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Auteur(s) : Wicken, William C. (1955-....)
Titre(s) : The colonization of Mi'kmaw memory and history, 1794-1928 [Texte imprimé] : the King v. Gabriel Sylliboy / William C. Wicken
Publication : Toronto : University of Toronto Press, c2012
Description matérielle : x, 328 p. : ill., maps, port. ; 24 cm
Comprend : PART ONE: Why the Men Testified ; 1. Accounting for Alex Gillis's Actions: the Mi'kmaq
in rural society ; 2. Why Nova Scotia Prosecuted Gabriel Sylliboy ; 3. Moving to
Appeal: Mi'kmaw and Government Motivations ; PART TWO: How the Men Remembered ;
4. Parents, Grandparents, and Great Grandparents 1794-1853 ; 5. Childhood and Young
Adulthood, 1850s-1880s ; PART THREE: Why the Men Remembered ; 6. The Demography
of Mi'kmaw Communities, 1871-1911 ; 7. Moving into the City: The King's Road Reserve
and the Politics of Relocation ; Appendix: The Federal and DIA Censuses, 1871-1911.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (p. [305)-321) and index
"In 1927, Gabriel Sylliboy, the Grand Chief of the Mi'kmaw of Atlantic Canada, was
charged with trapping muskrats out of season. At appeal in July 1928, Sylliboy and
five other men recalled conversations with parents, grandparents, and community members
to explain how they understood a treaty their people had signed with the British in
1752. Using this testimony as a starting point, William Wicken traces Mi'kmaw memories
of the treaty, arguing that as colonization altered Mi'kmaw society, community interpretations
of the treaty changed as well ; The Sylliboy case was part of a broader debate within
Canada about Aboriginal peoples' legal status within Confederation. In using the 1752
treaty to try and establish a legal identity separate from that of other Nova Scotians,
Mi'kmaw leaders contested federal and provincial attempts to force their assimilation
into Anglo-Canadian society. Integrating matters of governance and legality with an
exploration of historical memory, The Colonization of Mi'kmaw Memory and History offers
a nuanced understanding of how and why individuals and communities recall the past."--Pub.
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Sujet(s) : Sylliboy, Gabriel (1874-1964)
Micmac (Indiens) -- Colonisation -- Nouvelle-Écosse (Canada)
Mémoire collective -- Nouvelle-Écosse (Canada)
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781442642799 (bound). - ISBN 1442642793 (bound). - ISBN 9781442611559 (pbk.).
- ISBN 1442611553 (pbk.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb42526652c
Notice n° :
FRBNF42526652
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