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Reservations Are for Indians
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Reservations Are for Indians Paperback - 1970

by Heather Robertson

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Offering a sympathetic but detached portrait of Canada's native people, Reservations are for Indians has become a classic.

Combining the skills of a novelist with those of an accomplished journalist, Heather Robertson captures the vicious circle of dependence created by government policies which ensnares aboriginal Canadians. Her account combines a description of life in four reserve communities with a history of government policies and programmes, describing the circumstances which yielded a generation of native leaders who demand a new place in Canada's political and constitutional structure.

For this edition, Heather Robertson has written a preface describing how she came to write the book, the response to it when it was first published, and how she sees it in the context of the issues regarding aboriginal rights facing Canadians today.

Details

  • Title Reservations Are for Indians
  • Author Heather Robertson
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Third Printing
  • Pages 303
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Lorimer, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Publication date 1970
  • ISBN 9781550283655 / 1550283650
  • Weight 0.77 lbs (0.35 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 1 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 2.54 cm)
  • Category History - General History
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 92239422
  • Dewey Decimal Code 971.004

About the author

HEATHER ROBERTSON is one of Canada\s most accomplished and acclaimed authors. Her many books include Reservations are for Indians Grass Roots A Terrible Beauty and Willie: A Romance. Born in Winnipeg she has long lived in Toronto.