Aboriginal Community Relocation: The Naskapi of Northeastern Quebec
Theses
Author/Creator
Reine Oliver
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Guelph, 1998.
Uses historical documents in conjuction with Louise Erdrich’s The Round House, Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian and Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices. Developed for use in Advanced Placement English Literature or Language classroom, Grades 11 and 12.
Discusses the use of the Taos Pueblo concept of Ha-lem as method of achieving self-determination.
Examines the issue of Aboriginal identification and inherent rights of Aboriginal peoples, and looks at how government policies fail to meet the concerns of specific groups. Uses case study of Ardoch Algonquin First Nation.