We Were Not the Savages: Collision Between European and Native American Civilizations

by Daniel N. Paul

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The result of four years of rewriting, revising, and updating, this new edition includes reams of shocking new data about the confrontation between the Mi'kmaq and European civilizations. This re-examination of original historical records casts doubts on early military and political figures now honored as heroes and questions who the savages really were.

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Born on the Indian Brook Reserve in Nova Scotia, Daniel N. Paul is an ardent advocate of human rights. He worked for the Department of Indian Affairs as a District Superintendent of Lands, Revenues, Trusts, and Statutory Requirements, was the founding executive director of the Confederacy of Mainland Micmacs and has served on many provincial show more commissions. He has received several awards for his contributions to the cause of human dignity show less

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Canonical title: We Were Not the Savages: Collision Between European and Native American Civilizations
Original title: We Were Not the Savages: A Micmac Perspective on the Collision of Aboriginal and European Civilizations
Alternate titles: We Were Not the Savages : A Mi'kmaq Perspective on the Collision Between European and Native American Civilizations
Important places: Prince Edward Island, Canada; Nova Scotia, Canada

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