LEADER 05793nam 2200901Ia 450 001 9910969585703321 005 20241106012009.0 010 $a9786613131522 010 $a9780774853064 010 $a0774853069 010 $a9781283131520 010 $a1283131528 024 7 $a10.59962/9780774853064 035 $a(CKB)2430000000000432 035 $a(OCoLC)180704185 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10135983 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000381879 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11253213 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000381879 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10391237 035 $a(PQKB)10208695 035 $a(CaPaEBR)404139 035 $a(CaBNvSL)jme00326368 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3412219 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10141339 035 $a(OCoLC)923443387 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4977867 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL313152 035 $a(OCoLC)1027157464 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/f5cm43 035 $a(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/2/404139 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3412219 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3245699 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4977867 035 $a(DE-B1597)729194 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780774853064 035 $a(EXLCZ)992430000000000432 100 $a19950726d1995 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aComparing the policy of Aboriginal assimilation $eAustralia, Canada, and New Zealand /$fAndrew Armitage 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aVancouver $cUBC Press$d1995 215 $a1 online resource (302 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 1 $a9780774804585 311 1 $a0774804580 311 1 $a9780774804592 311 1 $a0774804599 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover -- Contents -- Maps and Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Australia: The General Structure of Aboriginal Policy -- 3 Australia: Aboriginal Peoples and Child Welfare Policy -- 4 Canada: The General Structure of Canadian Indian Policy -- 5 Canada: First Nations Family and Child Welfare Policy -- 6 New Zealand: The General Structure of Maori Policy -- 7 New Zealand: Maori People and Child Welfare Policy -- 8 Similarities and Differences among Australia, Canada, and New Zealand -- 9 Understanding the Policy of Aboriginal Assimilation -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 $aThe Aboriginal people of Australia, Canada, and New Zealand became minorities in their own countries in the nineteenth century. The expanding British Empire had its own vision for the future of these peoples, which was expressed in 1837 by the Select Committee on Aborigines of the House of Commons. It was a vision of the steps necessary for them to become civilized, Christian, and citizens -- in a word, assimilated. This book provides the first systematic and comparative treatment of the social policy of assimilation that was followed in these three countries. The recommendations of the 1837 committee were broadly followed by each of the three countries, but there were major differences in the means that were used. Australia began with a denial of the Aboriginal presence, Canada began establishing a register of all 'status' Indians, and New Zealand began by giving all Maori British citizenship. The policy of assimilation is traced through five principal phases: a period of initial contact when the power relationships necessary to carry out the policy were established; a period in which the policy was passive and in which the aboriginal people were expected to die out or merge with the immigrant populations; a period of aggressive policy in which specific social policies were introduced to suppress Aboriginal institutions; a period of integration in which it was thought that the policy could be achieved through disregarding the aboriginal existence; and the present period in which the policy is being reversed as Aboriginal people re-establish control of their own social policy. As well as providing comprehensive and comparative data on the conduct of the policy of assimilation, the book provides a series of accounts of the reasons given for the policy in each period. These lead to an analysis of the origins of the policy within the 330 8 $aimmigrant societies of the British Commonwealth and of the reasons for its persistence. In the end, the policy of assimilation is shown to be primarily an expression of the racist and colonial nature of the immigrant societies. Today the Aboriginal societies are reasserting themselves, and there are some grounds for hope that a plural form of social policy can be brought into effect which accommodates the need to respect differences between the Aboriginal and immigrant societies. 606 $aIndigenous peoples$zCanada$xGovernment relations 606 $aIndians of North America$zCanada$xGovernment relations 606 $aAboriginal Australians$xGovernment relations 606 $aMa?ori (New Zealand people)$xGovernment relations 606 $aAssimilation (Sociology) 606 $aGovernment policy$2aiatsiss 615 0$aIndigenous peoples$xGovernment relations. 615 0$aIndians of North America$xGovernment relations. 615 0$aAboriginal Australians$xGovernment relations. 615 0$aMa?ori (New Zealand people)$xGovernment relations. 615 0$aAssimilation (Sociology) 615 7$aGovernment policy. 676 $a303.48/2 700 $aArmitage$b Andrew$01801105 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bNCSU 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910969585703321 996 $aComparing the policy of Aboriginal assimilation$94346161 997 $aUNINA