George Manuel and the Making of the Modern Indian Movement
Charged with fresh material and new perspectives, this updated edition of the groundbreaking biography Brotherhood to Nationhood brings George Manuel and his fighting tradition into the present.
George Manuel (1920–1989) was the strategist and visionary behind the modern Indigenous movement in Canada. A three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee, he laid the groundwork for what would become the Assembly of First Nations and was the founding president of the World Council of Indigenous Peoples. Co-authored by Peter McFarlane and award-winning filmmaker and teacher Doreen Manuel, Brotherhood to Nationhood follows him through decades of fierce and dedicated activism.
This edition spotlights the previously untold stories of the pivotal roles that the women of the Manuel family played—and continue to play—in the battle for Indigenous rights. An all-new afterword from George Manuel’s granddaughter, land defender Kanahus Manuel, is joined by a foreword by celebrated Mi’kmaq lawyer and activist Pam Palmater, who writes that “within the life story of the late George Manuel, we find a call to look back—look back at who we truly are as sovereign native nations—so that we can find a way forward to resist assimilation, reclaim our lands and rebuild our Nations.”
Contributors
Peter McFarlane
Peter McFarlane is an author, journalist, and editor. His books include Northern Shadows: Canadians in Central America and Ancient Land, Ancient Sky: Following Canada’s Native Canoe Routes. He currently lives north of Montreal and is engaged in a number of writing and editing projects.
Doreen Manuel
Doreen Manuel (Secwepemc/Ktunaxa) comes from a long line of Indigenous oral historians and factual storytellers. She is an award-winning filmmaker and educator, the principal owner of Running Wolf Productions, and the director of the Bosa Centre for Film and Animation at Capilano University.
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This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada. Ce projet est financé en partie par le gouvernement du Canada.
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