Brotherhood to Nationhood: George Manuel and the Making of the Modern Indian Movement

George Manuel (1920–1989) was a Shuswap reserve strategist and visionary behind the modern Indigenous movement in Canada. He was a three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee and laid the groundwork for the Assembly of First Nations. This updated edition features new photos and previously untold stories of the pivotal roles that the women of the Manuel family played in the battle for Indigenous rights.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 402 pages
\n Publication date: 01 February 2021
\n Publisher: Between the Lines
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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. Authors Peter McFarlane and Doreen Manuel follow him on a riveting journey from his childhood on a Shuswap reserve through three decades of fierce and dedicated activism. In these pages, an all-new foreword by celebrated Mikmaq lawyer and activist Pam Palmater is joined by an afterword from Manuels granddaughter, land defender Kanahus Manuel. This edition features new photos and 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.

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. Authors Peter McFarlane and Doreen Manuel follow him on a riveting journey from his childhood on a Shuswap reserve through three decades of fierce and dedicated activism. In these pages, an all-new foreword by celebrated Mikmaq lawyer and activist Pam Palmater is joined by an afterword from Manuels granddaughter, land defender Kanahus Manuel. This edition features new photos and 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.

\n Weight: 518g\n
Dimension: 152 x 230 x 27 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781771135108\n \n