| 词条 | We Were Not the Savages |
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The 2006 edition has fourteen chapters, ranging from "Mi'kmaq Social Values and Economy" to "Twentieth-Century Racism and Centralization" and "The Struggle for Freedom." It delineates seven independent Mi'kmaq Districts, which cover all of the Canadian Provinces of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward, New Brunswick, north of the Saint John River, Quebec, the Gaspe region, and the Northern part of the State of Maine, USA. It argues that pre-contact Mi'kmaq people enjoyed what was probably the highest standard of living in the world, without poverty or hunger, and with a social environment that valued community well-being. The book's middle chapters trace the wars with Europeans of the colonial period, and the major treaties of the eighteenth century. In the final chapters, Paul describes Mi'kmaq communities and land bases as dramatically reduced and impoverished by less than two centuries of colonialism. ReceptionOne reviewer has described the book as "a Canadian version of Dee Brown's best seller Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee", a seminal work published in 1971.[1] Like Brown's book, We Were Not the Savages provides a detailed account of the British invasion of North America, focusing on the devastating effects of European colonization on indigenous peoples. Critic Tasha Hubbard says that "Paul is not afraid to stray from the typical 'objective' tone found in most historical texts."[2] Another scholar says the book is "a call for help. . .[written] for other Micmacs and their allies in the larger Canadian community."[3] In discussing his sources, Paul says, "I wanted no contentions or insinuations by Caucasians that my words came from a biased source, instead I wanted it supported by the written word of the White man, thus, the vast majority of my book's content comes from the Archives of Nova Scotia, Canada and the USA. When visiting the Nova Scotia Archives in Halifax follow the citations at the back of the book and you{{who|date=January 2018}} can view the original copies of the British scalps proclamations that were issued for the scalps of Mi'kmaw men, women and children, with the intent to exterminate them."{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} Edition historyEach new edition is revised with new information added.[4]
References1. ^{{cite news|last1=Bennett|first1=Paul W.|title=How Solid is the Case against Cornwallis?|url=http://activehistory.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Bennett-in-Chronicle-Herald.pdf|accessdate=25 March 2017|work=Chronicle Herald|date=June 29, 2011}} 2. ^{{cite journal|last1=Hubbard|first1=Tasha|title=Indigenous Histories|journal=Canadian Literature|date=Summer 2009|issue=201|pages=178–180}} 3. ^{{cite journal|last1=Mullin|first1=Michael|title=We Were Not the Savages (Book Review)|journal=American Indian Quarterly|date=Autumn 1995|volume=19|issue=4|pages=588–90}} 4. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.danielnpaul.com/WeWereNotTheSavages-Mi'kmaqHistory.html | title=First Nations History - We Were Not the Savages | publisher= Daniel N. Paul | accessdate=August 25, 2017}} 5. ^{{cite book | url=https://www.abebooks.com/signed/Savages-Mikmaq-Perspective-Collision-European-Native/15420416125/bd | title=We Were Not the Savages: A Mi'kmaq Perspective on the Collision Between European and Native American Civilizations | publisher=Fernwood Publishing | author=Paul, Daniel N. | year=2000 | location=Halifax, Nova Scotia | pages=359 | isbn=1-55266-039-7 | edition=Paperback}} External links
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