Richardson, a filmmaker who has spent 25 years documenting aboriginal life in Canada, describes aboriginal people in communities across the country, and documents prejudiced policies that, since the first days of the European invasion, have affected the aboriginal people. He discusses colonial policies, the Indian Act, and groups such as the Mikmaqs, Algonquins, and Ojibway. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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Boyce Richardson has spent twenty-five years documenting aboriginal life in words and film. After winning a National Newspaper Award at the Montreal Star, he published two books about the James Bay hydro development, including the internationally acclaimed Strangers Devour the Land. In 1989 he edited Drumbeat, an anthology of native resistance for the Assembly of First Nations. Richardson liveswith his wife, Shirley, in Ottawa.
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