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Aboriginal History : A Reader
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia

Book
Contributors
Burnett, Kristin; Read, Geoff
Description
"Combining contemporary articles with historical documents, this engaging reader examines the rich history of Canada's Aboriginal peoples. The 30 articles - half of which are original to this volume - explore a diverse range of topics, including spirituality, colonialism, self-identity, federal policy, residential schools, labour, and women's rights. With in-depth coverage of events and processes from the earliest times through to the modern day, Aboriginal History: A Reader offers students a new appreciation for the long and complex history of Canada's First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples."

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Holding Library
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia
ISBN
9780195432350
Statement of Responsibility
edited by Kristin Burnett and Geoff Read.
Publication Information
Don Mills Ont. : Oxford University Press
Physical Description
xxv, 490 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. 23 cm.
Notes
Col. map on cover lining.;Includes glossaries.
Contents
Introduction -- One. World views -- Two. Perspectives on contact -- Three. Population debates -- Four. War, conflict, and society -- Five. The fur trade -- Six. Locating Métis identity -- Seven. Federal Indian policy -- Eight. Survivance, identity, and the Indian Act -- Nine. Residential schools -- Ten. Religion, culture, and the peoples of the North -- Eleven. The economy and labour -- Twelve. Aboriginal women -- Thirteen. Negotiating health and well-being -- Fourteen. Political activism -- Fifteen. Treaties and self-governance.
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