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Book SynopsisRequired reading on Turtle Island. Charged with fresh material and new perspectives, this updated edition of the groundbreaking biography Brotherhood to Nationhood brings George Manuel and his fighting tradition into the present. George Manuel (1920–1989) was the strategist and visionary behind the modern Indigenous movement in Canada. A three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee, he laid the groundwork for what would become the Assembly of First Nations and was the founding president of the World Council of Indigenous Peoples. Authors Peter McFarlane and Doreen Manuel follow him on a riveting journey from his childhood on a Shuswap reserve through three decades of fierce and dedicated activism. In these pages, an all-new foreword by celebrated Mi’kmaq lawyer and activist Pam Palmater is joined by an afterword from Manuel’s granddaughter, land defender Kanahus Manuel. This edition features new photos and previously untold stories of the pivotal roles that the women of the Manuel family played—and continue to play—in the battle for Indigenous rights.
Table of ContentsPreface by Peter McFarlane Preface by Doreen Manuel Foreword by Pam Palmater I. The Neck of the Chicken 1. Paradise, Paradise Lost – 1960 2. The Hard-luck Shuswap Kid -1920-1932 3. White Plague, Red Victims - 1932-1954 4. Local Agitator to Provincial Leader - 1955-1960 5. A Future for Your Children - 1960-1963 II. Building the National Movement 6. Community Development and the Arthur Laing Gang - 1965-1967 7. Down the Garden Path: Chretien/Andras Consultations - 1968-1969 8. From White Paper to Red Paper - 1969-1970 9. The National Chief - 1970-1971 10. The National Indian Philosophy - 1971-1972 III. Shogun 11. International Travels - 1971-1972 12. Land Title and the James Bay Battle - 1972-1973 13. Red Power - 1973-1975 14. Political Eruptions in B.C. - 1975 15. A Voice for the Fourth World - 1975-1976 16. Back to B.C. - 1976-1977 17. The Peoples' Movement - 1977-1979 18. Constitutional Express - 1980 IV. Final Days 19. European Express - 1981-1982 20. Passing the Torch - 1982-1989 Epilogue Afterword by Kanahus Manuel Notes Index
