Tracing Ochre

Changing Perspectives on the Beothuk

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

405 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar. Fri frakt över 249 kr.

Beskrivning

The supposed extinction of the Indigenous Beothuk people of Newfoundland in the early nineteenth century is a foundational moment in Canadian history. Increasingly under scrutiny, non-Indigenous perceptions of the Beothuk have had especially dire and far-reaching ramifications for contemporary Indigenous people in Newfoundland and Labrador. Tracing Ochre reassesses popular beliefs about the Beothuk. Placing the group in global context, Fiona Polack and a diverse collection of contributors juxtapose the history of the Beothuk with the experiences of other Indigenous peoples outside of Canada, including those living in former British colonies as diverse as Tasmania, South Africa, and the islands of the Caribbean. Featuring contributions of Indigenous and non-Indigenous thinkers from a wide range of scholarly and community backgrounds, Tracing Ochre aims to definitively shift established perceptions of a people who were among the first to confront European colonialism in North America.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-05-16
Mått:152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt:600 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:400
Förlag:University of Toronto Press
ISBN:9781442628427

Utforska kategorier

Mer om författaren

Fiona Polack is an associate professor in the Department of English at Memorial University.

Recensioner i media

"The mournful story of the "last of the Boethuks"" still resonates as part of Newfoundland history. The fourteen authors in the wide-ranging collection Tracing Ochre assess this story’s impact and credibility, including accounts from archaeologists, literary critics, and historians."- Margery Fee (Canadian Literature, July 12, 2019 (web))

Innehållsförteckning

List of Illustrations and MapsPreface Introduction: De-islanding the BeothukFiona PolackPart 1: Land, Language and Memory Good and Bad Indians: Romanticizing the Beothuk and Denigrating the Mi’kmaqMaura HanrahanWhen the Beothuk (Won’t) Speak: Michael Crummey’s River Thieves and Bernice Morgan’s Cloud of BoneCynthia Sugars"The Ones That Were Abused": Thinking About the Beothuk Through TranslationElizabeth Penashue and Elizabeth YeomanA Clearing with a View to the Lake, the Bones of a Caribou and the Sound of Snow Falling on Dead Leaves: Sensing the Presence of the Past in the Wilds of NewfoundlandJohn HarriesPart 2: Mercenaries, Myths and DNA Beothuk and Mi’kmaq: An Interiew with Chief Mi’sel JoeChief Mi’sel Joe and Christopher AylwardThe Beothuk and the Myth of Prior InvasionsPatrick BrantlingerBioarchaeology, Bioethics and the BeothukDaryl PullmanPart 3: Ways of Knowing Towards a Beothuk Archaeology: Understanding Indigenous Agency in the Material RecordLisa RankinHistorical Sources and the Beothuk: Questioning Settler InterpretationsLianne C. Leddy Historical Narrative Perspective in Howley and SpeckChristopher AylwardPart 4: Travelling Tales Santu Toney, a Transnational Beothuk WomanBeverley DiamondRoutes of Colonial Racism: Travelling Narratives of European Progress and Aboriginal Extinction in Pre-Confederation NewfoundlandJocelyn ThorpeUnrecognized Peoples and Concepts of ExtinctionBonita Lawrence Shanawdithit and Truganini: Converging and Diverging HistoriesFiona PolackCoda: The Recovery of Indigenous IdentityJ. Edward Chamberlin