Louis Riel and the Creation of Modern Canada: Mythic Discourse and the Postcolonial StatePosted in Biography, Books, Canada, History, Media Archive, Monographs, Native Americans/First Nation, Religion on 2012-01-27 03:02Z by Steven |
Louis Riel and the Creation of Modern Canada: Mythic Discourse and the Postcolonial State
University of Manitoba Press
November 2008
314 pages
6 × 9
Paper, ISBN: 978-0-88755-734-7
Jennifer Reid, Professor of Religion
University of Maine, Farmington
Politician, founder of Manitoba, and leader of the Métis, Louis Riel led two resistance movements against the Canadian government: the Red River Uprising of 1869–70, and the North-West Rebellion of 1885, in defense of Métis and other minority rights.
Against the backdrop of these legendary uprisings, Jennifer Reid examines Riel’s religious background, the mythic significance that has consciously been ascribed to him, and how these elements combined to influence Canada’s search for a national identity. Reid’s study provides a framework for rethinking the geopolitical significance of the modern Canadian state, the historic role of Confederation in establishing the country’s collective self-image, and the narrative space through which Riel’s voice speaks to these issues.
Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Chapter 1: Setting the Stage: The North-West to 1885
- Chapter 2: Canadian Myths and Canadian Identity
- Chapter 3: Nation-states and National Discourses
- Chapter 4: Violence and State Creation
- Chapter 5: Revolution, Identity, and Canada
- Chapter 6: Riel and the Canadian State
- Chapter 7: Heterogeneity and the Postcolonial State
- Conclusion
- Notes