Treaty promises, Indian reality : life on a reserve
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1895830265
ISBN 13
9781895830262
Category
General Library Collection
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Publication Year
2005
Publisher
Pages
160
Subject
Cowessess First Nation
Tags
Cree -- Qu'Appelle River Valley (Sask. and Man.) -- Government relations, Cree, Saskatchewan, Cree -- Government relations, Ojibwa -- Qu'Appelle River Valley (Sask. and Man.) -- History, Ojibwa -- History, Ojibwa -- Qu'Appelle River Valley (Sask. and Man.) -- Government relations, Ojibwa -- Government relations, Ojibwa, Cowessess First Nation, Saulteaux -- Qu'Appelle River Valley (Sask. and Man.) -- History
Saulteaux -- History, Saulteaux -- Qu'Appelle River Valley (Sask. and Man.) -- Government relations, Saulteaux -- Government relations, Saulteaux
Abstract
"The story of life on reserves after treaty is a story of power: the power of Indian Affairs. Indian agents controlled every aspect of life on and off reserve - the dreaded pass system and permission slips needed to sell farm produce, or not as it suited the agents; the instructors whose job it was to transform Indian hunters into farmers; the residential school system, and the questionable surrender of reserve land. Yet, this book does not make a political statement. It does not judge the actions of the government, its agents, or anyone else. In an ever-respectful voice, this book relates things as they were, and points to the many successes of Indian peoples despite the many challenges they faced."--Amazon.ca.
Number of Copies
3
