Colonialism endures in Canada today. Dismantling it requires
understanding how and why Canada’s colonial experience in the
British Empire remains unique. Whereas colonies such as India were
ruled through despotism and violence, Canada’s white settler
population governed itself while oppressing the Indigenous peoples
whose lands they were on. Canada and Colonialism shows that
Canadians’ support for colonial rule – both at home and abroad –
is the reason colonialism remains entrenched in Canadian law and
society today. Author Jim Reynolds presents a truly compelling account
of Canada’s colonial coming of age and its impacts on Indigenous
peoples, including the internal colonialism behind the Indian Act and
those who enforced it. This book also addresses the historical and
ongoing Anglo-Canadian participation in colonial rule and how this
perpetuates colonialism. It is this continuing legacy that the Truth
and Reconciliation Commission implored Canada to recognize and address
before reconciliation and decolonization could take place. As one of
Canada’s leading experts in Aboriginal law, Reynolds highlights the
historical underpinnings and contemporary challenges Canada must
reckon with to move toward decolonization.
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An Unfinished History
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780774880954
Publisert
2024
Utgiver
University of British Columbia Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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