National Identity and the Conflict at Oka: Native Belonging and Myths of Postcolonial Nationhood in Canada

by Amelia Kalant

Overview

Through readings of literature, canonical history texts, studies of museum displays and media analysis, this work explores the historical formation of myths of Canadian national identity and then how these myths were challenged (and affirmed during the 1990 standoff at Oka. It draws upon history, literary criticism, anthropology, studies in nationalism and ethnicity and post-colonial theory.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138994362
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/13/2016
Series:	Indigenous Peoples and Politics
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1. An Introduction to Golf Course Wars 2. Construction of Canadian Myths of Identity 3. Displacing the Native in Canadian Histories 4. Cultural Displays: Inside the Canadian Museum of Civilization 5. At the Barricades 6. Interventions Conclusion: Myths of Disappearance and Alternative Remembrance