The Imaginary Indian: The Image of the Indian in Canadian Culture

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Now entering a seventh printing, and with over 18,000 copies sold, The Imaginary is a fascinating, revealing history of the Indian image mythologized by popular Canadian culture since 1850, propagating stereotypes that exist to this day. images of the have always been fundamental to canadian culture. From the paintings and photographs of the nineteenth century to the Mounted Police sagas and the spectacle of buffalo bill's Wild West Show; from the performances of Pauline Johnson, Grey Owl, and Buffalo Long Lance to the media images of Oka and Elijah Harper--the Imaginary is ever with us, oscillating throughout our history from friend to foe, from Noble Savage to bloodthirsty warrior, from debased alchoholic to wise elder, from monosyllabic squaw to eloquent princess, from enemy of progress to protector of the environment. The Imaginary has been, and continues to be, as Daniel Francis reveals in this book, just about anything the non-Native culture has wanted it to be; and the contradictory stories non-Natives tell about Imaginary Indians are really stories about themselves and the uncertainties that make up their cultural heritage. This is not a book about Native people; it is the story of the images projected upon Native people, and the desperate uses to which they are put. The Imaginary is an essential title for aboriginal studies in Canada.Words: american canadian, buffalo bill, canadian american, culture american, images of the, to canadianAuthor: Francis, Daniel Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press Illustration: N Language: ENG Title: The Imaginary Indian: The Image of the in Canadian Culture Pages: 00260 (Encrypted EPUB) / 00260 (Encrypted PDF) On Sale: 2010-05-30 SKU-13/ISBN: 9780889782518 Category: Social Science : Ethnic Studies Native American Studies Category: Social Science : Popular Culture General

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