Title: First Nations, first thoughts : the impact of indigenous thought in Canada /
Authors: Timpson, Annis May.
Publisher: UBC Press,
Year: 2009
Subjects: Native peoples Canada Intellectual life.; Native peoples Canada History.; Native peoples Canada Politics and government; Autochtones Canada Vie intellectuelle.; Autochtones Canada Histoire.; Autochtones Canada Politique et gouvernement.; Indians of North America Canada Intellectual life.; Indians of North America Canada History.; Indians of North America Canada Politics and government.; Indigenous peoples Canada History.; Indigenous peoples Canada Intellectual life.; Indigenous peoples Canada Politics and government.; Canada Civilization Indigenous peoples' influences; Canada Civilisation Influence indienne d'Amérique.; Canada Civilization Indian influences.
Abstract: Countless books and articles have traced the impact of colonialism and public policy on Canada's First Nations, but few have explored the impact of Aboriginal thought on on public discourse and policy development in Canada. First Nations, First Thoughts brings together Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal scholars who cut through the prevailing orthodoxy to reveal Indigenous thinkers and activists as a pervasive presence in diverse political, constitutional, and cultural debates and arenas, including urban spaces, historical texts, public policy, and cultural heritage preservation. This innovative, thought-provoking collection contributes to the decolonization process by encouraging us to imagine a stronger, fairer Canada, one in which Aboriginal self-government and expression can be fully realized.
Contents: First Nations Perspectives and Historical Thinking in Canada / Robin Jarvis Brownlie -- Being Indigenous in the Academy: Creating Space for Indigenous Scholars / Margaret Kovach -- Respecting First Nations Oral Histories: Copyright Complexities and Archiving Aboriginal Stories / Leslie McCartney -- Napi and the City: Siksikaitsitapi Narratives Revisited / Martin Whittles and Tim Patterson -- Colonial Photographs and Postcolonial Relationships: The Kainai-Oxford Photographic Histories Project / Laura Peers and Alison K. Brown -- Museums Taken to Task: Representing First Peopleas at the McCord Museum of Canadian History / Stephanie Bolton -- The Manitoba Government's Shift to "Autonomous" First Nations Child Welfare: Empowerment or Privatization? / Fiona MacDonald -- Rethinking the Administration of Government: Inuit Representation, Culture, and Language in the Nunavut Public Service / Annis May Timpson -- A Fine Balance: Aboriginal Peoples in the Canadian North and the Dilemma of Development / Gabrielle A. Slowey -- Civilization, Self-Determination, and Reconciliation / Michael Murphy -- Take 35: Reconciling Constitutional Orders / Kiera L. Ladner.