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Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens

A History of Native-Newcomer Relations in Canada, Fourth Edition

by (author) J.R. Miller

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Feb 2018
Category
General, Native American Studies, Native American
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781487522353
    Publish Date
    May 2017
    List Price
    $39.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781487521752
    Publish Date
    Feb 2018
    List Price
    $59.00
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781487502058
    Publish Date
    Feb 2018
    List Price
    $128.00
  • Undefined

    ISBN
    9781487516895
    Publish Date
    Jun 2017
    List Price
    $39.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781487514501
    Publish Date
    Mar 2018
    List Price
    $59.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780802081537
    Publish Date
    May 2000
    List Price
    $49.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780802068699
    Publish Date
    Apr 1991
    List Price
    $32.95

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Description

First published in 1989, Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens continues to earn wide acclaim for its comprehensive account of Native-newcomer relations throughout Canada’s history. Author J.R. Miller charts the deterioration of the relationship from the initial, mutually beneficial contact in the fur trade to the current displacement and marginalization of the Indigenous population.

 

The fourth edition of Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens is the result of considerable revision and expansion to incorporate current scholarship and developments over the past twenty years in federal government policy and Aboriginal political organization. It includes new information regarding political organization, land claims in the courts, public debates, as well as the haunting legacy of residential schools in Canada.

 

Critical to Canadian university-level classes in history, Indigenous studies, sociology, education, and law, the fourth edition of Skyscrapers will be also be useful to journalists and lawyers, as well as leaders of organizations dealing with Indigenous issues. Not solely a text for specialists in post-secondary institutions, Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens explores the consequence of altered Native-newcomer relations, from cooperation to coercion, and the lasting legacy of this impasse.

About the author

J.R. Miller is a professor emeritus of history at the University of Saskatchewan. He is the author of numerous works on issues related to Indigenous peoples including Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens and Shingwauk’s Vision, both published by University of Toronto Press.

J.R. Miller's profile page

Editorial Reviews

"Drawing on recent scholarship, [Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens] is both broad and even-handed, covering developments in the Indigenous-settler relationship as it headed into the twenty-first century…."

The Canadian Historical Review, Vol 100 1, March ‘19

"If we learn anything from history it will be because of histories like Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens, which help put into perspective what Buffy Ste. Marie sings about as the ‘bitter past’ and give to Indian-white relations a sense of hope."

Globe and Mail