Ending Denial: Understanding Aboriginal Issues

Aboriginal issues are complex and require deep understanding in order to deal effectively with them. Warry brings two decades of experience, as an academic researcher and community consultant, to what he describes as 'the vexing question' of the continuing exclusion of Aboriginal peoples from effective participation in Canada. His clear insightful text makes a significant contribution towards creating this understanding. Contemporary Aboriginal issues are presented as part of a more than century long debate about the place of Aboriginal peoples within Canada. Ending Denial deserves to be on the reading list for Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies courses, and to be read by all Canadians wishing to better understand the most important issue facing Canadians today.

David Newhouse, Chair, Indigenous Studies, Trent University

Warry offers a sensitive, powerful, and careful argument that explains why the neo-Conservative approach to relations with Indigenous communities (now espoused by the Government of Canada) is deeply deficient. Using an anthropological perspective to describe the complexities that emerge in the relationship between Indigenous peoples and Canada, he explains the critical role that an understanding of culture plays in creating a more inclusive and just society.

Michael Asch, University of Victoria