Seen but Not Seen
Influential Canadians and the First Nations from the 1840s to Today
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2021
- Category
- General, Native American, Native American Studies
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781442649989
- Publish Date
- Jan 2021
- List Price
- $85.00
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781442627703
- Publish Date
- Dec 2020
- List Price
- $38.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781442622128
- Publish Date
- Dec 2020
- List Price
- $38.95
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Description
Throughout the nineteenth and most of the twentieth century, the majority of Canadians argued that European "civilization" must replace Indigenous culture. The ultimate objective was assimilation into the dominant society.
Seen but Not Seen explores the history of Indigenous marginalization and why non-Indigenous Canadians failed to recognize Indigenous societies and cultures as worthy of respect. Approaching the issue biographically, Donald B. Smith presents the commentaries of sixteen influential Canadians – including John A. Macdonald, George Grant, and Emily Carr – who spoke extensively on Indigenous subjects. Supported by documentary records spanning over nearly two centuries, Seen but Not Seen covers fresh ground in the history of settler-Indigenous relations.
About the author
Donald Burnet Smith is the author of ten previous volumes of poetry. His most recent book is The Killed (Wolsak & Wynn). He has been nominated for the Governor General's Award and has won numerous prizes for his writing, including The Malahat Review's Long Poem Prize. Currently he divides his time between Paris, France, and Antigonish, Nova Scotia, where he teaches at St. Francis Xavier University.
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