This dissertation examines the histories of Indigenous protest, commonly known
as “Red Power,” in the 1960s and 1970s in the town of Kenora, Ontario. Among the
themes discussed are the associations of Indian and Métis activists with Third World
national liberation movements, Black Power groups in North America and other
Indigenous organizations, such as the American Indian Movement. This study pursues
numerous themes, including: racialization, transnational decolonization, Canadian
national identity and regional history. While previous studies on the era popularly
understood as “the sixties” tend to focus on the particularities of the Canadian context,
this dissertation suggests that the changing nature of Indigenous protest during the 1960s
and 1970s forms a crucial link between Canada and global forces of social change that
defined this era. Moments of Indigenous protest in Kenora, were not just singular
episodes. Instead, actions such as the main street march in 1965 and the Anicinabe Park
takeover in 1974 episode should be placed within the national and global movement of
armed standoffs, occupations, and civil disobedience and understood through the broader social, cultural and political frameworks of decolonization during the 1960s and 1970s. / Thesis (Ph.D, History) -- Queen's University, 2011-02-23 09:01:44.534
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:OKQ.1974/6534 |
| Date | 30 May 2011 |
| Creators | RUTHERFORD, SCOTT T |
| Contributors | Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Theses (Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.)) |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | This publication is made available by the authority of the copyright owner solely for the purpose of private study and research and may not be copied or reproduced except as permitted by the copyright laws without written authority from the copyright owner. |
| Relation | Canadian theses |
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