The People Who Own Themselves - Aboriginal Ethnogenesis in a Canadian Family, 1660-1900 (Paperback)

NOW AVAILABLE IN SOFTCOVER The search for a MA (c)tis identity and what constitutes that identity is a key issue facing many Aboriginals of mixed ancestry today. The People Who Own Themselves : Aboriginal Ethnogenesis in a Canadian Family, 1660-1900 reconstructs 250 years of Desjarlais family history across a substantial area of North America, from colonial Louisiana, the St. Louis, Missouri, region, and the American Southwest to Red River and Central Alberta. In the course of tracing the Desjarlais family, social, economic, and political factors influencing the development of various Aboriginal ethnic identities are discussed. With intriguing details about Desjarlais family members, this book offers new, original insights into the 1885 Northwest Rebellion, focusing on kinship as a motivating factor in the outcome of events. With a unique how-to appendix for MA (c)tis genealogical reconstruction, this book will be of interest to MA (c)tis wanting to research their own genealogy and to scholars engaged in the reconstruction of MA (c)tis ethnic identity.

General

Imprint:	University of Calgary Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	July 2013
First published:	June 2004
Authors:	Heather Devine
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	358
ISBN-13:	978-1-55238-660-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Human biology & related topics > Biological anthropology > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	1-55238-660-0
Barcode:	9781552386606

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