Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens: A History of Indian-white Relations in Canada
- ISBN-10
- 0802068693
- ISBN-13
- 9780802068699
- Series
- Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens
- Category
- History / Canada / General
- Pages
- 351
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Author
- James Rodger Miller
Description
History of the social, economic, and institutional relationship between native Indians and whites in Canada. Includes chapters on the Northwest Rebellion, native education policies, cultural assimilation, and Indian-white political relations. Notes: p. 309-328. Select bibliography: p. 329-338.
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