The colonization of Mi'kmaw memory and history, 1794-1928 :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
the King v. Gabriel Sylliboy /
First Statement of Responsibility
William C. Wicken.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Toronto :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University of Toronto Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2012.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
x, 328 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill., maps, port. ;
Dimensions
24 cm.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [305)-321) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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PART ONE: Why the Men Testified. 1. Accounting for Alex Gillis's actions : the Mi'kmaq in rural society ; 2. Why Nova Scotia prosecuted Gabriel Sylliboy ; 3. Moving to appeal : Mi'kmaw and DIA motivations -- PART TWO: How the Men Remembered. 4. Parents, grandparents, and great grandparents 1794-1853 ; 5. Reserve life, 1850-1881 : remembering the treaty -- PART THREE: Why the Men Remembered. 6. The demography of Mi'kmaw communities, 1871-1911 ; 7. Moving into the city : the King's Road Reserve and the politics of relocation -- Appendix: The Federal and DIA censuses, 1871-1911.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"In 1927, Gabriel Sylliboy, the Grand Chief of the Mi'kmaw of Atlantic Canada, was charged with trapping muskrats out of season. At appeal in July 1928, Sylliboy and five other men recalled conversations with parents, grandparents, and community members to explain how they understood a treaty their people had signed with the British in 1752. Using this testimony as a starting point, William Wicken traces Mi'kmaw memories of the treaty, arguing that as colonization altered Mi'kmaw society, community interpretations of the treaty changed as well.
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The Sylliboy case was part of a broader debate within Canada about Aboriginal peoples' legal status within Confederation. In using the 1752 treaty to try and establish a legal identity separate from that of other Nova Scotians, Mi'kmaw leaders contested federal and provincial attempts to force their assimilation into Anglo-Canadian society. Integrating matters of governance and legality with an exploration of historical memory, The Colonization of Mi'kmaw Memory and History offers a nuanced understanding of how and why individuals and communities recall the past."--Pub. desc.
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Sylliboy, Gabriel,1874-1963-- Trials, litigation, etc.
Sylliboy, Gabriel,1874-1963-- Procès, instances, etc.
Sylliboy, Gabriel,1874-1963.
CORPORATE BODY NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Great Britain., Treaties, etc., Micmac Indians,1752 Nov. 22.
Great Britain, Treaties, etc., Micmac Indians,1752 Nov. 22.