When freedom is lost : the dark side of the relationship between government and the Fort Hope Band
Type
Book
Authors
Paul Driben ( Driben, Paul )
Robert S. Trudeau ( Trudeau, Robert S. )
ISBN 10
0802065260
ISBN 13
9780802065261
Category
General Library Collection
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Publication Year
1983
Publisher
Pages
131
Subject
Indigenous peoples -- Ontario -- Fort Hope (First Nations reserve) -- Government relations
Tags
Indigenous peoples -- Ontario -- Fort Hope (First Nations reserve) -- Government relations, Indigenous peoples -- Government relations, Indigenous peoples -- Ontario -- Fort Hope (First Nations reserve) -- Economic conditions, Indigenous peoples -- Economic conditions, Treatment of Indigenous peoples -- Ontario -- Fort Hope (First Nations reserve), Treatment of Indigenous Peoples, Ontario -- Fort Hope First Nations reserve, Ontario, Fort Hope First Nations reserve (Ont.), Ojibwa -- Government relations, Ojibwa
Abstract
"The devastating impact of the policies and programs of the federal government on the Indian people of Canada is illustrated forcefully in this important and revealing study of the Fort Hope Band.
Over a period of seven years, the authors looked at the communities of Webequie, Summer Beaver, Lansdowne House, and Fort Hope in the far reaches of Northwestern Ontario seeking answers to such questions as: How do a people become wards of the state? How does a government work against its stated objectives? How do ghettos appear in the middle of a pristine wilderness?
They found that, starting in the early '60s, as government involvement in band life increased, dependency on the government also increased - to the point where today government programs provide 90 percent of the band members' income.
Now dependent on programs with can be curtailed at the governments' will, the band is in an extremely vulnerable position. The authors suggest that this is also true of other bands across the country and offer suggestions for constructive change."--Amazon.ca.
Over a period of seven years, the authors looked at the communities of Webequie, Summer Beaver, Lansdowne House, and Fort Hope in the far reaches of Northwestern Ontario seeking answers to such questions as: How do a people become wards of the state? How does a government work against its stated objectives? How do ghettos appear in the middle of a pristine wilderness?
They found that, starting in the early '60s, as government involvement in band life increased, dependency on the government also increased - to the point where today government programs provide 90 percent of the band members' income.
Now dependent on programs with can be curtailed at the governments' will, the band is in an extremely vulnerable position. The authors suggest that this is also true of other bands across the country and offer suggestions for constructive change."--Amazon.ca.
Description
xii, 131 pages : illustrations, map.
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Number of Copies
1
Library | Accession‎ No | Call No | Copy No | Edition | Location | Availability |
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Main | 11539 |
E92.D74 |
1 | Yes |