The white man's gonna getcha : the colonial challenge to the Crees in Quebec / Toby Morantz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morantz, Toby Elaine, 1943-

Series:

McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 30.

McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 30

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cree Indians--James Bay Region--History.

Cree Indians.

Cree Indians--Quebec (Province)--Nord-du-Quebec--History.

Cree Indians--James Bay Region--Government relations.

Cree Indians--Quebec (Province)--Nord-du-Quebec--Government relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (424 p.) : Illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Morantz shows that with the imposition of administration from the south the Crees had to confront a new set of foreigners whose ideas and plans were very different from those of the fur traders. In the 1930s and 1940s government intervention helped overcome the disastrous disappearance of the beaver through the creation of government-decreed preserves and a ban on beaver hunting, but beginning in the 1950s a revolving array of socio-economic programs instituted by the government brought the adverse effects of what Morantz calls bureaucratic colonialism. Drawing heavily on oral testimonies recorded by anthropologists in addition to eye-witness and archival sources, Morantz incorporates the Crees' own views, interests, and responses. She shows how their strong ties to the land and their appreciation of the wisdom of their way of life, coupled with the ineptness and excessive frugality of the Canadian bureaucracy, allowed them to escape the worst effects of colonialism. Despite becoming increasingly politically and economically dominated by Canadian society, the Crees succeeded in staving off cultural subjugation. They were able to face the massive hydroelectric development of the 1970s with their language, practices, and values intact and succeeded in negotiating a modern treaty. This detailed portrait of twentieth-century Canadian colonialism will be of interest to native studies specialists, anthropologists, and political scientists generally.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Appendices

Preface

Author’s Note

Introduction: Marking the Trails

James Bay at the End of the Nineteenth Century

The Powers of Religion: Christianity Extends the Limits

Coping with Changes on the Land

A New Technological and Bureaucratic World: The Confiscation of the Land

Pale Versions of Southern Institutions

Conclusion: Despite Government Domination, the Crees Weave Their Own Tapestry

Epilogue: A New Order

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

Appendix 3

Examples of Department of Indian Affairs Reporting of Beaver Preserves

Appendix 5

Appendix 6

Quantities of Game Taken by Alfie Matoush Group, August 1953 to Early June 1954

Substantive Notes

Reference Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85967-6

9786612859670

0-7735-6967-7

OCLC:

1394872565