Clearing the Plains by James Daschuk Phd
A historic account of how the Canadian government purposefully implemented policies that starved Indigenous peoples on the Plains to clear the way for settlement in the 19th century.
"Clearing the Plains is a tour de force that dismantles and destroys the view that Canada has a special claim to humanity in its treatment of Indigenous peoplesDaschuk shows how infectious diseases and state-supported starvation combined to create a creeping, relentless catastrophe that persists to the present day. The prose is gripping, the analysis is incisive, and the narrative is so chilling that it leaves its reader stunned and disturbed. For days after reading it, I was unable to shake a profound sense of sorrow. This is fearless, evidence-driven history at its finest." Elizabeth A. Fenn, author of Pox Americana
James Daschuk has a Ph.D in History from the University of Manitoba. He is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies at the Univeristy of Regina and a researcher with the Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Unit.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780889776210 |
| ISBN 10 | 0889776210 |
| Title | Clearing the Plains |
| Author | James Daschuk Phd |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University of Regina Press |
| Year published | 2019-03-02 |
| Number of pages | 386 |
| Prizes | Winner of Governor General's History Award 2014, Winner of Clio Prize 2014, Winner of Best Scholarly Book in Canadian History 2014, Winner of Aboriginal History Prize 2014 |
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