[AIW] African Nova Scotian-Mi'kmaw Relations

[paula madden]

Hello,

several weeks ago there was an invitation to send information on publications.  I would like to send some information on my book published in 2009.  It examines the relationship between African Nova Scotians and the MI'kmaq people and it also necessarily examines each group's relationship to the state.  Below is a description from the publisher's website.  There is also a review of the book by Dr. Angela Pulley Hudson from Texas A&M on the site.

Thanks for the time.
Paula

PUBLISHER'S DESCRIPTION
 
The Indigenous people of Nova Scotia, the Mi’kmaq, have been dispossessed of their lands and, since the early 1820s, confined to reserves. African Nova Scotians have also been dispossessed of lands originally granted to them by white colonial governments and settled in communities with names like Africville, Preston or Birchtown. Yet “the story of Africville, and other stories of dispossession,” argues author Paula C. Madden, “cannot be told and understood outside the context of the dispossession of Indigenous peoples. To do so would be to erase and cover over Mi’kmaw stories and their very existence within the territory/nation.” Madden concludes that “Mi’kmaw people resisted the dire conditions of their lives and their demands for justice were generally ignored. The (provincial) state’s insistence on pinning their fortunes to that of African Nova Scotians by forced collaborations such as the Transitional Year Program and the Indigenous Black and Mi’kmaq program did not serve them well in creating programs specific to the needs and desires of their community. It also created a situation in which African Nova Scotians failed to appreciate the meaning of their relationship with the Crown, thereby causing resentment and at times anger between the two communities.”
Paula C. Madden CYW, B.Ed., MA
DPhil Candidate School of Law University of Sussex
Author: African Nova Scotian-Mi'Kmaw Relations (Fernwood, 2009)