The history of indigenous political action in Canada is long, hard-fought, and under-told. By the mid-1900s, Native peoples across western Canada were actively involved in their own political unions in a drive to be heard outside their own, often isolated, reserve communities. In Alberta, the Indian Association of Alberta (IAA) represented the interests of Alberta?s reserve communities.
Perhaps best known for its role in spearheading the protest against the 1969 White Paper produced by the Department of Indian Affairs, the IAA, founded in 1939, allowed Native peoples access to politics at the provincial level. Its rich history reveals much about First Nations? perspectives on the place of Indian peoples in Canada before the emergence of civil rights movements and large-scale federal funding of Native organizations.
This book, which outlines the significance of treaty rights discussions before their constitutional entrenchment and documents the political philosophies of First Nations leaders in the prairie provinces, will be welcomed by those with an interest in Native studies, political science, and Canadian history.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references: p. 231-237
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 971.23/00497
- General Note
- Includes index Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn---
- ISBN
- 9780774850216 0774808764
- LCCN
- E78.A34
- LCCN Item number
- M43 2002eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaBVAU
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xxiii, 246 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)jme00324069 (OCoLC)753309197 (CaOOCEL)404249
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaBVAU
Table of Contents
- The Indian Association of Alberta 1
- Laurie Meijer Drees 3
- The Indian Association of Alberta A History of Political Action 3
- Contents 7
- Illustrations 9
- Acknowledgments 11
- Introduction 13
- The Indian Association of Alberta 25
- A General Setting 27
- The Origins of the Indian Association of Alberta 33
- The Structure and Expansion of the Early Indian Association of Alberta 52
- Outside Help John Laurie and Non-Indian Supporters of the Indian Association of Alberta 66
- The Indian Association of Alberta and Its Relations with the Indian Affairs Branch 1939-46 96
- Reconciling Citizenship and Treaty Rights The IAA and the Special Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Commons 1946-48 132
- Political Pragmatics Amending the Indian Act 1948-58 150
- Political Visions Diefenbaker to Trudeau 178
- Nîkânastêwimâkêwin Comparing the Political Thought of John Callihoo and John Tootoosis 196
- Final Thoughts 209
- Appendix A Indian Association of Alberta Executive Members 1939-71 217
- Appendix B Supervisors of Local Department of Indian Affairs Alberta 1939-69 221
- Appendix C Indian Affairs Administration 1939-68 222
- Appendix D Alberta Reserve Land Surrenders 224
- Notes 226
- Bibliography 253
- Index 263
