Clearing the Plains

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In arresting, but harrowing, prose, James Daschuk examines the roles that Old World diseases, climate, and, most disturbingly, Canadian politics the politics of ethnocide played in the deaths and subjugation of thousands of aboriginal people in the realization of Sir John A Macdonald s National Dream It was a dream that came at great expense the present disparity in health and economic well being between First Nations and non Native populations, and the lingering racism and misunderstanding that permeates the national consciousness to this day. Free Read eBook Clearing the Plains by James Daschuk – kino-fada.fr I was infuriated by this book.Infuriated that I managed to make my way all the way through an honours history degree in Canada and still only have a tentative idea of the extent of the Canadian government s explicit role in the subjugation and genocide of Canadian First Nations All those hours my school teachers spent on talking about the importance of the railway to Confederation, and not one peep was given to this harrowing story When we were told of any mistreatment of natives, it was alway I was infuriated by this book.Infuriated that I managed to make my way all the way through an honours history degree in Canada and still only have a tentative idea of the extent of the Canadian government s explicit role in the subjugation and genocide of Canadian First Nations All those hours my school teachers spent on talking about...Every single Canadian should read this well written and incredibly researched book on the history of our country Too many extreme actions and uninformed, ignorant decisions resulted in devastating effects on aboriginal life and culture To know the past will help to grow the futu...The first chapter is pretty heavily academic, but once you get into the book, it really is quite an eye opener into just how the settlement of Canada really was at the expense of the Aboriginals Really, the title says it all I only wish that the book didn t basically end in the 1880 s.Every Canadian should read this.ESSENTIAL reading for anyone interested in Canadian history the kind that you didn t learn in school This is heavy reading in subject matter and style, but so importantWhile the tone is slightly too academic for the casual reader, the content is so important I hope it will become a standard text in Canadian schools That this book needed to be written is a shame we should have known about the genocidal horrors, but m...This book opened my eyes to the history of the settlement of the prairies in very important ways It is a history that looks at colonization and the impacts on Indigenous nations through the lens of health and climate It contains a significant amount of detail about the interactions of different nations prior to contact and how those interactions led to territorial distribution over time The history of the interaction between fur traders and trappers and how those interactions led to the trans This book opened my eyes to the history of the settlement of the prairies in very important ways It is a history that looks at colonization and the impacts on Indigenous nations through the lens of health and climate It contains a significant amount of detail about the interactions of...Interesting and important story, but writing is too dry and academic.Essential reading for those interested in the history of central and western Canada the plains region Important reading for those interested in colonialism as applied in North America.I haven t yet finished the book Must return to library before requesting it again, since it s on hold This is an important book for all Canadians and North Americans to read as part of understanding the history of our countries, with origins in the author s doctoral dissertation 20 years ago Examines impact of...

Clearing the Plains
  • English
  • 06 September 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 334 pages
  • 0889772967
  • James Daschuk
  • Clearing the Plains