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Social Science Native American Studies

Huron-Wendat

The Heritage of the Circle

by (author) Georges F. Sioui

translated by Jane Brierley

Publisher
UBC Press, Les Presses de l’Université Laval
Initial publish date
Nov 2011
Category
Native American Studies, Archaeology, Native American, Cultural, General
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774842044
    Publish Date
    Nov 2011
    List Price
    $99.00

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In this book, Georges Sioui, who is himself Wendat, redeems the original name of his people and tells their centuries-old history by describing their social ideas and philosophy and the relevance of both to contemporary life. The question he poses is a simple one: after centuries of European and then other North American contact and interpretation, isn’t it now time to return to the original sources, that is to the ideas and practices of indigenous peoples like the Wendats, as told and interpreted by indigenous people like himself?

About the authors

Georges F. Sioui's profile page

Jane Brierley is a Montreal literary translator, writer, editor, and former president of the Literary Translators Association of Canada. Her translations of science fiction stories have appeared in a number of Tesseract's anthologies, and she has translated three of Élisabeth Vonarburg's science fiction novels: The Silent City, The Maërlande Chronicles, and Reluctant Voyagers. In 1990 she won the Governor General's Award for best English translation.

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Editorial Reviews

A major strength of the book is the argument the author makes for a meaningful dialogue between archaeologists and “Amerindians” in the development of an Amerindian archeology that better reflects the needs and interests of contemporary Native people.

CBRA 4226, pg 364-365