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Abley, Mark.
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Scott, Duncan Campbell, 1862-1947.
Canada. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada -- Biography.
First Nations -- Residential schools -- History.
First Nations -- Government relations
Poets, Canadian -- 20th century -- Biography.
Canada -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
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Abley, Mark.
Scott, Duncan Campbell, 1862-1947.
Canada. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada -- Biography.
First Nations -- Residential schools -- History.
First Nations -- Government relations
Poets, Canadian -- 20th century -- Biography.
Canada -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
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Conversations with a dead man : the legacy of Duncan Campbell Scott / Mark Abley.
by
Abley, Mark.
Douglas & McIntyre, 2013.
Call #:
921 S425a
Subjects
Scott, Duncan Campbell, 1862-1947.
Canada
. Indian and Northern Affairs
Canada
--
Biography
.
First Nations
--
Residential schools
--
History.
First Nations
--
Government relations
Poets, Canadian
--
20th century
--
Biography
.
Canada
--
Officials
and
employees
--
Biography
.
ISBN:
9781553656098 (hc.)
1553656091 (hc.)
Description:
251 pages, viii pages of plates : illustrations, portraits.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
Duncan Campbell Scott, known both as the architect of
Canada
's most destructive Aboriginal policies and as one of the nation's major poets. Who was this enigmatic figure who could compose a sonnet to an "Onondaga Madonna" one moment and promote a "final solution" to the "Indian problem" the next? In this passionate, intelligent and highly readable inquiry into the state of
Canada
's troubled Aboriginal relations, Abley alternates between analysis of current events and an imagined debate with the spirit of Duncan Campbell Scott, whose defense of the Indian Residential School and belief in assimilation illuminate the historical roots underlying today's First Nations' struggles. Mark Abley writes a column for the Montreal Gazette. He lives in Montreal.
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Adult Nonfiction
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