'Enough to Keep Them Alive': Indian Social Welfare in Canada, 1873-1965

Hugh E.Q. Shewell

Published by University of Toronto Press 2004

'Enough to Keep Them Alive'

Indian Social Welfare in Canada, 1873-1965

Hugh E.Q. Shewell

In the series Heritage

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442621053

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'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.

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Shewell Hugh E.Q. :

Hugh E.Q. Shewell is an associate professor in the School of Social Work at York University.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
1 Themes and Issues Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 The Context of Relief Policy Development at the Time of Confederation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
3 The Development of Rudimentary Relief Administration during the Initial Period of Subjugation, 1873–1912 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
4 Relief Policy and the Consolidation of Subjugation, 1913–1944 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
5 Other Influences: The Transition to the Period of Citizenship, 1918–1944 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	134
6 Citizenship: The General Context of Postwar Indian Welfare Policy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171
7 The Influence of the Social Sciences: The Secular Understanding of the ‘Other’ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
8 The Emergence of Indian Welfare Bureaucracy, 1945–1960 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	228
9 The Indian in Transition: Social Welfare and Provincial Services, 1959–1965 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	260
10 Shooting an Elephant in Canada Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	322
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	343
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	403
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	417

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 454

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Published: December 15, 2004
ISBN: 9781442621053