Inheriting a Canoe Paddle: The Canoe in Discourses of English-Canadian Nationalism

by Misao Dean

If the canoe is a symbol of Canada, what kind of Canada does it symbolize? Inheriting a Canoe Paddle looks at how the canoe has come to symbolize love of Canada for non-aboriginal Canadians and provides a critique of this identification's unintended consequences for First Nations. Written with an engaging, personal style, it is both a scholarly examination and a personal reflection, delving into representations of canoes and canoeing in museum...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442612878
• ISBN13: 9781442612877
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher