Title Disrobing the aboriginal industry : the deception behind indigenous cultural preservation / Frances Widdowson and Albert Howard

Published Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (330 pages) Contents The Aboriginal industry: weavers of illusory silk -- Denying the developmental gap: preserving culture in a jar -- Land claims: dreaming Aboriginal economic development -- Self-government: an inherent right to tribal dictatorships -- Justice: rewarding friends and punishing enemies -- Child welfare: strengthening the abusive circle -- Health care: a superstitious alternative -- Education: honouring the ignorance of our ancestors -- Environmental management: the spiritual sell-out of "Mother Earth" -- Traditional knowledge: listening to the silence Summary "Despite the billions of dollars devoted to aboriginal causes, Native people in Canada continue to suffer all the symptoms of a marginalized existence - high rates of substance abuse, violence, poverty. Disrobing the Aboriginal Industry argues that the policies proposed to address these problems - land claims and self government - are in fact contributing to their entrenchment. By examining the root causes of aboriginal problems, Frances Widdowson and Albert Howard expose the industry that has grown up around land claim settlements, showing that aboriginal policy development over the past thirty years has been manipulated by non-aboriginal lawyers and consultants They analyse all the major aboriginal policies, examine issues that have received little critical attention - child care, health care, education, traditional knowledge - and propose the comprehensive government provision of health, education, and housing rather than deficient delivery through Native self-government. Disrobing the Aboriginal Industry presents a convincing argument that the "Aboriginal Industry" has failed to address the fundamental economic and cultural basis of native problems, leading instead to policies that offer a financial benefit to the leadership while entrenching the misery of most aboriginal people."--Pub. description Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Indians of North America -- Canada -- Government relations. Indians of North America -- Canada -- Social conditions Indigenous peoples -- Canada. Indigenous peoples -- Canada -- Social conditions Indigenous peoples -- Canada -- Government relations Indians -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Economic aspects -- Canada Political corruption -- Canada. Indigenous peoples -- Canada -- Politics and government SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- Native American Studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General. Indigenous peoples -- Social conditions Indigenous peoples -- Government relations Indigenous peoples Cultural policy Indians of North America -- Government relations Indians of North America -- Social conditions SUBJECT Canada -- Cultural policy Subject Canada Form Electronic book Author Howard, Albert. LC no. 2009294681 ISBN 9780773575127 077357512X 9780773577473 0773577475 1282865676 9781282865679 9786612865671 6612865679

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