'Enough to Keep Them Alive'
Far from being a measure of progress or humanitarian aid, Indian welfare policy in Canada was used deliberately to oppress and marginalize First Nations peoples and to foster their assimilation into the dominant society. ''Enough to Keep Them Alive'' explores the history of the development and administration of social assistance policies on Indian reserves in Canada from confederation to the moder...
Far from being a measure of progress or humanitarian aid, Indian welfare policy in Canada was used deliberately to oppress and marginalize First Nations peoples and to foster their assimilation into the dominant society. ''Enough to Keep Them Alive'' explores the history of the development and administration of social assistance policies on Indian reserves in Canada from confederation to the moder...
