Description
Book SynopsisCanadians are beginning to learn about the negative effects of residential schools on Aboriginal people in Canada. More hidden in the written record, but bearing a similar powerfully destructive role, are Indian Agents, who were with very few exceptions White men who ruled the reserves' in Canada from the 1870s to the 1960s. This book is the first to present a discussion of Indian Agents in general. It provides an introductory look at the control Indian Agents exercised over Aboriginal communities throughout the period in question. The primary intent is to spark discussion in Indigenous studies courses.
This book is built upon a discussion of the lives and impact of five Indian Agents: Hayter Reed, William Morris Graham, John McIver, William Halliday, and Fred Hall. However, the practices and views of 39 other Indian Agents are interwoven throughout the text.
Although there was a readily detectable sameness in the way that Indian Agent power was imposed on Aboriginal com
Table of Contents
Introduction – Hayter Reed: Iron Heart and Empty Stomachs –John W. McIver: The Conniver – William Morris Graham: The Colonizer – William May Halliday: Prosecutor of the Potlatch – Fred Hall: Walpole Island Throws the Indian Agent Out – Comparisons and Conclusions – Index of Indian Agents – General Index.
