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The Importance of Being Monogamous: Marriage and Nation Building in Western Canada in 1915
Sarah Carter
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Sarah Carter reveals the pioneering efforts of the government, legal, and religious authorities to impose the "one man, one woman" model of marriage upon Mormons and Aboriginal people in Western Canada. This lucidly written, richly researched book revises what we know about marriage and the gendered politics of late 19th century reform, shifts our understanding of Aboriginal history during that time, and brings together the fields of Indigenous and migrant history in new and important ways.
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Cover Page
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Contents
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Acknowledgements
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ONE: Creating, Challenging, Imposing, and Defending the Marriage “Fortress”
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TWO: Customs Not in Common: THE MONOGAMOUS IDEAL AND DIVERSE MARITAL LANDSCAPE OF WESTERN CANADA
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THREE: Making Newcomers to Western Canada Monogamous
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FOUR: “A Striking Contrast…Where Perpetuity of Union and Exclusiveness is Not a Rule, at Least Not a Strict Rule”: PLAINS ABORIGINAL MARRIAGE
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FIVE: The 1886 “Traffic in Indian Girls” Panic and the Foundation of the Federal Approach to Aboriginal Marriage and Divorce
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SIX: Creating “Semi-Widows” and “Supernumerary Wives”: PROHIBITING POLYGAMY IN PRAIRIE CANADA'S ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES
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SEVEN: “Undigested, Conflicting and Inharmonious”: ADMINISTERING FIRST NATIONS MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE
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EIGHT: Conclusion
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Appendix
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Notes
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Bibliography
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2009 Winner, Clio, Regional History (Canadian Historical Association)
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Published: 2008
Publisher: Athabasca University Press and the University of Alberta Press (co-publisher)
- 978-1-897425-19-0 (ebook)
- 978-0-88864-490-9 (paper)