Strange visitors : documents in Indigenous-settler relations in Canada from 1876

Smith, Keith D. (Keith Douglas), 1953- (editor of compilation.). Canadian Electronic Library (Firm), (distributor.).

Summary: Covering topics such as the Indian Act, the High Arctic relocation of 1953, and the conflict at Ipperwash, Keith D. Smith draws on a diverse selection of documents including letters, testimonies, speeches, transcripts, newspaper articles, and government records.

Record details

ISBN: 9781442605671
ISBN: 9781442608245
ISBN: 9781442605664
Physical Description: remote
1 online resource (xxiv, 488 pages) : illustrations, maps
Publisher: Toronto [Ontario] : University of Toronto Press, [2014]
Distributor: Beaconsfield, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, 2014.
Copyright: ©2014

Content descriptions

General Note:	Issued as part of the Canadian Electronic Library. Canadian publishers collection.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Chapter 1 "in a state of tutelage": The Indian Act of 1876 -- Chapter 2 "no more fighting between anyone": The numbered treaties -- Chapter 3 "Then go, and strike for liberty and life": The 1885 Resistance in the North-West -- Chapter 4 "for the general good": Restricting Movement and Cultural Practice -- Chapter 5 "Our object is to continue until there is not a single Indian in Canada that has not been absorbed into the body politic": Assimilation and Organized Resistance -- Chapter 6 "Please don't blame yourselves": Residential Schools -- Chapter 7 "we do not ask for special favours from anyone": Indigenous People and Global Conflict -- Chapter 8 A "complete and final solution": Preparing for the New Indian Act of 1951 -- Chapter 9 "We had no hesitation in using the word "experiment": The High Arctic Relocation of 1953 -- Chapter 10 "a faulty understanding of fairness": The White Paper of 1969 -- Chapter 11 "an epic struggle which has left its mark": Striving for Gender Equality in the Indian Act -- Chapter 12 "its intentions remain hostile": The 1982 Constitution and Charter of Rights -- Chapter 13 "securing "necessaries": The Constitution and the Courts -- Chapter 14 "it was time to protect our lands": Conflict at Ipperwash -- Chapter 15 "a unique trust-like relationship": Modern Treaty Making.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Also available in print version.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.