Huron-Wendat

Huron-Wendat
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Publisher : UBC Press
Total Pages : 282
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ISBN-10 : 9780774842044
ISBN-13 : 0774842040
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Book Synopsis Huron-Wendat by : Georges E. Sioui

Download or read book Huron-Wendat written by Georges E. Sioui and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Georges Sioui, who is himself Wendat, redeems the original name of his people and tells their centuries-old history by describing their social ideas and philosophy and the relevance of both to contemporary life. The question he poses is a simple one: after centuries of European and then other North American contact and interpretation, isn't it now time to return to the original sources, that is to the ideas and practices of indigenous peoples like the Wendats, as told and interpreted by indigenous people like himself?


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