The Indian Association of Alberta : a history of political action /

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Author / Creator:Meijer Drees, Laurie, 1965-
Imprint:Vancouver, B.C. : University of British Columbia Press, c2002.
Description:xxiii, 246 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4696657
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ISBN:0774808764
0774808772
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. A General Setting
  • 2. The Origins of the Indian Association of Alberta
  • 3. The Structure and Expansion of the Early Indian Association of Alberta
  • 4. "Outside Help": John Laurie and Non-Indian Supporters of the Indian Association of Alberta
  • 5. The Indian Association of Alberta and Its Relations with the Indian Affairs Branch, 1939-46
  • 6. Reconciling Citizenship and Treaty Rights: The IAA and the Special Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Commons, 1946-48
  • 7. Political Pragmatics: Amending the Indian Act, 1948-58
  • 8. Political Visions: Diefenbaker to Trudeau
  • 9. "Nikanastewimakewin": Comparing the Political Thought of John Callihoo and John Tootoosis
  • 10. Final Thoughts
  • Appendices
  • A. Indian Association of Alberta Executive Members, 1939-71
  • B. Supervisors of Local Department of Indian Affairs, Alberta, 1939-69
  • C. Indian Affairs Administration, 1939-68
  • D. Alberta Reserve Land Surrenders
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index