Social Science Discrimination & Race Relations
Comparing the Policy of Aboriginal Assimilation
Australia, Canada, and New Zealand
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2011
- Category
- Discrimination & Race Relations, Native American Studies
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774842709
- Publish Date
- Nov 2011
- List Price
- $99.00
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780774804592
- Publish Date
- Jan 1995
- List Price
- $36.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780774804585
- Publish Date
- Jan 1995
- List Price
- $50.00
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Description
The aboriginal people of Australia, Canada, and New Zealand became minorities in their own countries in the nineteenth century. The expanding British Empire had its own vision for the future of these peoples, which was expressed in 1837 by the Select Committee on Aborigines of the House of Commons. It was a vision of the steps necessary for them to become civilized, Christian, and citizens – in a word, assimilated. This book provides the first systematic and comparative treatment of the social policy of assimilation that was followed in these three countries. The recommendations of the 1837 committee were broadly followed by each of the three countries, but there were major differences in the means that were used. Australia began with a denial of the aboriginal presence, Canada began establishing a register of all 'status' Indians, and New Zealand began by giving all Maori British citizenship.
About the author
Contributor Notes
Andrew Armitage is a professor in the Department of Social Work at the University of Victoria.