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Seen but Not Seen

Influential Canadians and the First Nations from the 1840s to Today

by (author) Donald B. Smith

Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Initial publish date
Jan 2021
Category
General, Native American, Native American Studies
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781442649989
    Publish Date
    Jan 2021
    List Price
    $85.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781442627703
    Publish Date
    Dec 2020
    List Price
    $38.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442622128
    Publish Date
    Dec 2020
    List Price
    $38.95

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Description

Throughout the nineteenth and most of the twentieth century, the majority of Canadians argued that European "civilization" must replace Indigenous culture. The ultimate objective was assimilation into the dominant society.

 

Seen but Not Seen explores the history of Indigenous marginalization and why non-Indigenous Canadians failed to recognize Indigenous societies and cultures as worthy of respect. Approaching the issue biographically, Donald B. Smith presents the commentaries of sixteen influential Canadians – including John A. Macdonald, George Grant, and Emily Carr – who spoke extensively on Indigenous subjects. Supported by documentary records spanning over nearly two centuries, Seen but Not Seen covers fresh ground in the history of settler-Indigenous relations.

About the author

Donald Burnet Smith is the author of ten previous volumes of poetry. His most recent book is The Killed (Wolsak & Wynn). He has been nominated for the Governor General's Award and has won numerous prizes for his writing, including The Malahat Review's Long Poem Prize. Currently he divides his time between Paris, France, and Antigonish, Nova Scotia, where he teaches at St. Francis Xavier University.

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