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The comeback / John Ralston Saul.

by Saul, John Ralston, 1947-

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971.00497 S256c

First Nations -- Social conditions -- 21st century.

Inuit -- Canada -- Social conditions -- 21st century.

Aboriginal peoples -- Canada -- Social conditions -- 21st century.

9780670068739 (hc.)

067006873X (hc.)

294 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Includes index.

"John Ralston Saul calls on all of us to embrace and support the comeback of Aboriginal peoples. This, he says, is the great issue of our time -- the most important missing piece in the building of Canada. The events that began late in 2012 with the Idle No More movement were not just a rough patch in Aboriginal relations with the rest of Canada. What is happening today between Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals is not about guilt or sympathy or failure or romanticization of the past. It is about citizens' rights. It is about rebuilding relationships that were central to the creation of Canada. These relationships are just as important to its continued existence. The centrality of Aboriginal issues and peoples has the potential to open up a more creative way of imagining ourselves and a more honest narrative for Canada. A powerful portrait of modern Aboriginal life in Canada, in contrast with the perceived failings so often portrayed in politics and in media. Saul illustrates his arguments by compiling a remarkable selection of letters, speeches and writings by Aboriginal leaders and thinkers, showcasing the extraordinarily rich, moving and stable indigenous point of view across the centuries. John Ralston Saul is a Canadian author and essayist, the president of PEN International, and the husband of former Canadian Governor General Adrienne Clarkson. Saul lives in Toronto"--Provided by publisher.

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