Still ruffling feathers : let us put our minds together / edited by Wanda Wuttunee.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wuttunee, Wanda A. (Wanda Ann), 1956- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wuttunee, William I. C. Ruffled feathers.

Wuttunee, William I. C.

Canada. Indian Act.

Canada.

Indians of North America--Canada--Government relations.

Indians of North America.

Physical Description:

xviii, 189 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Winnipeg, Manitoba : University of Manitoba Press, [2025]

Summary:

"William (Bill) Wuttunee was a trailblazing lawyer, a courageous native rights activist; and one of the architects of the process for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. His 1971 book, Ruffled Feathers: Indians in Canadian Society, decried conditions on reserves and pressed for integration--on Indigenous peoples' own terms--supporting many of the aims of the Trudeau government's 1969 "White Paper." Though controversial at the time, Wuttunee's arguments were rooted in a foundational belief in the strengths of his people and a steadfast rejection of victimhood. In the fifty years that have followed its publication, Ruffled Feathers has been largely forgotten, though ideas that Wuttunee put forth--ending the Indian Act and the reserve system--continue to find space within contemporary Canadian political discourse. In this volume, editor Wanda Wuttunee gathers a diverse cohort of scholars to engage with her father's ideas and offer their own perspectives on the opportunities and challenges facing Indigenous peoples in Canada, then and now. Favouring discourse over conclusions, Still Ruffling Feathers leads the reader to a nuanced understanding of the ongoing conversations and unresolved issues stemming from the Indian Act and invites us to envision miyo-piḿtisiwin, "the good life.""-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Reflections on a Legacy

An Eagle Eye Perspective / Wakchan (Wanda Wuttunee) Red Pheasant Cree Nation, Saskatchewan

Still Ruffling Feathers Too

More than 50 Years Later / Makookins (Xakiji (Chief) Lee Crowchild) Tsuut'ina Nation, Alberta

William Wuttunee

Ruffling Feathers in "Indian" Time and Space / Thohahoken (Michael Doxtater) Mohawk turtle-clan family of Satekariwate, Ontario

Learning to Straighten Our Ruffled Feathers: An Education / Ask̋y Pih̊siw (Robert Falcon Ouellette) Red Pheasant Cree Nation, Saskatchewan

Ruffled Feathers: A Critical Assessment / Bush Doctor (Peter Kulchyski) Bissett, Manitoba

Final Thoughts / David Newhouse, Onandaga, Ontario. Six Nations of the Grand River.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Still ruffling feathers.

ISBN:

9781772841183

1772841188

9781772841190

1772841196

OCLC:

1506123845