Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens: A History of Indian-White Relations in Canada

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University of Toronto Press, May 17, 2000 - History - 500 pages

Highly acclaimed when the first edition appeared in 1989, "Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens" is the first comprehensive account of Indian-white relations throughout Canada's history. J.R. Miller charts the deterioration of the relationship from the initial, mutually beneficial contact in the fur trade to the current impasse in which Indians are resisting displacement and marginalization.

This new edition is the result of substantial revision to incorporate current scholarship and bring the text up to date. It includes new material on the North, and reflects changes brought about by the Oka crisis, the sovereignty issue, and the various court decisions of the 1990s. It also includes new material on residential schools, treaty making, and land claims.

 

Contents

Indians and Europeans at the Time of Contact
3
Indian nations of northeastern North America at contact5
5
Early Contacts in the Eastern Woodlands
25
From Alliance to Irrelevance
103
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About the author (2000)

J.R. Miller is a professor emeritus of history at the University of Saskatchewan. He is the author of numerous works on issues related to Indigenous peoples including Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens and Shingwauk’s Vision, both published by University of Toronto Press.

Bibliographic information

TitleSkyscrapers Hide the Heavens: A History of Indian-White Relations in Canada
AuthorJ.R. Miller
PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press, 2000
ISBN1442690828, 9781442690820
Length500 pages
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History / Canada / General
History / Indigenous Peoples in the Americas
Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / Native American Studies
  
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