Review of Taking Back Our Spirits: Indigenous Literature, Public Policy, and Healing by Jo-Ann Episkenew
Metis scholar and activist Jo-Ann Episkenew examines the potential of literature to assist Canadian Indigenous communities in healing from the impacts of colonial government policy in this, her first scholarly monograph. While the discourse of "healing" has been a central feature of both b...
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ftunivnebraskali:oai:digitalcommons.unl.edu:greatplainsquarterly-3650 2023-11-12T04:20:59+01:00 Review of Taking Back Our Spirits: Indigenous Literature, Public Policy, and Healing by Jo-Ann Episkenew Martin, Keavy 2011-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/greatplainsquarterly/2646 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/greatplainsquarterly/article/3650/viewcontent/Martin.pdf unknown DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/greatplainsquarterly/2646 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/greatplainsquarterly/article/3650/viewcontent/Martin.pdf Great Plains Quarterly American Studies Cultural History History United States History text 2011 ftunivnebraskali 2023-10-30T11:30:54Z Metis scholar and activist Jo-Ann Episkenew examines the potential of literature to assist Canadian Indigenous communities in healing from the impacts of colonial government policy in this, her first scholarly monograph. While the discourse of "healing" has been a central feature of both bureaucratic and academic discussions of Indigenous issues since the 1990s, Episkenew's study appears at a time when the detrimental effects of policies like the residential school system are again gaining public attention as Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission gets underway. The book contains a useful overview of the government interventions that have impinged upon Indigenous peoples in Canada, such as the various incarnations of the Indian Act, the residential school system, and child welfare policies. Particular attention is given to the early administration of the prairies, where federally appointed farm instructors and highly suspect ideas about Indigenous societies and agriculture contributed to the severe challenges of the late nineteenth century. Episkenew also takes care to discuss the situation of Aboriginal groups whom the federal government has historically conspired to ignore: namely, the Metis and Non-Status Indians. Text Metis University of Nebraska-Lincoln: DigitalCommons@UNL Canada Indian |
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Metis scholar and activist Jo-Ann Episkenew examines the potential of literature to assist Canadian Indigenous communities in healing from the impacts of colonial government policy in this, her first scholarly monograph. While the discourse of "healing" has been a central feature of both bureaucratic and academic discussions of Indigenous issues since the 1990s, Episkenew's study appears at a time when the detrimental effects of policies like the residential school system are again gaining public attention as Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission gets underway. The book contains a useful overview of the government interventions that have impinged upon Indigenous peoples in Canada, such as the various incarnations of the Indian Act, the residential school system, and child welfare policies. Particular attention is given to the early administration of the prairies, where federally appointed farm instructors and highly suspect ideas about Indigenous societies and agriculture contributed to the severe challenges of the late nineteenth century. Episkenew also takes care to discuss the situation of Aboriginal groups whom the federal government has historically conspired to ignore: namely, the Metis and Non-Status Indians. |
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