Description
Book SynopsisResistance and Recognition at Kitigan Zibi tells the modern history of Kitigan Zibi, the largest and oldest Algonquin reserve in Canada. This local history sheds light on the larger experience of the Algonquin First Nations whose traditional lands span the Ottawa River watershed and cross contemporary boundaries.
Drawing on archival sources and interviews with community members, this work elucidates the relationship between culture and politics on the reserve during the twentieth century. Despite the disruptions of settler colonialism, the Algonquin have maintained a distinct identity and have waged a multifaceted struggle against assimilation and economic marginalization. This struggle has played out in political spaces including border-crossing celebrations, grand councils, and courtrooms. This fight has also informed strategic labour choices, interactions with game wardens, and protests against the Catholic Church.
Resistance and Recognition at Kitigan Z
Table of Contents
Positionality
Introduction
1 Race, Land Loss, and Economic Marginalization
2 Strategies of Economic and Extra-Legal Resistance
3 Political Resistance to Land Loss and Economic Marginalization
4 Algonquin and Oblate Catholicisms
5 Algonquin Culture during the Twentieth Century
Conclusion
Notes; Bibliography; Index
