White Settler Reserve New Iceland and the Colonization of the Canadian West
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In 1875, Icelandic immigrants established a colony on the southwest shore of Lake Winnipeg. The timing and location of New Iceland was not accidental. Across the Prairies, the Canadian government was creating land reserves for Europeans in the hope that the agricultural development of Indigenous lands would support the state's economic and political ambitions. In this innovative history, Ryan Eyford expands our understanding of the creation of western Canada: his nuanced account traces the connections between Icelandic colonists, the Indigenous people they displaced, and other settler groups while exposing the ideas and practices integral to building a colonial society.
Book information
ISBN: | 9780774831598 |
Publisher: | University of British Columbia Press |
Imprint: | UBCPress |
Pub date: | 01 Mar 2017 |
DEWEY: | 971.05 |
DEWEY edition: | 23 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 272 |
Weight: | 408g |
Height: | 229mm |
Width: | 152mm |
Spine width: | 18mm |