'Enough to Keep Them Alive' : : Indian Social Welfare in Canada, 1873-1965 / / Hugh E.Q. Shewell.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Shewell, Hugh E.Q.,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2022]; ©2004
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Heritage
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (454 p.)

Far from being a measure of progress or humanitarian aid, Indian welfare policy in Canada was used deliberately to oppress and marginalize First Nations peoples and to foster their assimilation into the dominant society. 'Enough to Keep Them Alive' explores the history of the development and administration of social assistance policies on Indian reserves in Canada from confederation to the modern period, demonstrating a continuity of policy with roots in the pre-confederation practices of fur trading companies.Extensive archival evidence from the Indian Affairs record group at the National Archives of Canada is supplemented for the post-World War Two era by interviews with some of the key federal players. More than just an historical narrative, the book presents a critical analysis with a clear theoretical focus drawing on colonial and post-colonial theory, social theory, and critiques of liberalism and liberal democracy.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Themes and Issues -- 2 The Context of Relief Policy Development at the Time of Confederation -- 3 The Development of Rudimentary Relief Administration during the Initial Period of Subjugation, 1873–1912 -- 4 Relief Policy and the Consolidation of Subjugation, 1913–1944 -- 5 Other Influences: The Transition to the Period of Citizenship, 1918–1944 -- 6 Citizenship: The General Context of Postwar Indian Welfare Policy -- 7 The Influence of the Social Sciences: The Secular Understanding of the ‘Other’ -- 8 The Emergence of Indian Welfare Bureaucracy, 1945–1960 -- 9 The Indian in Transition: Social Welfare and Provincial Services, 1959–1965 -- 10 Shooting an Elephant in Canada -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index