Jules Sioui and Indian Political Radicalism in Canada, 1943-1944

Two remarkable conventions of First Nations chiefs and political leaders in Canada occurred in Ottawa during the final years of the Second World War. Ostensibly protesting military conscription and income taxation, the issues at the conventions went to the heart of their oppression: the denial of ab...

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Published in:Journal of Canadian Studies
Main Author: Shewell, Hugh
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) 1999
Subjects:
History
Cultural Studies
First Nations
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/jcs.34.3.211
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spelling crunivtoronpr:10.3138/jcs.34.3.211 2023-12-31T10:06:54+01:00 Jules Sioui and Indian Political Radicalism in Canada, 1943-1944 Shewell, Hugh 1999 http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/jcs.34.3.211 https://utpjournals.press/doi/pdf/10.3138/jcs.34.3.211 en eng University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) Journal of Canadian Studies volume 34, issue 3, page 211-242 ISSN 0021-9495 1911-0251 History Cultural Studies journal-article 1999 crunivtoronpr https://doi.org/10.3138/jcs.34.3.211 2023-12-01T08:17:56Z Two remarkable conventions of First Nations chiefs and political leaders in Canada occurred in Ottawa during the final years of the Second World War. Ostensibly protesting military conscription and income taxation, the issues at the conventions went to the heart of their oppression: the denial of aboriginal rights, nationhood and self-determination. The essay critically reviews the context of Indian policy leading up to the conventions, the impact of the protest led by Jules Sioui and the continuing divergence of First Nations' and state objectives concerning the future place of Indians in Canada. In conclusion, the essay discusses the idea of citizenship and the inclusion of indigenous peoples in states of European settler origins. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations University of Toronto Press (U Toronto Press - via Crossref) Journal of Canadian Studies 34 3 211 242
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