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A narrow vision : Duncan Campbell Scott and the administration of Indian affairs in Canada
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A narrow vision : Duncan Campbell Scott and the administration of Indian affairs in Canada
Walter C. Koerner Library, University of British Columbia

1986
Book > History
Creators
Titley, E. Brian
Description
"A chronicle of Duncan Campbell Scott's career in the Department of Indian Affairs and an evaluation of the developments in native health, education, and welfare between 1880 and 1932. Not designed as a biography of Scott, the book assesses Euro-Canadian thinking on aboriginal rights at the turn of the century. Includes a chapter on land claims in British Columbia."

Subjects

Scott, Duncan Campbell, 1862-1947.

More Information

Holding Library
Walter C. Koerner Library, University of British Columbia
ISBN
0774802618
Statement of Responsibility
E. Brian Titley.
Publication Information
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Press
Physical Description
viii, 245 p. ; 24 cm
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: pages [227]-234.
Contents
Indian Administration : origins and development -- The Poet and the Indians -- General aspects of policy and administration -- The Treaty Maker -- Schooling and Civilization -- Indian political organizations -- The Six Nations' Status case -- Land Claims in British Columbia -- The Ambitions of Commissioner Graham.
Electronic Location and Access
Also available online (authentication may be required)
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