Une vision autochtone du Monde à travers les écrits des Domiciliés de la Vallée du Saint-Laurent au xixe siècle.

Traditionally, Canadian history has portrayed Indigenous people as “savages” or victims, foils for the benefit of national history and the common identity it encourages. Unsurprisingly, perhaps, most of these national narratives ignore Indigenous perceptions of history. Since the 1990s, however, an...

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Main Author: Stéphanie Boutevin
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Language:English
Published: Institut des Amériques 2020-10-01
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description Traditionally, Canadian history has portrayed Indigenous people as “savages” or victims, foils for the benefit of national history and the common identity it encourages. Unsurprisingly, perhaps, most of these national narratives ignore Indigenous perceptions of history. Since the 1990s, however, an increasing number of historians have shown that Indigenous people have played critical roles in nation-building and social change. Carefully tracing lives and choices, these scholars have called our attention both to individuals who drove these processes and to the effects of change on their communities and on settler society as well. Many of these individuals were highly educated and produced substantial bodies of writing that provide internal perspectives on Indigenous societies – particularly during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This article examines writings produced by four Indigenous men, two from Wendake (Lorette) and two from Odanak (St François), the body of which demonstrates deep historical awareness. Their letters and diaries allow us a glimpse of their vision of the world.
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Une vision autochtone du Monde à travers les écrits des Domiciliés de la Vallée du Saint-Laurent au xixe siècle.
IdeAs
Canada
History
Indigenous people
historical awareness
Missions
title Une vision autochtone du Monde à travers les écrits des Domiciliés de la Vallée du Saint-Laurent au xixe siècle.
title_full Une vision autochtone du Monde à travers les écrits des Domiciliés de la Vallée du Saint-Laurent au xixe siècle.
title_fullStr Une vision autochtone du Monde à travers les écrits des Domiciliés de la Vallée du Saint-Laurent au xixe siècle.
title_full_unstemmed Une vision autochtone du Monde à travers les écrits des Domiciliés de la Vallée du Saint-Laurent au xixe siècle.
title_short Une vision autochtone du Monde à travers les écrits des Domiciliés de la Vallée du Saint-Laurent au xixe siècle.
title_sort une vision autochtone du monde a travers les ecrits des domicilies de la vallee du saint laurent au xixe siecle
topic Canada
History
Indigenous people
historical awareness
Missions
url https://journals.openedition.org/ideas/9187
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