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Social Science Native American Studies

Reservations Are for Indians

by (author) Heather Robertson

Publisher
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Initial publish date
Jan 1991
Category
Native American Studies
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781550283679
    Publish Date
    Jan 1991
    List Price
    $45
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780888620064
    Publish Date
    Jan 1970
    List Price
    $12.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780888620057
    Publish Date
    Jan 1970
    List Price
    $45
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550283655
    Publish Date
    Jan 1991
    List Price
    $16.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781552774397
    Publish Date
    Feb 2008
    List Price
    $45.00

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Description

Offering a sympathetic but detached portrait of Canada's native people, Reservations are for Indians has become a classic.

Combining the skills of a novelist with those of an accomplished journalist, Heather Robertson captures the vicious circle of dependence created by government policies which ensnares aboriginal Canadians. Her account combines a description of life in four reserve communities with a history of government policies and programs, describing the circumstances which yielded a generation of native leaders who demand a new place in Canada's political and constitutional structure.

For this edition, Heather Robertson has written a preface describing how she came to write the book, the response to it when it was first published, and how she sees it in the context of the issues regarding aboriginal rights facing Canadians today.

About the author

HEATHER ROBERTSON is one of Canada's most accomplished and acclaimed authors. Her many books include Reservations Are for Indians, Grass Roots, A Terrible Beauty and Willie: A Romance. Born in Winnipeg, she has long lived in Toronto.

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