'Enough to keep them alive' : Indian social welfare in Canada, 1873-1965
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0802088384
ISBN 13
9780802088383
Category
General Library Collection
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Publication Year
2003
Pages
384
Subject
Indigenous peoples -- Public welfare -- Canada
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Abstract
Far from being a measure of progress or humanitarian aid, Indian welfare policy in Canada was used deliberately to oppress and marginalize First Nations peoples and to foster their assimilation into the dominant society. 'Enough to Keep Them Alive' explores the history of the development and administration of social assistance policies on Indian reserves in Canada from confederation to the modern period, demonstrating a continuity of policy with roots in the pre-confederation practices of fur trading companies.
Extensive archival evidence from the Indian Affairs record group at the National Archives of Canada is supplemented for the post-World War Two era by interviews with some of the key federal players. More than just an historical narrative, the book presents a critical analysis with a clear theoretical focus drawing on colonial and post-colonial theory, social theory, and critiques of liberalism and liberal democracy.
Extensive archival evidence from the Indian Affairs record group at the National Archives of Canada is supplemented for the post-World War Two era by interviews with some of the key federal players. More than just an historical narrative, the book presents a critical analysis with a clear theoretical focus drawing on colonial and post-colonial theory, social theory, and critiques of liberalism and liberal democracy.
Description
441 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Biblio Notes
Contents:
Themes and issues --
The context of relief policy development at the time of Confederation --
The development of rudimentary relief administration during the initial period of subjugation, 1873-1912 --
Relief policy and the consolidation of subjugation, 1913-1944 --
Other influences: the transition to the period of citizenship, 1918-1944 --
Citizenship: the general context of postwar Indian Welfare policy --
The influence of the Social Sciences: the secular understanding of the 'Other' --
The emergence of Indian Welfare Bureaucracy, 1945-1960 --
the Indian in transition: social welfare and provincial services, 1959-1965 --
Shooting an elephant in Canada.
Themes and issues --
The context of relief policy development at the time of Confederation --
The development of rudimentary relief administration during the initial period of subjugation, 1873-1912 --
Relief policy and the consolidation of subjugation, 1913-1944 --
Other influences: the transition to the period of citizenship, 1918-1944 --
Citizenship: the general context of postwar Indian Welfare policy --
The influence of the Social Sciences: the secular understanding of the 'Other' --
The emergence of Indian Welfare Bureaucracy, 1945-1960 --
the Indian in transition: social welfare and provincial services, 1959-1965 --
Shooting an elephant in Canada.
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1
