‘Nothing it seems can be done about it’
Charlie Cox, Indian Affairs Timber Policy, and the Long Lac Reserve, 1924-40
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20605616 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Kuhlberg (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 33-64 |
| Publication date | 2003-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Historical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-3755 • E-ISSN: 1710-1093 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/chr.84.1.33 |
| OpenAlex | W2069184669 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
Historians who have examined Canadian government administration of First Nation’s resources such as minerals and agricultural land have concluded that Ottawa often failed to manage these resources in the Natives’ best interests. This article argues that the same can be said of the manner in which the Department of Indian Affairs handled First Nation timber. The story is told by examining the case of Charles W. Cox and his roughly fifteen-year (1924–40) association with the timber licence to Long Lac Reserve 77 in northern Ontario. During this period, departmental officials consistently placed patronage considerations ahead of protecting the First Nation’s interests, breaking numerous rules and regulations in the process. They did so even though a string of observers - from members of the First Nation to federal cabinet ministers - made the department acutely aware of the irresponsible manner in which it was managing the reserve’s timber. Throughout this affair, it seemed as though no stimulus could prod government officials into fulfilling their duty as guardian of both the Natives and their resources
Administration (probate law) · Archaeology · Cabinet (room) · Ethnology · Political science · Canadian Identity and History · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · History · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Law
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2017 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |