Description
Book SynopsisThis landmark study examines the Tommy Douglas's Co-operative Commonwealth Federation government - the first socialist government in North America - and the development of policies aimed at Indian and Metis people in the post-war period.
Trade ReviewHas the merit of pulling together a wide and varied body of material and giving us the first comprehensive portrait of a neglected aspect of the Saskatchewan CCF's reform agenda. It is well worth reading by anyone interested in the history of government Indian and Metis policy in Canada. -- James M. Pitsula * Prairie Forum, 23:1 *
An important contribution to our understanding of Saskatchewan's Aboriginal policies under CCF premier Tommy Douglas ...
Walking in Indian Moccasins is especially valuable due to its focus on provincial government Aboriginal policy in the recent past. It provides a model for future studies of both Alberta's and Manitoba's Aboriginal policies immediately after the second World War ... the book greatly advances our understanding of the Native Peoples of the prairie provinces in the twentieth century. -- Donald B. Smith * Saskatchewan History *
Table of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Historical Setting
2 The CCF and the Evolution of Métis Policy
3 Provincial Indian Policy
4 Citizenship Issues
5 The Saskatchewan Far North: The Last Frontier
6 Opposition to Native Reform
7 Assessment
Notes
Index
