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Talking back to the Indian Act : critical readings in settler colonial histories
Record details
- ISBN: 148758735X
- ISBN: 9781487587352
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Physical Description:
xii, 218 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
regular print
print - Publisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- 1. The 1876 Indian Act -- 1.1 Indian Act of 1876, Sections 1-3 -- 1.2 Selections of House of Commons Debates on the Indian Act, 1876 -- 1.3 Report of Proceedings of the Ojibway Grand Council Relative to the Indian Act, 1876 -- 1.4 "Grand Indian Council of the Province of Ontario," Wiarton Echo, 1876 -- 1.5 Memorial from Chiefs and Warriors of the Six Nations to J.A. Macdonald, 1879 -- 1.6 Interview with Vern Harper, 1983 -- 1.7 Interview with Adam Solway, 1983 -- 2. Governance -- 2.1 Indian Act of 1876, Sections 61-63, Council and Chiefs -- 2.2 Amendment to the Indian Act, 1880 -- 2.3 Indian Advancement Act, 1884 -- 2.4 Declaration of Crop Eared Wolf as Chief, 1900 -- 2.5 Letter from Indian Agent R.N. Wilson to Indian Commissioner David Laird, 1908 -- 2.6 "The New Story of the Iroquois by Chief Des-ka-heh," 1925 -- 2.7 Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, 1985 -- 3. Enfranchisement -- 3.1 Indian Act of 1876, Sections 86-94 -- 3.2 Selections from Minutes of Grand Council of Chippewas, 1874 -- 3.3 Memo on Enfranchisement -- 3.4 Evidence of D.C. Scott to the Special Committee of the House of Commons, 1920 -- 3.5 Indian Act Amendment, 1920 -- 3.6 A.G. Chisholm, "The Case of the Six Nations," London Free Press, 20 March 1920 -- 3.7 Letter from F.O. Loft to James Lougheed, 9 February 1921 -- 4. Gender -- 4.1 Indian Act of 1876, Section 3 -- 4.2 Amendment to the Indian Act, 1985 -- 4.3 "Commutation of Annuity of Rosalie Howse nee Ermineskin," 1891 -- 4.4 Mavis Goeres, Enough is Enough -- 4.5 Manitoba Justice Inquiry, "Cultural Changes-the Impact upon Aboriginal Women" -- 4.6 Excerpts from the "Reasons for Judgement," McIvor v. The Registrar, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada -- 4.7 Indigenous Bar Association in Canada, "Position Pater on Bill C-3" -- 5. Land -- 5.1 The Indian Act of 1876, Sections 4-10, 25-28, and 59-60 -- 5.2 An Act Respecting the Songhees Indian Reserve, 1911 -- 5.3 "Last Chapter in Problem," Daily Colonist, 17 March 1911 -- 5.4 Memorandum for the Prime Minister on an Act to Amend the Indian Act -- 5.5 An Act to Amend the Indian Act (the Oliver Act), 1911 -- 5.6 Letter from Chiefs Hill et al to Governor General Grey, May 1911 -- 5.7 Letter from J.D. McLean to Chiefs Hill et al, May 1911 -- 5.8 Lee Maracle, "Good-bye Snauq." |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Terrace Public Library | 342.7108 KEL (Text) | 35151000703694 | Adult Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
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Summary:
"Talking Back to the Indian Act: Critical Readings in Settler Colonial Histories is a comprehensive "How To" guide for engaging with primary documents. The intent of this text is to encourage students to develop the skills necessary to converse with the primary sources in more refined and profound ways. As a piece of legislation central to Canada's relationship with Indigenous people and communities and that has undergone many amendments, the Indian Act is uniquely positioned to act as a vehicle for this kind of pedagogical goal. Through analyzing 35 sources pertaining to the Indian Act that address governance, gender, enfranchisement, and land, the authors hope that students develop critical skills related to analyzing primary documents and come away with a much better understanding of this pivotal piece of legislation as well as the dynamics involved in its creation and maintenance. Kelm and Smith have included a diverse set of sources including interviews, debates in the House of Commons on the Indian Act, memoranda, and letters. In their introduction, Kelm and Smith provide background on the Indian Act and then offer two methodologies (one non-indigenous and one indigenous) for thinking historically about the Act: the 5Cs and the 4Rs. The authors have included 7 maps and 14 images to visually contextualize their narrative. Appendix A includes a thoughtful set of questions to stimulate student thinking about how historical sources come to be, how they are formed and what impact they have both at the time they are created and afterwards. Appendix B contains a historical context timeline for the Indian Act." -- provided by publisher
