Hidden in Plain Sight: Contributions of Aboriginal Peoples to Canadian Identity and Culture, Volume 1

Book Overview

The history of Aboriginal people in Canada taught in schools and depicted in the media tends to focus on Aboriginal displacement from native lands and the consequent social and cultural disruptions they have endured. Collectively, they are portrayed as passive victims of European colonization and government policy, and, even when well intentioned, these depictions are demeaning and do little to truly represent the role Aboriginal peoples have...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802085814
• ISBN13: 9780802085818
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Hidden in Plain Sight

The volume is divided into several main sections, including Treaties, Arts and Media, Literature, Justice, Culture and Identity, Sports, and Military. Editors David R. Newhouse, Cora J. Voyageur, and Dan Beavon have brought together leading scholars and other authorities in their fields who explore and pay tribute to Aboriginal peoples' contribution to Canada's intellectual, political, economic, social, historic, and cultural landscapes. Also included are profiles of important figures such as actor Chief Dan George, artist Norval Morrisseau, author Tomson Highway, activist Anna Mae Pictou Aquash, and politician Phil Fontaine. The first of illustrated volumes, this is a landmark that will greatly enhance our understanding and appreciation of the heritage of Canada's Aboriginal peoples.