Still ruffling feathers : let us put our minds together / edited by Wanda Wuttunee.
| Other author | Wuttunee, Wanda A. (Wanda Ann), 1956- editor |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada : University of Manitoba Press, [2025] |
| Description | xviii, 189 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Reflections on a Legacy--An Eagle Eye Perspective / Wakchan (Wanda Wuttunee) Red Pheasant Cree Nation, Saskatchewan -- Still Ruffling Feathers Too--More than 50 Years Later / Makookins (Xakiji (Chief) Lee Crowchild) Tsuut'ina Nation, Alberta -- William Wuttunee--Ruffling Feathers in "Indian" Time and Space / Thohahoken (Michael Doxtater) Mohawk turtle-clan family of Satekariwate, Ontario -- Learning to Straighten Our Ruffled Feathers: An Education / Askîy Pihêsiw (Robert Falcon Ouellette) Red Pheasant Cree Nation, Saskatchewan -- Ruffled Feathers: A Critical Assessment / Bush Doctor (Peter Kulchyski) Bissett, Manitoba -- Final Thoughts : Debating Our Future, Coming to One Mind / David Newhouse, Onandaga, Ontario. Six Nations of the Grand River. |
| Abstract | "William (Bill) Wuttunee was a trailblazing lawyer, a courageous native rights activist; and one of the architects of the process for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. His 1971 book, Ruffled Feathers: Indians in Canadian Society, decried conditions on reserves and pressed for integration--on Indigenous peoples' own terms--supporting many of the aims of the Trudeau government's 1969 "White Paper." Though controversial at the time, Wuttunee's arguments were rooted in a foundational belief in the strengths of his people and a steadfast rejection of victimhood. In the fifty years that have followed its publication, Ruffled Feathers has been largely forgotten, though ideas that Wuttunee put forth--ending the Indian Act and the reserve system--continue to find space within contemporary Canadian political discourse. In this volume, editor Wanda Wuttunee gathers a diverse cohort of scholars to engage with her father's ideas and offer their own perspectives on the opportunities and challenges facing Indigenous peoples in Canada, then and now. Favouring discourse over conclusions, Still Ruffling Feathers leads the reader to a nuanced understanding of the ongoing conversations and unresolved issues stemming from the Indian Act and invites us to envision miyo-pimâtisiwin, "the good life.""-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Other forms | Issued also in electronic format. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Still ruffling feathers. Winnipeg, Manitoba : University of Manitoba Press, 2025. 1772841218 9781772841213 |
| ISBN | 9781772841183 |
| ISBN | 1772841188 paperback |
| ISBN | 9781772841190 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1772841196 hardcover |
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