Taking back our spirits : indigenous literature, public policy, and healing /

"From the earliest settler policies to deal with the 'Indian problem, ' to contemporary government-run programs ostensibly designed to help Indigenous people, public policy has played a major role in creating the historical trauma that so greatly impacts the lives of Canada's Ind...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Episkenew, Jo-Ann (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Winnipeg, Manitoba : University of Manitoba Press, [2009]
Temas:
Indigenous peoples > Canada > Government relations.
Indigenous peoples > Canada > Social conditions.
Healing in literature.
Canadian literature > Indian authors > History and criticism.
Canadian literature > Métis authors > History and criticism.
Canadian literature (English) > Métis authors > History and criticism.
Littérature canadienne-anglaise > Auteurs indiens d'Amérique > Histoire et critique.
Littérature canadienne-anglaise > Auteurs métis > Histoire et critique.
Peuples autochtones > Canada > Relations avec l'État.
Peuples autochtones > Canada > Conditions sociales.
Guérison dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Canadian literature > Métis authors.
Canadian literature > Indian authors.
Indigenous peoples > Government relations.
Indigenous peoples > Social conditions.
Canada.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"From the earliest settler policies to deal with the 'Indian problem, ' to contemporary government-run programs ostensibly designed to help Indigenous people, public policy has played a major role in creating the historical trauma that so greatly impacts the lives of Canada's Indigenous peoples. Taking Back Our Spirits traces the links between Canadian public policies, the injuries they have inflicted on Indigenous people, and the role of Indigenous literature in healing individuals and communities. Episkenew examines contemporary autobiography, fiction, and drama to reveal how these texts respond to and critique public policy, and how literature functions as 'medicine' to help cure the colonial contagion."--Provided by publisher.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 247 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-236) and index.
ISBN:9780887553684
0887553680

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