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The True Spirit and Original Intent of Treaty 7
Walter HildebrandtDorothy First RiderSarah Carter
出版McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, 1996
主題History / GeneralHistory / Canada / GeneralHistory / Indigenous Peoples in the AmericasHistory / Social HistorySocial Science / Ethnic Studies / Canadian StudiesSocial Science / Ethnic Studies / American / Native American StudiesSocial Science / Regional StudiesSocial Science / Indigenous Studies
ISBN07735152249780773515222
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=J26hLYdNnfsC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋The True Spirit and Original Intent of Treaty 7 is based on the testimony of over 80 elders from the five First Nations involved in Treaty 7 - the Bloods, Peigans, Siksika, Stoney, and Tsuu T'ina. Their recollections highlight the grave misconceptions and misrepresentations between the two sides, due in part to inadequate interpretation and/or deliberate attempts to mislead. The elders consistently report that the treaty as they understood it was a peace treaty, not a surrender of land, and that they had agreed to "share" the land with the white newcomers in exchange for resources to establish new economies - education, medical assistance, and annuity payments. The book provides both a historical overview of Treaty 7 and an analysis of the literature on treaties generally and Treaty 7 specifically. It makes clear that different agendas, different languages, and different world views affected each side's interpretation of events. This review of the events and interpretations surrounding Treaty 7 takes place at a time when aboriginal and indigenous peoples all over the world are re-evaluating their relationships with imperial powers. It was undertaken in good faith in hopes that it will begin a dialogue that can alter the dominant discourse of Euro-Canadian society, which has been so damaging to aboriginal people.