| The True Spirit and Original Intent of Treaty 7: Volume 14 Contributor(s): Treaty 7. Elders (Author) |
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ISBN: 0773515224 ISBN-13: 9780773515222 Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press OUR PRICE: $36.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1996 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - General - History | Native American |
| Dewey: 971.004 |
| LCCN: 97193225 |
| Series: McGill-Queen's Native and Northern |
| Physical Information: 1.43" H x 6.03" W x 8.95" (1.41 lbs) 432 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The True Spirit and Original Intent of Treaty 7 is based on the testimony of over 80 elders from the five First Nations involved in Treaty 7 - the Bloods, Peigans, Siksika, Stoney, and Tsuu T'ina. Their recollections highlight the grave misconceptions and misrepresentations between the two sides, due in part to inadequate interpretation and/or deliberate attempts to mislead. The elders consistently report that the treaty as they understood it was a peace treaty, not a surrender of land, and that they had agreed to share the land with the white newcomers in exchange for resources to establish new economies - education, medical assistance, and annuity payments. The book provides both a historical overview of Treaty 7 and an analysis of the literature on treaties generally and Treaty 7 specifically. It makes clear that different agendas, different languages, and different world views affected each side's interpretation of events. This review of the events and interpretations surrounding Treaty 7 takes place at a time when aboriginal and indigenous peoples all over the world are re-evaluating their relationships with imperial powers. It was undertaken in good faith in hopes that it will begin a dialogue that can alter the dominant discourse of Euro-Canadian society, which has been so damaging to aboriginal people. |