When Sylvia Van Kirk published her groundbreaking book, Many Tender Ties, in 1980, she revolutionized the historical understanding of the North American fur trade and introduced entirely new areas of inquiry in women's, social, and Aboriginal history. Finding a Way to the Heart examines race, gender, identity, and colonization from the early nineteenth to the late twentieth century, and illustrates Van Kirk's extensive influence on a generation of feminist scholarship.
When Sylvia Van Kirk published her groundbreaking book, Many Tender Ties, in 1980, she revolutionized the historical understanding of the North American fur trade and introduced entirely new areas of inquiry in women's, social, and Aboriginal history. Finding a Way to the Heart examines race, gender, identity, and colonization from the early nineteenth to the late twentieth century, and illustrates Van Kirk's extensive influence on a generation of feminist scholarship.
Robin Jarvis Brownlie is an associate professor in
the Department of History at University of Manitoba and author of A
Fatherly Eye: Indian Agents, Government Power, and Aboriginal
Resistance in Ontario, 1918-1939.
Valerie J. Korinek is a professor in the
Department of History at University of Saskatchewan, and is the
author of Roughing It in Suburbia: Reading Chatelaine Magazine in
the Fifties and Sixties.
"All of these essays are seminal works that have been deftly edited
by the collaborative effort of academicians Jarvis Brownlie and
Valerie J. Korinek. The result is an informed and informative body
of work that is a valued contribution to, and highly recommended
for, academic library Canadian History, Ethnic Studies, and Women's
Studies reference collections and supplemental reading lists."
"A scholarly book that examines race, gender, identity and
colonization from the early 19th century to the late 20th century
and illustrates renowned Canadian scholar Sylvia Van Kirk's
extensive influence on a generation of feminist scholarship and
women's history."--Christine McFarlane "Windspeaker"
"An essential piece of work and a must-have book for every scholar,
historian, educator and student of Aboriginal culture and
contributions."--Ennis Morris "Alberta Native News"
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