretation, and philosophies of history, reflecting on the problems inherent in teaching history in the adversarial courtroom setting. Told with charm and based on extensive experience, Telling It to the Judge is a unique narrative of courtroom strategy in the effort to obtain constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and treaty rights.
The Language of the Inuit
| Author | : Louis-Jacques Dorais |
| Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
| Total Pages | : 410 |
| Release | : 2014-08-01 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0773581766 |
The culmination of forty years of research, The Language of the Inuit maps the geographical distribution and linguistic differences between the Eskaleut and Inuit languages and dialects. Providing details about aspects of comparative phonology, grammar, and lexicon as well as Inuit prehistory and historical evolution, Louis-Jacques Dorais shows the effects of bilingualism, literacy, and formal education on Inuit language and considers its present status and future. An enormous task, masterfully accomplished, The Language of the Inuit is not only an anthropological and linguistic study of a language and the broad social and cultural contexts where it is spoken but a history of the language's speakers.
Otter Skins, Boston Ships and China Goods
| Author | : James R. Gibson |
| Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
| Total Pages | : 454 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9780773520288 |
James Gibson's thoroughly researched and highly detailed study is the first comprehensive account of the maritime fur trade on the Northwest Coast of North America.
Capturing Women
| Author | : Sarah Carter |
| Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
| Total Pages | : 268 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780773516564 |
"A study of popular representations of women and the creation of hierarchies of race and gender in the Canadian Prairies in the late 1800s, Capturing Women fits into a growing body of literature on the question of women, race, and imperialism. Sarah Carter argues that images of Native and European women were created and manipulated to establish boundaries between Native peoples and white settlers and to justify repressive measures against the Native population." --
Living Rhythms
| Author | : Wanda Ann Wuttunee |
| Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
| Total Pages | : 215 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 0773527532 |
There are few works on economic development among Canada's Aboriginal.Living Rhythmsoffers a current perspective on indigenous economics, planning, business development, sustainable development, and knowledge systems. Using a series of cases studies featuring Aboriginal communities and organizations, Wanda Wuttunee shows that their adaptations to economic and social development are based on indigenous wisdom and experience. She demonstrates that the choices made to meet community and individual goals in Aboriginal economic development, business and entrepreneurship growth are important to a strong Canadian economy. Will Aboriginal communities cherish the environment, elders, and traditions or will maximizing returns on investment be the objective? Are these objectives mutually exclusive? What does it mean to Aboriginal communities to participate meaningfully in the economy? What are the benefits and what are the costs of these choices?Wuttunee states: "As Aboriginal peoples, we may not want to completely mirror mainstream business choices. We may choose to bring emotion, spirit, and caring in addition to strong business skills. We may choose a package of strategies that in the end provides balance in ways that vary across Aboriginal nations but maintains an integrity that is not often seen in the business world."
American Empire and the Fourth World
| Author | : Anthony J. Hall |
| Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
| Total Pages | : 730 |
| Release | : 2003-11-10 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0773569987 |
In The American Empire and the Fourth World Anthony Hall presents a sweeping analysis of encounters between indigenous people and the European empires, national governments, and global corporations on the moving frontiers of globalization since Columbus "discovered America." How should we respond to the emergence of the United States as the military, commercial, and cultural centre of a global empire? How can we elaborate a global rule of law based on equality and democracy when the world's most powerful polity acknowledges no higher authority in the international arena than its own domestic priorities? For Hall the answer lies in the concept of the Fourth World, an inclusive intellectual tent covering a wide range of movements whose leaders seek to implement alternative views of globalization. Larger than any earlier political movement, the Fourth World embraces basic principles that include the inherent rights of self-determination and a more just approach to the crafting and enforcement of international law.
