National Identity and the Conflict at Oka: Native Belonging and Myths of Postcolonial Nationhood in Canada (Indigenous Peoples and Politics)

Through readings of literature, canonical history texts, studies of museum displays and media analysis, this work explores the historical formation of myths of Canadian national identity and then how these myths were challenged (and affirmed during the 1990 standoff at Oka. It draws upon history, literary criticism, anthropology, studies in nationalism and ethnicity and post-colonial theory. Half-Title......Page 2 Title......Page 3 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgements......Page 8 1 Golf Course Wars......Page 10 2 Construction of Canadian Myths of Identity......Page 31 3 Displacing the Native in Canadian Histories......Page 79 4 Cultural Displays: Inside the Canadian Museum of Civilization, Outside the Canadian Embassy......Page 112 5 At the Barricades......Page 138 6 Interventions......Page 171 Conclusion Disappearances......Page 204 Notes......Page 212 Bibliography......Page 246 Index......Page 262 Golf Course Wars -- Construction Of Canadian Myths Of Identity -- Displacing The Native In Canadian Histories -- Cultural Displays : Inside The Canadian Museum Of Civilization, Outside The Canadian Embassy -- At The Barricades -- Interventions -- Conclusion: Disappearances. Amelia Kalant. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 249-307) And Index.