Winning the war, winning the peace: The image of the 'Indian' in English-Canada, 1930-1948

• Main Author: Sheffield, Robert Scott
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Scholars Commons @ Laurier 2000
• Subjects: Cultural History; History; Indigenous Studies; Canada; Indian; Pivot; First Nations
• Online Access: https://scholars.wlu.ca/etd/47; https://scholars.wlu.ca/context/etd/article/1046/viewcontent/NQ52211.PDF

This dissertation examines the impact of the Second World War on the image of the 'Indian' prevalent in English-Canada between 1930 and 1948. Traditionally, historical studies have assumed that the war formed a watershed in Canadian social, cultural and Aboriginal history: marking the end...