| Description |
1 online resource (399) |
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The West unbound : social and cultural studies |
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West unbound, social and cultural studies
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| Contents |
Creating, Challenging, Imposing, and Defending the Marriage "Fortress" -- Customs Not in Common: The Monogamous Ideal and Diverse Marital Landscape of Western Canada -- Making Newcomers to Western Canada Monogamous -- "A Striking Contrast ... Where Perpetuity of Union and Exclusiveness is Not a Rule, at Least Not a Strict Rule": Plains Aboriginal Marriage -- The 1886 "Traffic in Indian Girls" Panic and the Foundation of the Federal Approach to Aboriginal Marriage and Divorce -- Download Chapter Six -- Creating "Semi-Widows" and "Supernumerary Wives": Prohibiting Polygamy in Prairie Canada's Aboriginal Communities -- "Undigested, Conflicting and Inharmonious": Administering First Nations Marriage and Divorce |
| Summary |
Sarah Carter reveals the pioneering efforts of the government, legal, and religious authorities to impose the "one man, one woman" model of marriage upon Mormons and Aboriginal people in Western Canada. This lucidly written, richly researched book revises what we know about marriage and the gendered politics of late 19th century reform, shifts our understanding of Aboriginal history during that time, and brings together the fields of Indigenous and migrant history in new and important ways |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Indian women -- Canada, Western -- History -- 19th century
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Marriage -- Canada, Western -- History -- 19th century
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Monogamous relationships -- Canada, Western -- History -- 19th century
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Mormons -- Canada, Western -- History -- 19th century
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Indigenous peoples -- Canada, Western -- History -- 19th century
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Marriage & Family.
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Native peoples -- Canada, Western -- History -- 19th century.
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Indigenous peoples.
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Indian women.
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Marriage.
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Monogamous relationships.
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Mormons.
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Western Canada.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1282819550 |
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9781282819559 |
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9781897425190 |
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1897425198 |
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0888644906 |
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9780888644909 |
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