Howard Adams : Otapawy! : the life of a Métis leader in his own words and in those of his contemporaries
Record details
- ISBN: 0920915744
- ISBN: 9780920915745
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Physical Description:
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optical disc
xii, 310 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 inches). - Publisher: Saskatoon : Gabriel Dumont Institute, 2005.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes CD-ROM in pocket on p. [3] of cover. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Editor's introduction and two caveats to the reader / Murray Hamilton, Donna Heimbecker, and Hartmut Lutz -- Publisher's introduction / Gabriel Dumont institute publishing department -- A biographical timeline: Howard Adams, Ph.D. / Rene Inkster -- Memoirs: Autobiography and fiction -- Going out -- Leaving to become a mountie -- Growing up in St. Louis, Saskatchewan -- Mom, a French Métis -- His parents' romance -- Childhood in St. Louis -- Being Métis -- Racism -- Dad, an English halfbreed -- Living conditions: Shack and log cabin -- Subsistence farming -- St. Louis, Saskatchewan -- Relief and exploration -- Pastimes -- Ill health and poverty -- Fixing fence and cutting brush -- Politics and identity -- Elementary school -- Psychopathology of colonialism -- Uncle Mederic McDougall, beloved halfbreed historian -- High school -- School sports -- Tony questions history textbooks -- Howard/Tony organizes student protest -- Tony steps out of place/Tony finishes high school -- Mountie years -- Howard joins the mounties -- Howard/Tony arrives at RCMP depot, Regina, Saskatchewan -- Passing -- Howard's/Tony's romance with Edie/Sylvia -- Party at Edie's/Sylvia's house -- Mountie in Weyburn, Saskatchewan -- Mountie in Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan -- Howard/Tony and the grain theft case: Two versions of Howard's greatest feat as a mountie -- Howard/Tony and the CCF poster scandal -- Tony's revenge on Gordon -- Tony meets Sue -- Disillusionment with mounties and growing political commitment -- Wood Mountain, Saskatchewan: The end of Howard's/Tony's mountie days -- Tony's and Sue's marriage plans -- Drifting between worlds -- Return to St. Louis -- Sue visits Tony's family in St. Louis -- Almighty's depression and hospitalization -- Tony/Howard leaves Saskatchewan for Vancouver -- Mainstreaming in Vancouver -- Sue visits Tony in Vancouver -- Howard gets a job with Vancouver school board -- Tony meets Teddy and learns about nepotism -- Attending the university of British Columbia -- Tony gets seriously involved with Judy Knox -- Tony and Judy at the new year's ball at the yacht club -- Tony is a serious student -- Tony becomes white middle class and marries Judy Knox -- Turning points -- Mamma is sick in Prince Albert; Judy's racism revealed -- Tony and Judy separate -- Alone -- Mamma's death -- Breakdown, drinking and obsession with Sue -- Searching for Sue in Saskatchewan -- Brief return to Métis land -- Return to British Columbia -- Meeting Thea Dean -- Howard at the university of California at Berkeley -- The politics of language: Michif vs. the Queen's standard English -- Dr. Howard Adams, Métis, returns to Saskatchewan -- Métis leader in Saskatchewan -- Dr. Adams/Dr. Bruce is hired as a community development officer by the university of Saskatchewan/Redfield college -- Howard/Tony organizes a radical conference on "Indian, Eskimo and Métis education," 1967 -- Growing political commitment of Tony and Thea -- Tony speaks at Batoche -- Offer to become deputy minister; refusal to be bought off -- Prince Albert: Tony becomes president of the Saskatchewan Métis association -- Tenure decision -- Election campaign at Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan -- Book burning at Duck Lake, Saskatchewan -- Getting even with the mounties -- Co-optation of Native organizations and leaders -- The starvation issue and its consequences -- Meadow Lake discussion about nationalism -- Looking back and taking stock -- Howard Adams, reminiscing after seeing the movie out of Africa -- Memories of Howard Adams by others -- Let me tell you / Marge Adams -- The old farm / Marge Adams -- Howard Adams / Rose Richardson -- He could have been successful in almost anything / Craig Oliver -- An appreciation of the late Howard Adams / Ron Bourgeault -- Being Howard's officemate at the university of California-Berkeley / William Johnson -- Howard Adams and the revival of Métis nationalism / James M. Pitsula -- Remembering Howard Adams / Rhoda Kaellis -- Remembering Howard Adams / Eugene Kaellis -- The man that we knew: A conversation between Maria Campbell and Donna Heimbecker / Marrie Campbell and Donna Heimbecker -- The Howard Adams I knew / Ron Laliberte -- Howard Adams, the Métis political conscience -- Howard Adams at UC Davis and DQU / Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz -- Howard Adams: Radical Métis (inter-)nationalist / Hartmut Lutz -- Remembering Howard Adams / Geary Hobson -- Howard Adams - A personal remembrance / Wolfgang Kloss -- Epiphany in Saskatchewan: Or burning the Queen's portrait at Prince Albert / Konrad Gross -- Dimensions in Canadian history: Working with Howard Adams / Rose Klinkenberg -- Remembering Howard / Anette Brauer -- The "doctor" is in / Rhonda Carriere -- "That's Howard Adams!" / Dan Kruk -- Howard's last dream / Rene Inkster -- Conscientization: From Karl May to Howard Adams / Sylvia Walsh -- Afterword / Hartmut Lutz -- Howard Adams' publications: A bibliography / Rene Inkster and Hartmut Lutz -- List of contributors. |
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Genre: | Aufsatzsammlung. Autobiographie. Biographie. Erlebnisbericht. |
Topic Heading: | First Nation. Aboriginal. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Lansdowne Library | FC 109.1 A32 A3 2005 (Text) | 26040002914592 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |