The Co-optation of Tecumseh: The War of 1812 and Racial Discourses in Upper Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robin Jarvis Brownlie
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 23, no. 1, New Series, 2012, pp. 39-63
Description
Analyzes two long poems to demonstrate how Canadian society used the leader to help construct a "national" identity, while using the concept of "noble savage" as justification for colonization.