Visions of the heart : issues involving Aboriginal peoples in Canada by Dickason, Olive Patricia, 1920-2011, editor; Long, David Alan, 1958- editor instant download

Visions of the heart : issues involving Aboriginal peoples in Canada by Dickason, Olive Patricia, 1920-2011, editor; Long, David Alan, 1958- editor instant download

xxxi, 444 pages : 23 cm, Visions of the Heart is a contributed volume that offers a rich, in-depth study of contemporary issues involving Aboriginal peoples in Canada. This thought-provoking collection brings together leading Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal scholars from across the country to explore the relationships between First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples and other Canadians throughout the country's history to the present day. Extensively updated throughout, with new essays on identity, the environment, gender, art, and criminal justice, the fourth edition is an indispensable resource for students wanting to understand the current scope of Aboriginal issues in Canada today, Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-441) and index, Indigenous eco-technological knowings meet university satellite campus teachings on the Rez / Peter Cole -- All our relations: aboriginal perspectives on environmental issues in Canada / Deborah McGregor -- The \"Canada problem\" in aboriginal politics / David Newhouse and Yale Belanger -- Elders' teachings in the twenty-first century; a personal reflection / Marlene Brant Castellano -- Foundations: First Nation and Metis families / Kim Anderson and Jessica Bell -- First Nations women in Canada / Cora J. Voyageur -- Indigenous men: masculinity and leadership / John Swift and Lee Maracle -- Aboriginal demography / Don Kerr and Roderic Beaujot -- Aboriginal languages in Canada: generational and community perspectives on language maintenance, loss, and revitalization / Mary Jane Norris -- Learning from indegenous knowledge in education / Jane Hare and Sara Florence Davidson -- Art and reconciliation / Jonathan Dewar -- A way forward in efforts to support the health and well-being of Canada's aboriginal peoples / Martin Cooke and David Long -- Aboriginal communities in the city: reflections along the path to self-government / Kevin FitzMaurice and Don McCaskill -- The failed foreign system of criminal justice and the problem…