Seen but not seen : influential canadians and the first nations from the 1840s to today / Donald B. Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Donald B., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indigenous peoples--Public opinion--Canada.

Indigenous peoples.

Canada--Race relations.

Canada.

Canada--Ethnic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (484 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario : University of Toronto Press, [2021]

Summary:

Throughout the nineteenth and most of the twentieth century, the majority of Canadians argued that European "civilization" must replace Indigenous culture. The ultimate objective was assimilation into the dominant society. Seen but Not Seen explores the history of Indigenous marginalization and why non-Indigenous Canadians failed to recognize Indigenous societies and cultures as worthy of respect. Approaching the issue biographically, Donald B. Smith presents the commentaries of sixteen influential Canadians – including John A. Macdonald, George Grant, and Emily Carr – who spoke extensively on Indigenous subjects. Supported by documentary records spanning over nearly two centuries, Seen but Not Seen covers fresh ground in the history of settler-Indigenous relations.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

List of Maps

Prologue

Acknowledgments

Note on Terminology

1. John A. Macdonald and the Indians

2. John McDougall and the Stoney Nakoda

3. George Monro Grant: An English Canadian Public Intellectual and the Indians

4. Chancellor John A. Boyd and Fellow Georgian Bay Cottager Kathleen Coburn

5. Duncan Campbell Scott: Determined Assimilationist

6. Paul A.W. Wallace and The White Roots of Peace

7. Quebec Viewpoints: From Lionel Groulx to Jacques Rousseau

8. Attitudes on the Pacific Coast: Franz Boas, Emily Carr, and Maisie Hurley

9. Alberta Perspectives: Long Lance, John Laurie, Hugh Dempsey, and Harold Cardinal

Epilogue: The First Nations and Canada’s Conscience

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4426-2212-1

1-4426-2211-3

OCLC:

1197789780