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The dynamics of a Dene struggle for self-determination
Anthropologica • 34 (1) • Published In 1992 • Pages: 21-49
By: Smith, David Merrill.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this paper, Smith recounts the drama surrounding attempts by the Dene to control local government. Tensions arise not only between the Dene and Eurocanadians, but also among the Dene themselves, whose values eschewed open hostility and conflict. A returning university student began to organize a successful campaign to elect a Native majority on the Settlement Council. The new Council's subsequent attempts to initiate or carry out existing programs however were met with resistance by Eurocanadians who withdrew their assistance and cooperation. Eurocanadians scrutinized their every act for evidence of incompetence and found cause in a 'disaster' over the flooding of a hockey rink. However, the media and government supported the Native initiative as part of a general policy of Native self-rule in Canada's North.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Ethnic stratification
- Community councils
- Political movements
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Chipewyans
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Arctic and Subarctic
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard ;1999
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1968-1974
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1968-1972
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Great Slave Lake region, Northwest Territories, Canada
- NotesAdditional notes
- David M. Smith
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 47-49)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Chipewyan Indians