Separate but Unequal

How Parallelist Ideology Conceals Indigenous Dependency

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Separate but Unequal provides an in-depth critique of the ideology of parallelism—the prevailing view that Indigenous cultures and the wider Canadian society should exist separately from one another in a “nation-to-nation” relationship.

Using the Final Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples as an example, this historical and material analysis shows how the single-minded pursuit of parallelism will not result in a more balanced relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. On the contrary, it merely restores archaic economic, political, and ideological forms that will continue to isolate the Indigenous population.

This book provides an alternative framework for examining Indigenous dependency. This new perspective—the political economy of neotribal rentierism—shows that Indigenous Peoples’ circumstances have been inextricably linked to the development of capitalism in Canada. While Indigenous Peoples were integral participants in the fur trade, the transition from mercantilism to industrial capitalism led to their marginalization.

This book is published in English.

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Separate but Unequal fournit une analyse approfondie de l’idéologie du parallélisme – la vision dominante selon laquelle les cultures autochtones et la société canadienne en général devraient vivre séparément les unes des autres dans une relation de nation à nation.En s’appuyant sur le rapport final de la Commission royale sur les peuples autochtones, cette analyse historique et matérielle montre que les propositions parallélistes visant à accroître l’autonomie des Autochtones dans tous les aspects des politiques publiques ne se solderont pas en une relation plus équilibrée entre peuples autochtones et non autochtones, étant donné qu’elles ne font que rétablir des formes économiques, politiques et idéologiques archaïques qui continueront d’isoler la population autochtone.Elle propose de recadrer la question de la dépendance autochtone en ayant recours à la notion de rentiérisme néotribal. Ce cadre d’économie politique met en lumière le fait que les conditions des peuples autochtones ont été inextricablement liées au développement du capitalisme au Canada.Ce livre est publié en anglais.

Table des matières

Table des matières
Cover 1
Half Title Page 2
Title Page 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 6
Acknowledgements 10
INTRODUCTION Separate but Unequal 14
The Purpose of the Book 18
The Subject of the Book 20
The Structure of the Book 27
PART I: PARALLELIST IDEOLOGY AND THEORIZING INDIGENOUS DEPENDENCY 36
CHAPTER ONE The Parallelist View of Indigenous Dependency 38
CHAPTER TWO Postmodern “Conceptions of History” 62
CHAPTER THREE “Diversity” and the Obscuring of Developmental Differences 94
CHAPTER FOUR Postcolonialism and the Combination of Uneven Development 130
PART II: THE HISTORICAL AND MATERIAL ROOTS OF INDIGENOUS DEPENDENCY 168
CHAPTER FIVE Mercantile “Co-operation” during the Fur Trade 170
CHAPTER SIX Displacement and the Limits of Industrial Assimilation 204
CHAPTER SEVEN Negotiating a Renewed Dependency in Late Capitalism 242
CHAPTER EIGHT Laying Foundations for Overcoming Indigenous Dependency 286
CONCLUSION Understanding the Separation that Reflects Inequality 320
Initiating Demands for Compensatory “Rent” 323
Parallelism’s Gathering Strength in Academic Discussions 327
The Royal Commission’s Legacy for Addressing Indigenous Dependency 337
A Plea for an Honest and Compassionate Research Agenda 346
What is to be Done? 350
Bibliography 364
Index 400
Back Cover Page 434

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