- Title:
- So, where are you from? glimpsing the history of Ottawa-Gatineaus urban Indian communities
- Creator:
- Pugliese, Karyn
- Date Created:
- 2005
- Degree Awarded:
- Master of Arts
- Subjects:
- First Nations Urban residence Ontario Ottawa First Nations Urban residence Quebec (Province) Gatineau First Nations Ontario Ethnic identity First Nations Quebec (Province) Ethnic identity First Nations History
- Geographical Focus:
- Canada Ottawa Gatineau
- Supporting Materials:
- n/a
- Description:
- Literature studying urban Indians before 1970 concentrated on developing theories about acculturation and economic integration. As better data became available, statistical studies appeared. The texts rarely included a historical understanding of the people they studied. In the period, 1800 to 1972, at least three urban Indian communities associated themselves with Ottawa and Gatineau. The communities overlapped, but each had a separate history. They originated for different reasons; organized themselves to suit specific interests; and each had a distinct reason to associate with the cities. Ottawa’s status as capital city often played an important role. The communities are complex, because Indians are a multi-national group, and the communities had an itinerant quality, meaning their community history unfolded both inside and outside city borders.
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- Pugliese, Karyn. 2005. "So, where are you from? glimpsing the history of Ottawa-Gatineaus urban Indian communities", Department of History, Carleton University
- Link to this page:
- https://cuhistory.github.io/grads/items/hist_152.html
Rights
- Rights:
- Copyright the author, all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.