The Seven Nations of Canada 1660-1860
The Seven Nations of Canada 1660-1860
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Wendake, Odanak, Wôlinak, Pointe-du-Lac, Kahnawake, Kanesatake, and Akwesasne are communities located all along the St. Lawrence River valley and its tributaries. They have been home to descendants of the Huron-Wendat, Algonquin, Nipissing, and Iroquois nations. The one point these First Nations have in common is that their ancestors were allies of the French and had converted to Christianity.
Historians have generally ignored these nations that the French administrators described as "domiciled Indians" ("sauvages domiciliés"). Jean-Pierre Sawaya carefully studied how an alliance of such diverse "missions" was created, developed and conducted to become The Federation of Seven Fires or The Seven Nations of Canada.
How did this confederation come about? Who took part and what were their roles? The answers are mined in the massive colonial archives. The Seven Nations of Canada is original research at its best, combining detailed analysis and systematic investigation, that has enabled the author to dispel the tenacious colonial myth about irrational, submissive, and fatalistic Indigenous peoples. Readers will discover forward-looking peoples motivated by a deep desire for independence and solidarity.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jean-Pierre Sawaya holds a PhD in History from Université Laval. He is particularly interested in the political history and diplomatic traditions of the Indigenous peoples of Quebec. He is now working on the history of the RCMP's relations with Indigenous people. He lives in Quebec City.
Katherine Hastings has translated or co-translated three novels. She has also translated history books including Montreal and the Bomb by Gilles Sabourin and The Plains of Abraham, Battlefield 1759-1760.
Patricia Culliford is an Anishinabe member of the Seven Nations Confederacy. She is a historical researcher whose focus is on the uses of wampum belts in Indigenous/settler relations. She has reached out to Baraka Books to request this translation in order to fulfill a promise made to Chief Mike Thomas.
PRODUCT DETAILS
ISBN: 9781771863322
Publisher: Baraka Books
Format: Paperback / softback Trade paperback (US)
Pub Date: 20231101
Height: 8.50 inches
Width: 5.40 inches
No. of Pages: 240
Category: HISTORY / Indigenous / General
Category: HISTORY / Canada / Pre-Confederation (to 1867)
