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From treaties to reserves : the federal government and Native peoples in territorial Alberta, 1870-1905

Title
From treaties to reserves : the federal government and Native peoples in territorial Alberta, 1870-1905 / D.J. Hall.
Author
Hall, D. J. (David John), 1943-
Publication
  • Montreal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2015]
  • ©2015

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Description
xv, 477 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits; 24 cm
Summary
"Though some believe that the Indian treaties of the 1870s achieved a unity of purpose between the Canadian government and First Nations, in From Treaties to Reserves D.J. Hall asserts that--as a result of profound cultural differences--each side interpreted the negotiations differently, leading to conflict and an acute sense of betrayal when neither group accomplished what the other had asked. Hall explores the original intentions behind the government's policies, illustrates their attempts at cooperation, and clarifies their actions. While the government believed that the Aboriginal peoples of what is now southern and central Alberta desired rapid change, the First Nations, in contrast, believed that the government was committed to supporting the preservation of their culture while they adapted to change. Government policies intended to motivate backfired, leading instead to poverty, starvation, and cultural restriction. Many policies were also culturally insensitive, revealing misconceptions of Aboriginal people as lazy and over-dependent on government rations. Yet the first two decades of reserve life still witnessed most First Nations people participating in the region in reserve economies, many of the first generation of reserve-born children graduated from schools with some improved ability to cope with reserve life, and there was also more positive cooperation between government and First Nations people than is commonly acknowledged. The Indian treaties of the 1870s meant very different things to government officials and First Nations. Rethinking the interaction between the two groups, From Treaties to Reserves elucidates the complexities of this relationship."--
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Issued also in electronic format.
Call Number
JFE 16-308
ISBN
  • 9780773545946
  • 0773545948
  • 9780773545953
  • 0773545956
  • 9780773597686 (canceled/invalid)
  • 9780773597693 (canceled/invalid)
  • 0773597697 (canceled/invalid)
OCLC
908628880
Author
Hall, D. J. (David John), 1943- author.
Title
From treaties to reserves : the federal government and Native peoples in territorial Alberta, 1870-1905 / D.J. Hall.
Publisher
Montreal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2015]
Copyright Date
©2015
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Additional Formats
Issued also in electronic format.
Chronological Term
1800 - 1999
Research Call Number
JFE 16-308
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