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Tracing Ochre: Changing Perspectives on the Beothuk - Softcover

 
9781442628427: Tracing Ochre: Changing Perspectives on the Beothuk
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1442628421 ISBN 13: 9781442628427
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, 2018

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

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

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Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1442628421
ISBN 13 
9781442628427
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
400
Editor
Polack Fiona