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Celia Haig-Brown - With Good Intentions: Euro-Canadian and Aboriginal Relations in Colonial Canada - 9780774811378 - V9780774811378
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With Good Intentions: Euro-Canadian and Aboriginal Relations in Colonial Canada

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Description for With Good Intentions: Euro-Canadian and Aboriginal Relations in Colonial Canada Hardback. Examines the joint efforts of Aboriginal people and individuals of European ancestry to counter injustice in Canada when colonization was at its height, from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century. Editor(s): Haig-Brown, Celia; Nock, David A. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 4217. Weight in Grams: 848.

With Good Intentions examines the joint efforts of Aboriginal people and individuals of European ancestry to counter injustice in Canada when colonization was at its height, from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century. These people recognized colonial wrongs and worked together in a variety of ways to right them, but they could not stem the tide of European-based exploitation.

The book is neither an apologist text nor an attempt to argue that some colonizers were simply “well intentioned.” Almost all those considered here – teachers, lawyers, missionaries, activists – had as their overall goal the Christianization and civilization of Canada’s ... Read more

By discussing examples of Euro-Canadians who worked with Aboriginal peoples, With Good Intentions brings to light some of the lesser-known complexities of colonization.

This volume is an important resource for anyone interested in Canadian history, particularly post-Confederation history, and in Native studies and issues of colonization of Native peoples.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774811378
SKU
V9780774811378
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Celia Haig-Brown
Celia Haig-Brown teaches in the Faculty of Education at York University in Toronto. David A. Nock teaches in the Department of Sociology at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay. Contributors: Thomas S. Abler, Jean Barman, Michael D. Blackstock, Sarah Carter, Janet E. Chute, Celia Haig-Brown, Mary Haig-Brown, Jan Hare, Alan Knight, David A. Nock, Donald B. Smith, and Wendy Wickwire. ... Read more

Reviews for With Good Intentions: Euro-Canadian and Aboriginal Relations in Colonial Canada
Haig-Brown, Nock and the contributing authors are to be congratulated for presenting a work that is well-researched and competently argued.
Derek Whitehouse-Strong, History Department, Grant MacEwan College
H-Net Book Review, July 2006

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