The Indian commissioners
Subtitle: agents of the state and Indian policy in Canada's Prairie West, 1873-1932
By: Brian Titley
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Alberta Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Edmonton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9780888644893
Description: "Between 1873 and 1932,with the exception of one decade, the formulation and implementation of Indian policy on the Canadian prairies lay in the hands of a government appointee known as the Indian commissioner. The commissioner was a senior official in the federal Indian Department and, while he received instructions from Ottawa, had considerable authority within his domain in directing policy. The extent of his influence was determined in large measure by his political connections, the force of his personality, and his ability to articulate positions and concerns that resonated with the temper of the times, Titley's sketches of the lives and careers of these individuals offer unique insight into an important, yet little explored, aspect of Canadian prairie history."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-253) and index.
Table of contents: title: Indian policy and the Indian Department in historical context; title: J.A.N. Provencher, 1873-1878; title: David Laird, 1876-1879; title: Edgar Dewdney, 1879-1888; title: Hayter Reed, 1888-1893; title: Amédée Emmanuel Forget, 1893-1898; title: David Laird, 1898-1909; title: William Morris Graham, 1920-1932.