Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens
A History of Indian-White Relations in Canada
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
- Initial publish date
- May 2000
- Subjects
- General, Native American, Native American Studies
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781487514501
- Publish Date
- Mar 2018
- List Price
- $59.00
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Description
Highly acclaimed when the first edition appeared in 1989, "Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens" is the first comprehensive account of Indian-white relations throughout Canada's history. J.R. Miller charts the deterioration of the relationship from the initial, mutually beneficial contact in the fur trade to the current impasse in which Indians are resisting displacement and marginalization.
This new edition is the result of substantial revision to incorporate current scholarship and bring the text up to date. It includes new material on the North, and reflects changes brought about by the Oka crisis, the sovereignty issue, and the various court decisions of the 1990s. It also includes new material on residential schools, treaty making, and land claims.
About the author
J.R. Miller is a professor emeritus of history at the University of Saskatchewan. He is the author of numerous works on issues related to Indigenous peoples including Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens and Shingwauk’s Vision, both published by University of Toronto Press.