First Nations in the Twenty-First Century is a concise yet comprehensive textthat examines the ways in which colonization and government action-and inaction-have impacted First Nations peoples in Canada over the last three centuries. INDICE: Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1: Knowing Your History; 2: Who Are You?; 3: Indigenous Ways of Knowing; 4: Aboriginal Residential Schools:Compensation, Apologies, and Truth and Reconciliation; 5: Intergenerational Trauma; 6: 'Hear' Today, Gone Tomorrow: Aboriginal Language; 7: Well-Being and Health; 8: The Duty of Government and Fiduciary Responsibility; 9: Self-Government, Aboriginal Rights, and the Inherent Right of First Nations Peoples; 10: The Political Economy of First Nations Peoples; 11: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and the Bureaucracy; 12: Surviving in the Contemporary World: The Future of First Nations Peoples in Canada; Conclusion; Glossary; References; Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-544143-7
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Desconocida
- Páginas: 272
- Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés