Hòt'a! Enough! : Georges Erasmus's fifty-year battle for Indigenous rights / Wayne K. Spear and Georges Erasmus ; foreword by the Honourable Dr. Jody Wilson-Raybould, P.C., O.B.C., K.C.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spear, Wayne K., 1965- author.

Erasmus, Georges, author.

Contributor:

Wilson-Raybould, Jody, 1971- writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Erasmus, Georges.

Indigenous peoples--Canada--Government relations.

Indigenous peoples.

Elders (Indigenous leaders)--Canada--Biography.

Elders (Indigenous leaders).

Genre:

Biographies.

Personal narratives.

Physical Description:

xii, 304 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Dundurn Press, [2024]

Summary:

"The political life of Dene leader Georges Erasmus -- a radical crusader for Indigenous rights widely regarded as one of the most important Indigenous leaders of the past fifty years. For decades, Georges Henry Erasmus led the fight for Indigenous rights. From the Berger Inquiry to the Canadian constitutional talks to the Oka Crisis, Georges was a significant figure in Canada's political landscape. In the 1990s, he led the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples and afterward was chair and president of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation, around the time that Canada's residential school system became an ongoing front-page story. Georges's five decade battle for Indigenous rights took him around the world and saw him sitting across the table from prime ministers and premiers. In the 1980s, when Georges was the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, he was referred to as the Thirteenth Premier. This book tells the personal story of his life as a leading Indigenous figure, taking the reader inside some of Canada's biggest crises and challenges."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword

Introduction

Young Georges

The Indian Brotherhood

The Assembly of First Nations

The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples

The Aboriginal Healing Foundation

The Dehcho First Nations

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Spear, Wayne K., 1965- Hòt'a! Enough!

ISBN:

9781459752900

1459752902

OCLC:

1430191911

Publisher Number:

40032588139