Drum beat :

"The front page of the nation's newspapers have never been the same since June, 1987, when the Assembly of First Nations decided upon a confrontational course of direct action. All across the country, Indian bands have taken to blockading roads, setting up picket lines and occupying government-held properties in an attempt to publicize their disputes and get governments to respond.

In [this book], prominent leaders and editor Boyce Richardson tell the history of the relations between eight Indian bands and the Canadian federal and provincial governments. These are histories of betrayal, double dealing, and racism, and finally, of the native people's rising anger and determination to claim what has been denied them, and to forge a new and powerful role in Canadian society." - Provided by Publisher

Call Number: 
E92 .D78 1989
Title Responsibility: 
edited by Boyce Richardson.
Author Information: 
Boyce Richardson has worked as a journalist and editor in New Zealand, Australia, Britain and Canada. He first became interested in the Cree Indians while he was on the staff of the Montreal Star, and subsequently produced three documentary films about them. He is the author of several books and has contributed articles to many magazines in the United States, Canada and Britain.
Production Place: 
Toronto :
Producer: 
Summerhill Press,
Production Date: 
1989
Band Tribe Geography Time: 
Innu of Ungava; Mi'kmaq; Akwesasne; Algonquins; Teme-Augama; Anishnabai; Lubicon; Gitksan; Wet'suwet'en
Recommended For: 
Research
Catalogue Key: 
181808
Law Subject(s): 
Resistance
Self-governance
Public Policy