Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens [Paperback]

J.R. Miller (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1991

Highly acclaimed when the first edition appeared in 1989, "Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens" is the first comprehensive account of Indian-white relations throughout Canada's history. J.R. Miller charts the deterioration of the relationship from the initial, mutually beneficial contact in the fur trade to the current impasse in which Indians are resisting displacement and marginalization.

This new edition is the result of substantial revision to incorporate current scholarship and bring the text up to date. It includes new material on the North, and reflects changes brought about by the Oka crisis, the sovereignty issue, and the various court decisions of the 1990s. It also includes new material on residential schools, treaty making, and land claims.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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'The best single volume on the long, difficult history of Indian-White relations is J.R. Miller's Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens, a careful, judicious examination of a steadily deteriorating relationship.'--J.L. Granatstein "National Post " --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 364 pages
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division; Rev Sub edition (April 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802068693
• ISBN-13: 978-0802068699
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,854,955 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars This book should be taught in the public school system, February 25, 2003

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This review is from: Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens: A History of Indian-White Relations in Canada (Paperback)

Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens is a fresh look at Canadian history. It outlines the history of relations between Natives and Europeans in Canada - a history that should be studied more thoroughly in the Canadian public school system. Ever since the broken promises of the Royal Proclamation of 1763, the government has coerced the Natives and attempted to assimilate them into their European standards, while simultaneously trying to destroy Native language and culture. It is important to view history from more than one perspective and the perspective of the Natives in Canada is largely overlooked. A very comprehensive gathering of knowledge.