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Canoe Nation : Nature, Race, and the Making of a Canadian Icon, Hardback Book

Canoe Nation : Nature, Race, and the Making of a Canadian Icon Hardback

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More than an ancient means of transportation and trade, the canoe has come to be a symbol of Canada itself.

In Canoe Nation, Bruce Erickson chronicles the story of the canoe in the Canadian imagination.

He argues that the canoe’s sentimental power has come about through a set of narratives that attempt to legitimize a particular vision of Canada and explores how the canoe went from being an industrial-economic vehicle to a purely recreational vessel.

From Alexander Mackenzie to Grey Owl to Pierre Elliott Trudeau, the canoe has been overvalued as a connection to the “nature” of Canada.

Examining voyageur re-enactments, turn-of-the-century sportsman stories, and the subsequent “greening” of the canoe, this book shows how this symbol authenticates Canada’s reputation as a tolerant, environmentalist nation, even when there is abundant evidence to the contrary.

Ultimately, the stories we tell about the canoe need to be understood as moments in the ever-contested field of cultural politics.

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