Aboriginal and Colonial Geographies of the File Hills Farm Colony
Theses
Author/Creator
C. Drew Bednasek
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queen's University, 2009.
Uses archival material as a starting point to teach about the influence of the treaty relationship on Canadian identity and how historical events have shaped contemporary Canadian identity.
Disproves the commonly held belief that despite government efforts and assistance, reserve populations lacked the inclination or ability to farm.
Chapter five from The Prairie West as Promised Land edited by Chris Kitzan and R.D. Francis