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Bathtubs But No Water
Gerry Steele
其他書名
A Tribute to the Mushuau Innu
出版Fernwood Pub., 2011
主題History / Canada / Post-Confederation (1867-)Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / Native American StudiesSocial Science / Sociology / GeneralSocial Science / Discrimination
ISBN15526640589781552664056
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=jQCEqswsgtEC&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋In 1967, the Mushuau Innu - the Aboriginal people of Labrador - were resettled on Davis Inlet by the Canadian government. Originally a land-based people, this move to the coast created cultural, economic and spiritual upheaval, and Davis Inlet became synonymous with shocking substance abuse and suicide rates. In Bathtubs but No Water, Gerry Steele offers the reader a participant observer's perspective on Davis Inlet. An employee of the federal government working with the Mushuau Innu since 1993, Steele explores their oral history of the resettlement process, substance abuse and deaths, and argues that these problems are a direct result of the government's lack of respect for Aboriginal peoples. In 1992, the Innu tried to regain responsibility for their future, focusing on the traditions and strengths of their own community, but government bureaucracy would not support this partnership. Steele urges the government to engage in respectful partnerships with Aboriginal communities in order to achieve positive change.