Peace pipe dreams : the truth about lies about Indians / Darrell Dennis.
Employing pop culture examples, personal anecdote and a cutting wit, Darrell Dennis deftly weaves history with current events to entertain, inform and provide a convincing, readable overview of First Nations issues and why they matter today.
Record details
- ISBN: 1771000406
- ISBN: 9781771000406
- Physical Description: 239 pages ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: Madeira Park, British Columbia : Douglas & McIntyre, [2014].
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Native names: "what do we call you this week?" -- Native perceptions: the European P.O.V.: "walk like an In-di-an" -- Native perceptions: the North American P.O.V.: "our home and native land?" -- Natives & alcohol: "why the only Indian on Cheers was a wooden Indian" -- Religion & residential schools: "peace pipe dreams" -- Treaties: "sign on the dotted lie" -- Native land: "let's call ahead and make reservations" -- Native government: "chief and council or flotsam and jetsam?" -- The future: "Indianfinity and beyond!". |
Additional Physical Form available Note: | Issued also in electronic format. |
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Genre: | Humour. |
Topic Heading: | Indigenous. First Nations Canada. First Nations interest Indigenous collection |
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Summary:
Employing pop culture examples, personal anecdote and a cutting wit, Darrell Dennis deftly weaves history with current events to entertain, inform and provide a convincing, readable overview of First Nations issues and why they matter today.