Full circle : Canada's First Nations

Steckley, John 1949- (Author). Cummins, Bryan D. (Bryan David), 1953- (Added Author).

Summary: "Full Circle is appropriate for college and university courses in Anthropology, Sociology, Native Studies and Canadian Studies. Using a 'native-centric' voice, the text takes a modern and multidisciplinary approach, providing historical, geographical and cultural background before reviewing the current state of affairs for first nations peoples in Canada. It provides a concise overview of all native groups, including Inuit and Metis, and explores recent developments in the political, environmental, and legal areas. This revised edition includes up-to-date ethnographic data and deals with some pressing health-related issues of growing concern."--Pub. desc.

Record details

ISBN: 9780132305631
ISBN: 0132305631
Physical Description: print
xiv, 288 pages ; 24 cm
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Toronto : Pearson Prentice Hall, ©2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-284) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part One: Origins and Oral Traditions -- Chapter 1: Oral Traditions -- Chapter 2: The Peopling of the Americas -- Chapter 3: Connections to the Land -- Chapter 4: Native Languages -- Part Two: Culture Areas -- Chapter 5: The Arctic -- Chapter 6: The Eastern Woodlands -- Chapter 7: The Eastern Subarctic -- Chapter 8: The Western Subarctic -- Chapter 9: The Plains -- Chapter 10: The Plateau -- Chapter 11: The Northwest Coast -- Part Three: Legal Definitions -- Chapter 12: The Royal Proclamation and the Indian Act -- Chapter 13: The Treaties -- Chapter 14: The Golden Lake Algonquin and Algonquin Park: Missed by Treaty -- Chapter 15: Fighting for Recognition: The Sheshatshit Innu and the Megaprojects -- Chapter 16: The James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement -- Part Four: Effects of Colonialism -- Chapter 17: Religious Colonialism -- Chapter 18: Native Health Issues -- Chapter 19: Colonialism, Native Education, and "Child Welfare" -- Part Five: Contemporary Debates and Social Action -- Chapter 20: Social Issues: The Dudley George Story -- Chapter 21: Fighting for the Sacred Waters: The Peigan and the Oldman River Dam -- Chapter 22: Native Policing -- Chapter 23: The Justice System and Natives -- Chapter 24: Native Governance -- Chapter 25: Undoing the Past.