Treating History and Policy: the role of Public History in the development of policy for treaties in Canada
Journal title MEMORIA E RICERCA
Author/s Jean-Pierre Morin
Publishing Year 2011 Issue 2011/37
Language Italian Pages 14 P. 115-128 File size 126 KB
DOI 10.3280/MER2011-037007
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Since the earliest period of contact between Aboriginal people and Europeans in North America, treaties and agreements have been concluded between them to formalise relations, establish commercial trade and expand settlement lands. For the past 300 years, Aboriginal people and the Canadian government have been struggling to understand each others perspectives and understandings of the meaning, rights and obligations stemming from these agreements. As the Government of Canada works to develop policies to address the claims of Aboriginal people stemming from these treaties, there is a constant need to analyse and assess the countering interpretations of the treaties as well as the different policies and approaches implemented since the creation of Canada in 1867. The role that Public History plays not only helps to prepare the groundwork for these future policies, but also as a way to evaluate the efforts of the past, with the hope of avoiding past failures.
Keywords: Canada; Aboriginal people; Indian Treaties; Canadian Government; Policies; Public History; Relations
Jean-Pierre Morin, Trattare la storia e la politica: il ruolo della <i>Public History</i> nello sviluppo della politica dei trattati in Canada in "MEMORIA E RICERCA " 37/2011, pp 115-128, DOI: 10.3280/MER2011-037007