Seen but Not Seen
Influential Canadians and the First Nations from the 1840s to 2020
By Donald B. Smith | Publisher: University of Toronto Press
About the book
Throughout the nineteenth and most of the twentieth century, the majority of Canadians argued that European \"civilization\" must replace Indigenous culture. The ultimate objective was assimilation into the dominant society.
Seen but Not Seen explores the history of Indigenous marginalization and why non-Indigenous Canadians failed to recognize Indigenous societies and cultures as worthy of respect. Approaching the issue biographically, Donald B. Smith presents the commentaries of sixteen influential Canadians – including John A. Macdonald, George Grant, and Emily Carr – who spoke extensively on Indigenous subjects. Supported by documentary records spanning over nearly two centuries, Seen but Not Seen covers fresh ground in the history of settler-Indigenous relations.
Editions of Seen but Not Seen
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781442649989
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781442627703
- EBook
- ISBN 9781442622128
- PDF
- ISBN 9781442622111
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Throughout the nineteenth and most of the twentieth century, the majority of Canadians argued that European \"civilization\" must replace Indigenous culture. The ultimate objective was assimilation into the dominant society.
Seen but Not Seen explores the history of Indigenous marginalization and why non-Indigenous Canadians failed to recognize Indigenous societies and cultures as worthy of respect. Approaching the issue biographically, Donald B. Smith presents the commentaries of sixteen influential Canadians – including John A. Macdonald, George Grant, and Emily Carr – who spoke extensively on Indigenous subjects. Supported by documentary records spanning over nearly two centuries, Seen but Not Seen covers fresh ground in the history of settler-Indigenous relations.
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Throughout the nineteenth and most of the twentieth century, the majority of Canadians argued that European \"civilization\" must replace Indigenous culture. The ultimate objective was assimilation into the dominant society.
Seen but Not Seen explores the history of Indigenous marginalization and why non-Indigenous Canadians failed to recognize Indigenous societies and cultures as worthy of respect. Approaching the issue biographically, Donald B. Smith presents the commentaries of sixteen influential Canadians – including John A. Macdonald, George Grant, and Emily Carr – who spoke extensively on Indigenous subjects. Supported by documentary records spanning over nearly two centuries, Seen but Not Seen covers fresh ground in the history of settler-Indigenous relations.
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History and Archaeology > History > History of the Americas
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Donald B. Smith
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Seen but Not Seen is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781442649989) and paperback(ISBN 9781442627703) and ebook(ISBN 9781442622128) and pdf(ISBN 9781442622111)
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