Cultural Maze: Complex Questions on Native Destiny in Western Canada

Friesen, John W.

ISBN 10: 1550590308 / ISBN 13: 9781550590302

Published by Detselig Enterprises, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 1991

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pp.256 clean tight copy Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cultural Maze: Complex Questions on Native Destiny in Western Canada
• Publisher: Detselig Enterprises, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1550590308
• ISBN 13: 9781550590302
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • NATIVE AMERICANS

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Synopsis

Native people in Western Canada today face a myriad of complex questions in virtually every sphere of functioning legal, economic, educational, and spiritual to name a few. This book explores the different aspects of some of the pertinent issues affecting the Native Community, with a view to clarifying the underlying challenges. Written from the standpoint of experience and expertise, particularly in the case of Native writers, each chapter allows for an in-depth understanding of the real issues affecting the future of Native culture. In three main sections, this volume provides a historical background to understanding some of the challenges with which the Indian community is currently grappling; outlines six contemporary issues facing the Native community, namely economic development, land claims, Aboriginal rights, language, educational policy, and local control of education; and explores the direction of Native cultural survival through a discussion of the role of Elders, higher education, and Canadian multiculturalism.