Canadian-American Value Differences: Media Portrayal of Native Issues
Theses
Author/Creator
Bruce Douglas Ravelli
Description
Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Victoria, 1997.
Primary source for titles was Amazon Best Sellers in Children’s Native Canadian Story Books, as well as publishers' web pages, and library and authors' lists. Objective was to identify fiction books for ages 0-18 written by Indigenous authors that contained reconciliation-related themes. More than 150 books met the inclusion criteria.
Discussion on the early writings by Aboriginal authors and the lack of Aboriginal fiction and poetry in the sixties.
A brief history of the Canton Asylum for Insane Indians in Canton, South Dakota.
Historical note:
The Rocky Mountain Rangers, under Captain Stewart, and the Moose Mountain Scouts, under Captain White, were also put in commission for service during the 1885 Resistance.