The Structure of Canadian HistoryDesigned for courses on Pre and Post Confederation History of Canada. Finlay/Sprague is the only combined Pre/Post Confederation introductory textbook available in the Introductory Canadian History market. As a combined text, it offers a significant price advantage over competing split volumes. This text takes a political and sociological approach to Canadian history, and has been updated to include recent analysis of historical events. Written within in a solid chronological framework, the text provides a clear, comprehensive survey of the subject and good integration between traditional and new approaches to history. This text will prepare students well in the basic chronologies of Canadian history while providing the most up-to-date tools for research through its weblinks. |
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... Indians ( defined as anyone reputed to belong to a tribe of Indians ) would then be indistinguishable from the general population . Indian women would learn the same supposed joy of dominance by male patriarchy and the same imagined ...
... Indian policy . In March 1969 , the Minister of Indian Affairs , Jean Chrétien , made public a White Paper revealing the government's intent to repeal the Indian Act , dissolve the Department of Indian Affairs and distribute its ...
... Indian Act did define a special status for native people relative to the rest of Canada . No Indian Act , no special status , was the fear of many . The basic complaint against the intended repeal in 1969 was the stated intent by the ...