| Treaty Promises, Indian Reality: Life on a Reserve Contributor(s): Lerat, Harold (Author) |
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ISBN: 1895830265 ISBN-13: 9781895830262 Publisher: Purich Pub. OUR PRICE: $21.78 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - General - History | Native American - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 971.24 |
| LCCN: 2005482093 |
| Physical Information: 160 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The story of life on reserves after treaty is a story of power: the power of Indian Affairs. Indian agents controlled every aspect of life on and off reserve - the dreaded pass system and permission slips needed to sell farm produce, or not as it suited the agents; the instructors whose job it was to transform Indian hunters into farmers; the residential school system, and the questionable surrender of reserve land. Yet, this book does not make a political statement. It does not judge the actions of the government, its agents, or anyone else. In an ever-respectful voice, this book relates things as they were, and points to the many successes of Indian peoples despite the many challenges they faced. |
