Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Sheldon Krasowski was born in Treaty Six Territory (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) and received a BA in Indigenous Studies from the University of Saskatchewan, an MA in Indigenous Studies from Trent University, and a PhD in History from the University of Regina. Sheldon currently lives in Treaty Seven Territory and works for Athabasca University.
"[A] very important, fresh, and valuable work." -- Sarah Carter, author of Imperial Plots
"A valuable book... It helps set the stage for the future." -- Literary Review of Canada
"No Surrender is a detailed account of treaty negotiations and of the differing understandings of the treaty-making process, as seen through an unbiased lens. Indigenous people didn't lack knowledge and were not ignorant savages as they've been portrayed by some historians. Indigenous people understood sovereignty over territory, even though land ownership in the European sense was unknown. They wanted to use the treaties to build a better life for future generations, while the government wanted the land and saw no intrinsic value in the Indigenous nations that had ruled the land for centuries. That was a tragic flaw that continues to haunt Canada and the First Nations." Canada's History
List of Maps and Figures
Foreword by Winona Wheeler
Preface and Acknowledgements
INTRODUCTION: The Numbered Treaties in Historical Context:
“Our Dream Is That One Day Our Peoples Will Be ClearlyRecognized as Nations”
CHAPTER 1: Treaties One and Two and the Outside Promises:
“The Loyalty Which Costs Nothing Is Worth Nothing”
CHAPTER 2: Treaty Three: The North-West Angle Treaty:
“I Take Off My Glove to Give You My Hand to Sign the Treaty”
CHAPTER 3: Treaties Four and Five: The Fort Qu’Appelle andLake Winnipeg Treaties, 1874 and 1875:
“The Treaties Should Be Canada’s Magna Carta”
CHAPTER 4: Treaty Six: The Treaty of Forts Carlton and Pitt:
"I Want to Hold the Treaty We Made with the Queen”
CHAPTER 5: Treaty Seven: The Blackfoot Crossing Treaty:
“The Great Spirit and Not the Great Mother Gave Us This Land”
CONCLUSION: As Long as the Sun Shines:
“An Everlasting Grasp of Her [the Queen’s] Hand”
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
"[A] very important, fresh, and valuable work." -- Sarah Carter, author of Imperial Plots
"A valuable book... It helps set the stage for the future." -- Literary Review of Canada
"No Surrender is a detailed account of treaty negotiations and of the differing understandings of the treaty-making process, as seen through an unbiased lens. Indigenous people didn't lack knowledge and were not ignorant savages as they've been portrayed by some historians. Indigenous people understood sovereignty over territory, even though land ownership in the European sense was unknown. They wanted to use the treaties to build a better life for future generations, while the government wanted the land and saw no intrinsic value in the Indigenous nations that had ruled the land for centuries. That was a tragic flaw that continues to haunt Canada and the First Nations." Canada's History
List of Maps and Figures
Foreword by Winona Wheeler
Preface and Acknowledgements
INTRODUCTION: The Numbered Treaties in Historical Context:
“Our Dream Is That One Day Our Peoples Will Be ClearlyRecognized as Nations”
CHAPTER 1: Treaties One and Two and the Outside Promises:
“The Loyalty Which Costs Nothing Is Worth Nothing”
CHAPTER 2: Treaty Three: The North-West Angle Treaty:
“I Take Off My Glove to Give You My Hand to Sign the Treaty”
CHAPTER 3: Treaties Four and Five: The Fort Qu’Appelle andLake Winnipeg Treaties, 1874 and 1875:
“The Treaties Should Be Canada’s Magna Carta”
CHAPTER 4: Treaty Six: The Treaty of Forts Carlton and Pitt:
"I Want to Hold the Treaty We Made with the Queen”
CHAPTER 5: Treaty Seven: The Blackfoot Crossing Treaty:
“The Great Spirit and Not the Great Mother Gave Us This Land”
CONCLUSION: As Long as the Sun Shines:
“An Everlasting Grasp of Her [the Queen’s] Hand”
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index