| White Settler Reserve: New Iceland and the Colonization of the Canadian West Contributor(s): Eyford, Ryan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0774831596 ISBN-13: 9780774831598 Publisher: University of British Columbia Press OUR PRICE: $35.59 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - Post-confederation (1867-) - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration - History | Europe - Scandinavia |
| Dewey: 971.202 |
| Physical Information: 272 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Cultural Region - Scandinavian - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Geographic Orientation - Manitoba |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1875, Icelandic immigrants established a colony on the southwest shore of Lake Winnipeg. The timing and location of New Iceland was not accidental. Across the Prairies, the Canadian government was creating land reserves for Europeans in the hope that the agricultural development of Indigenous lands would support the state's economic and political ambitions. In this innovative history, Ryan Eyford expands our understanding of the creation of western Canada: his nuanced account traces the connections between Icelandic colonists, the Indigenous people they displaced, and other settler groups while exposing the ideas and practices integral to building a colonial society. |