Harry Swain
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- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada - Ammatit
- Deputy minister of Indian and Northern Affairs (1987 -1992)
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Author Harry Swain was Deputy Minister of Idian Affairs at the time. He's written frm a perspetive few others can share as someone in the centre of the federal government as politicians, bureaucrats, police and soldiers struggled to deal with a crisis situation. His writing style is direct and honest and the book is easy, and exciting, to read.
Swain looks, too, at the longer term mpact of Oka and concludes that, sadly, true reconciliation with Aboriginal people is still not fully acheves. He argues that one critical key to success will have to be a major reform of the legislative framework governing Canada's relations with Indians. This will be very hard to acheve, but I think he is right.… (lisätietoja)