Mistress of everything: Queen Victoria in Indigenous worlds (Studies in Imperialism)

Mistress of everything examines how indigenous people across Britain's settler colonies engaged with Queen Victoria in their lives and predicaments, incorporated her into their political repertoires, and implicated her as they sought redress for the effects of imperial expansion during her long reign. It draws together empirically rich studies from Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Southern Africa, to provide scope for comparative and transnational analysis. The book includes chapters on a Maori visit to Queen Victoria in 1863, meetings between African leaders and the Queen's son Prince Alfred in 1860, gift-giving in the Queen's name on colonial frontiers in Canada and Australia, and Maori women's references to Queen Victoria in support of their own chiefly status and rights. The collection offers an innovative approach to interpreting and including indigenous perspectives within broader histories of British imperialism and settler colonialism. Mistress Of Everything Examines How Indigenous People Across Britain's Settler Colonies Engaged With Queen Victoria In Their Lives And Predicaments, Incorporated Her Into Their Political Repertoires, And Implicated Her As They Sought Redress For The Effects Of Imperial Expansion During Her Long Reign. It Draws Together Empirically Rich Studies From Canada, Australia, New Zealand, And Southern Africa, To Provide Scope For Comparative And Transnational Analysis. The Book Includes Chapters On A Maori Visit To Queen Victoria In 1863, Meetings Between African Leaders And The Queen's Son Prince Alfred In 1860, Gift-giving In The Queen's Name On Colonial Frontiers In Canada And Australia, And Maori Women's References To Queen Victoria In Support Of Their Own Chiefly Status And Rights. Machine Generated Contents Note: Pt. I Monarch, Metaphor, Memory -- 1. `we Have Seen The Son Of Heaven/we Have Seen The Son Of Our Queen': African Encounters With Prince Alfred On His Royal Tour, 1860 / Hilary Sapire -- 2. `we Rejoice To Honour The Queen, For She Is A Good Woman, Who Cares For The Maori Race': Loyalty And Protest In Maori Politics In Nineteenth-century New Zealand / Michael Belgrave -- 3. `the Faithful Children Of The Great Mother Are Starving': Queen Victoria In Contact Zone Dialogues In Western Canada / Sarah Carter -- 4. The Politics Of Memory And The Memory Of Politics: Australian Aboriginal Interpretations Of Queen Victoria 1881 -- 2011 / Maria Nugent -- Pt. Ii Royal Relations -- 5. `my Vast Empire & All Its Many Peoples': Queen Victoria's Imperial Family / Barbara Caine -- 6. Maori Encounters With `wikitoria' In 1863 And Albert Victor Pomare, Her Maori Godchild / Chanel Clarke -- 7. Southern African Royalty And Delegates Visit Queen Victoria 1882 -- 95 / Neil Parsons -- Pt. Iii Sovereign Subjects? -- 8. Sovereignty Performances, Sovereignty Testings: The Queen's Currency And Imperial Pedagogies On Australia's South-eastern Settler Frontiers / Penelope Edmonds -- 9. Bracelets, Blankets And Badges Of Distinction: Aboriginal Subjects And Queen Victoria's Gifts In Canada And Australia / Amanda Nettelbeck -- 10. Chiefly Women: Queen Victoria, Meri Mangakahia, And The Maori Parliament / Miranda Johnson. Edited By Sarah Carter And Maria Nugent. All But One Of The Chapters In This Volume Were Presented At A Symposium 'queen Victoria In The Colonies: Ideas, Interpretations, Interactions' Convened By Maria Nugent At The Australian National University In December 2013. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 246-248) And Index. Cover Half-title Series information Title page Copyrights information Table of contents List of maps and figures Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction Indigenous histories, settler colonies and Queen Victoria Notes Part I Monarch, metaphor, memory ‘We have seen the son of Heaven/We have seen the Son of Our Queen’: African encounters with Prince Alfred on his In ‘the land of Sandile’s Ancestors’ ‘Children of our mother’s love?’: Moshoeshoe, Moroka, and the Prince Gathering of native clans: the Prince in Natal Conclusion Acknowledgements Notes ‘We rejoice to honour the Queen, for she is a good woman, who cares for the Ma.ori race’: Loyalty and protest in ... Notes ‘The faithful children of the Great Mother are starving’: Queen Victoria in contact zone dialogues in western ... Notes The politics of memory and the memory of politics: Australian Aboriginal interpretations of Queen Victoria, ... In the name of the queen ‘Our Late Most Gracious Sovereign “Queen Victoria”.’ ‘Not a great white person, a great white lie’ Acknowledgements Notes Part II Royal relations ‘My vast Empire & all its many peoples’: Queen Victoria’s imperial family Empire and a constitutional monarchy A personal approach From queen to empress Queen Victoria and the scramble for southern Africa Conclusion Notes Māori encounters with ‘Wikitoria’ in 1863 and Albert Victor Pomare, her Māori godchild Gathering the chiefs First impressions Meeting the prince Preparing to meet the Queen Visiting the Queen Royal godmother Acknowledgements Notes Southern African royalty and delegates visit Queen Victoria, 1882–95 Postscript Acknowledgements Notes Part III Sovereign subjects? Sovereignty performances, sovereignty testings: The Queen’s currency and imperial pedagogies on Australia’s ... The Queen’s two bodies: Frontier ‘palavers’ and testing sovereignties The Batman Treaty: Recognising Kulin sovereignty? ‘The Queen’s Letter’ Relocating sovereignty in ‘Gold Woman’ Conclusion Acknowledgements Notes Bracelets, blankets and badges of distinction: Aboriginal subjects and Queen Victoria’s gifts in Canada and ... The politics of intimacy and allegiance to the Crown Celebrating the Queen’s birthday Afterlife of the Queen’s gifts Acknowledgement Notes Chiefly women: Queen Victoria, Meri Mangakahia, and the Māori parliament Loyalty and separatism in Kotahitanga Equality and status Acknowledgement Notes Select bibliography Africa Australia Canada New Zealand Index