Surviving as Indians: The Challenge of Self-Government Mi’kmaw 1885 Resistance

1885 Resistance

Chief Joseph Gosnell

especially New York and Vermont

The final chapters document the healing methods used to overcome colonization

the diseases brought to the North by the builders of the Alaska Highway

Surviving as Indians: The Challenge of Self-Government Mi’kmaw 1885 ResistanceSurviving as Indians: The Challenge of Self Government examines the injustice of Canadian Indian policy as the basis for a framework for analysis of First Nations leadership, culture and economy. Boldt identifies five imperatives: moral justice for First Nations; Canadian policies that treat Indian rights, interests, aspirations and needs as equal to those of Canadians; First Nations leadership that is committed to eliminating the colonial political