“Mr. Burk Is Most Interested in Their Welfare”: J.G. Burk’s Campaign to Help the Anishinabeg of Northwestern Ontario, 1923-53
Although there is a small but growing body of literature on Euro-Canadians who acted “with good intentions” towards the First Nations (Haig-Brown and Nock 2006), precious little has been written about those within the ranks of the Department of Indian Affairs who acted benevolently towards the Abori...
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crunivtoronpr:10.3138/jcs.45.1.58 2023-12-31T09:59:04+01:00 “Mr. Burk Is Most Interested in Their Welfare”: J.G. Burk’s Campaign to Help the Anishinabeg of Northwestern Ontario, 1923-53 Kuhlberg, Mark 2011 http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/jcs.45.1.58 https://utpjournals.press/doi/pdf/10.3138/jcs.45.1.58 en eng University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) Journal of Canadian Studies volume 45, issue 1, page 58-89 ISSN 0021-9495 1911-0251 History Cultural Studies journal-article 2011 crunivtoronpr https://doi.org/10.3138/jcs.45.1.58 2023-12-01T08:18:25Z Although there is a small but growing body of literature on Euro-Canadians who acted “with good intentions” towards the First Nations (Haig-Brown and Nock 2006), precious little has been written about those within the ranks of the Department of Indian Affairs who acted benevolently towards the Aboriginal peoples. James Gerry Burk, Indian agent for the Anishinabeg of the western Lake Superior region for three decades (1923-53), was one such individual. He chose to ignore the department’s prevailing racist ideology in favour of nurturing the incipient desire for industry and enterprise that he saw first-hand among the Aboriginal constituents of his agency. In the process, he was compelled to overcome numerous obstacles that Indian Affairs placed in his way. As a result, Burk’s career stands as a glowing testament to the indomitable spirit of one departmental official’s commitment to assisting the Aboriginal peoples. Article in Journal/Newspaper anishina* First Nations University of Toronto Press (U Toronto Press - via Crossref) Journal of Canadian Studies 45 1 58 89 |
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Although there is a small but growing body of literature on Euro-Canadians who acted “with good intentions” towards the First Nations (Haig-Brown and Nock 2006), precious little has been written about those within the ranks of the Department of Indian Affairs who acted benevolently towards the Aboriginal peoples. James Gerry Burk, Indian agent for the Anishinabeg of the western Lake Superior region for three decades (1923-53), was one such individual. He chose to ignore the department’s prevailing racist ideology in favour of nurturing the incipient desire for industry and enterprise that he saw first-hand among the Aboriginal constituents of his agency. In the process, he was compelled to overcome numerous obstacles that Indian Affairs placed in his way. As a result, Burk’s career stands as a glowing testament to the indomitable spirit of one departmental official’s commitment to assisting the Aboriginal peoples. |
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