Uncertain Counts: The Struggle to Enumerate First Nations in Canada and the United States, 1870–1911

Throughout the nineteenth century, Canada and the United States struggled to gain accurate demographic data on the First Nations and Métis communities they claimed to oversee. Enumerators grappled with linguistic and cultural differences, distrust, the ambiguity of racial categories, and the geograp...

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Published in:Ethnohistory
Main Author: Hoy, Benjamin
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Duke University Press 2015
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First Nations
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/00141801-3135322
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spelling crdukeunivpr:10.1215/00141801-3135322 2024-09-15T18:06:27+00:00 Uncertain Counts: The Struggle to Enumerate First Nations in Canada and the United States, 1870–1911 Hoy, Benjamin 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/00141801-3135322 https://read.dukeupress.edu/ethnohistory/article-pdf/62/4/729/410994/ETH62_4_03Hoy_Fpp.pdf en eng Duke University Press Ethnohistory volume 62, issue 4, page 729-750 ISSN 0014-1801 1527-5477 journal-article 2015 crdukeunivpr https://doi.org/10.1215/00141801-3135322 2024-08-26T04:10:09Z Throughout the nineteenth century, Canada and the United States struggled to gain accurate demographic data on the First Nations and Métis communities they claimed to oversee. Enumerators grappled with linguistic and cultural differences, distrust, the ambiguity of racial categories, and the geographic mobility and isolation of many Native American communities. Understanding how, where, and why national census takers and Indian agents failed to overcome these challenges sheds light on the locality of federal power and the pathways through which Native Americans maintained their autonomy. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Duke University Press Ethnohistory 62 4 729 750
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