Full Circle: Canada's First Nations

by John L. Steckley, Bryan D. Cummins

Full Circle is appropriate for college and university courses in Anthropology, Sociology, Native Studies and Canadian Studies. Using a 'native-centric' voice, the text takes a modern and multidisciplinary approach, providing historical, geographical and cultural background before reviewing the current state of affairs for first nations peoples in Canada. It provides a concise overview of all native groups, including Inuit and Metis, and explores recent developments in the political, environmental, and legal areas. This revised edition includes up-to-date ethnographic data and deals with some pressing health-related issues of growing concern.

Genres: Nonfiction, History, Anthropology

288 pages, Paperback

First published October 21, 2000

Reviews

[Christy]

Interesting subject, and a very valuable area of research... But the text itself was patchy... We had different opinions on this text in class, and I'm not really sure what to think of it. You'd read part of a story and want to know more. But the text wouldn't offer any further information - often just a quick overview. For stories where they're talking about things like, say, distributing disease-infected blankets, you're .. the more info, the better. And failing that, an awesome critique on why the info isn't available.
I think the patchiness was limited to certain areas, though. There is quite a bit written on native culture, if I remember right. (Including languages, different traditions in different areas, etc.)

I would recommend starting with this book and continuing on.. or perhaps starting your research on Canadian native peoples with a more comprehensive text.