Disrobing the Aboriginal Industry: The Deception Behind Indigenous Cultural Preservation
by Frances Widdowson, Albert Howard
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"Despite the billions of dollars devoted to aboriginal causes, [Indigenous] people in Canada continue to suffer all the symptoms of a marginalized existence - high rates of substance abuse, violence, poverty. Disrobing the Aboriginal Industry argues that the policies proposed to address these problems - land claims and self government - are in fact contributing to their entrenchment." -- Provided by publisherTags
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Lays out the arguments clearly and states the solutions well. A good primer for the ' Idle No More" movement.
As someone with a personal interest in this subject, it is difficult for me to review and reate this book objectively. I am a firm believer in the existence of aboriginal and treaty rights. And I know well that, despite millions of dollars spent by the federal government, many aboriginal people and communities remain marginalized. I know that arguments put forward in this book are not popular, but I think they need to be discussed as part of a broader, ongoing search for ways to allow all Canadians, including aboriginal Canadians, to live meaningful, satisfying lives.
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- Original publication date
- 2008
- Important places
- Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
- First words
- One cold and bright day in Yellowknife, we trudged to the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre where we witnessed an event that would dramatically aletr our perception of aboriginal policy in Canada.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)It is by eliminating this fundamental "difference" that we can become a global tribe and the "world can live as one."
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, Anthropology, Politics and Government, Sociology, General Nonfiction, History
- DDC/MDS
- 305.897 — Society, Government, and Culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Social group - Age, Gender, Ethnicity Ethnic and national groups Other ethnic and national groups North American native peoples
- LCC
- E78 .C2 .W57 — History of the United States America Indians of North America
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- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
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