| A Way of Life That Does Not Exist: Canada and the Extinguishment of the Innu Contributor(s): Samson, Colin (Author) |
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ISBN: 1859845258 ISBN-13: 9781859845257 Publisher: Verso OUR PRICE: $24.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2003 Annotation: Based on extensive historical research and fieldwork in Labrador over many years, A Way of Life that Does not Exist brings to light the scale of the tragedies that have overtaken the Innu, giving rise to international human rights concerns. Colin Samson looks in detail at Innu relations with the Canadian state, developers, explorers, missionaries, educators, health-care professionals, and the justice system. Although the Innu have lost land and lives in the attempts to assimilate them, Samson demonstrates that many have also resisted the official state policy of "extinguishment" through both political channels and by maintaining a resilient belief in their distinctiveness and their attachment to the land. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - History | Canada - General |
| Dewey: 971.400 |
| LCCN: 2003467180 |
| Physical Information: 1.11" H x 6.26" W x 9.48" (1.67 lbs) 388 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Based on extensive historical research and fieldwork in Labrador over many years, A Way of Life that Does not Exist brings to light the scale of the tragedies that have overtaken the Innu, giving rise to international human rights concerns. Colin Samson looks in detail at Innu relations with the Canadian state, developers, explorers, missionaries, educators, health-care professionals, and the justice system. Although the Innu have lost land and lives in the attempts to assimilate them, Samson demonstrates that many have also resisted the official state policy of 'extinguishment' through both political channels and by maintaining a resilient belief in their distinctiveness and their attachment to the land. |