Description
Book SynopsisIn A Narrow Vision, Brian Titley chronicles the career of Confederation poets Duncan Campbell Scott in the Department of Indian Affairs between 1880 and 1932.
Trade ReviewEssential reading for all those trying to understand the evolution of Indian administration in Canada ... does much to illuminate the themes of continuity and change within the Indian Affairs Department. -- Douglas Leighton * Canadian Historical Review *
An important book ... puts the problems facing Canada's native population into better perspective. It should be required reading for all members of the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. -- Allan Levine * Globe and Mail *
Titley has done Canadian scholarship a great service by opening up this area of scholarship to Canadian historians. It is indeed a fine book. -- David McNab * Native Studies Review *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements
Introduction
1 Indian Administration: Origins and Development
2 The Poet and the Indians
3 General Aspects of Policy and Administration
4 The Treaty Maker
5 Schooling and Civilization
6 Indian Political Organizations
7 The Six Nations’ Status Case
8 Land Claims in British Columbia
9 “Senseless Drumming and Dancing”
10 The Ambitions of Commissioner Graham
Conclusion
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
