Clearing the Plains: Disease, Politics of Starvation, and the Loss of Indigenous Life

by James Daschuk

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The award-winning book about how Canada's first prime minister starved Indigenous peoples in the pursuit of nationhood

Revealing how Canada's first Prime Minister used a policy of starvation against Indigenous people to clear the way for settlement, the multiple award-winning Clearing the Plains sparked widespread debate about genocide in Canada.
In arresting, but harrowing, prose, James Daschuk examines the roles that...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0889776229

ISBN13:9780889776227

Release Date:March 2019

Publisher:University of Regina Press

Length:386 Pages

Weight:1.35 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.1" x 9.0"

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First Nations History Medical Medical Books Native American Studies Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics

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