Towards a Prairie Atonement (Hardcover)

When the government recently tried to abandon its responsibility to protect what little remains of the natural prairie, Trevor Herriot pushed back, only to discover an injustice haunting the lands he was trying to defend. In 1938, when the Metis of Ste. Madeleine returned from working away, they found their homes burnt to the ground and their animals shot. The land they held in common was no longer theirs, but was now controlled by the federal government. Facing his own responsibility as a descendent of settlers, he connects today's ecological disarray to the legacy of Metis dispossession and the loss of their community lands. With Indigenous and settler people alienated from one another and from the grassland itself, hope and courage are in short supply. This book offers both by proposing an atonement that could again bring people and prairie together. "Beautifully written, thoroughly persuasive, and a much-needed argument for the preservation of our remaining prairie, Towards a Prairie Atonement may well take its place among classics about the Western plains." - Sharon Butala "A brave, heart-breaking book in its unflinching analysis of government policy, colonial violence, and corporate greed." - Lorna Crozier "A sensitive, layered introspective on truth and reconciliation, this book guides us through an examination of 200 years of Metis residence on the prairie--land use, loss of the commons, displacement and subsequent conservation issues. It challenges us to re-examine our stewardship responsibilities for the Aspen Parkland and our relationships with Indigenous people." - Lawrence J. Barkwell, Louis Riel Institute, and author of The Battle of Seven Oaks: A Metis Perspective

General

Imprint:	University of Regina Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	October 2016
Authors:	Trevor Herriot
Afterword by:	Norman Fleury
Dimensions:	165 x 173 x 107mm (L x W x H)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages:	110
ISBN-13:	978-0-88977-454-4
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Physical geography > Grasslands, heaths, prairies, tundra Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Applied ecology > General
LSN:	0-88977-454-4
Barcode:	9780889774544

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