Indigenous writers and Christianity in Canada, the US, and Peru : Select case studies from across the Hemisphere

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Date
2016-03-01Author
Posavad, Dallas
Type
ThesisDegree Level
MastersMetadata
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This thesis explores the way three indigenous writers and leaders, in Peru, the US, and Canada, used both their literacy and their Christian faith as a means for protesting the inequalities of colonial rule, to counter settler attempts to denigrate Indigenous culture and history, and to further their own personal agendas.
Degree
Master of Arts (M.A.)Department
HistoryProgram
HistorySupervisor
Handy, JimCommittee
Carlson, Keith T.; Englebert, Robert; Nickel, SarahCopyright Date
February 2016Subject
Native-Newcomer Relations
Colonial History
Aboriginal History
Relgion