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Indian Agents - Rulers of the Reserves (Hardcover, New edition)
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Indian Agents - Rulers of the Reserves (Hardcover, New edition)
Series: Critical Indigenous and American Indian Studies, 3
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Canadians are beginning to learn about the negative effects of
residential schools on Aboriginal people in Canada. More hidden in
the written record, but bearing a similar powerfully destructive
role, are Indian Agents, who were with very few exceptions White
men who 'ruled the reserves' in Canada from the 1870s to the 1960s.
This book is the first to present a discussion of Indian Agents in
general. It provides an introductory look at the control Indian
Agents exercised over Aboriginal communities throughout the period
in question. The primary intent is to spark discussion in
Indigenous studies courses. This book is built upon a discussion of
the lives and impact of five Indian Agents: Hayter Reed, William
Morris Graham, John McIver, William Halliday, and Fred Hall.
However, the practices and views of 39 other Indian Agents are
interwoven throughout the text. Although there was a readily
detectable sameness in the way that Indian Agent power was imposed
on Aboriginal communities based on the institutional racism of the
Indian Agent System, one of the points to be made is that not all
Indian Agents were the same. Some were more oppressive than others.
Also frequently pointed out is the fact that Aboriginal peoples
were not merely helpless victims to Indian Agent control, but
resisted that control, sometimes successfully. The book concludes
with a chapter comparing the Indian Agent System in Canada, with
similar systems in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.
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