Aqueduct (Semaphore) By Adele Perry Paperback 1894037693 9781894037693 Aqueduct (Semaphore) 1919 is often recalled as the year of the Winnipeg General Strike, but it was also the year that water from Shoal Lake first flowed in Winnipeg taps. For the Anishinaabe community of Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, construction of the aqueduct led to a chain of difficult circumstances that culminated in their isolation on a man made island where, for almost two decades, they have lacked access to clean drinking water. In Aqueduct: Colonialism, Resources, and the Histories We Remember, Adele Perry analyses the development of Winnipeg s municipal water supply as an example of the history of settler colonialism. What were the cultural, social, political, and legal mechanisms that allowed the rapidly growing city of Winnipeg to obtain its water supply by dispossessing an Indigenous people of their land, and ultimately depriving them of the very commodity clean drinking water that the city secured for itself? Incorporating archival images that document the expensive and ambitious construction process and celebrate the aqueduct as a marvel of engineering and a beacon of publicly minded social policy, Perry questions whose histories are recalled and whose are elided or actively erased, while at the same time addressing these issues within the larger context of Canadian colonialism.

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Read this in advance of the Winter term for the Women and Gender Studies course called Nature Culture Gender quick read but with a heavy subject matter Sparse informative well written and extremely informative to this Winnipeg girl Good choice on the part of the prof Look forward to discussing this in class and feel kind of like getting activist y about this what with all the monument to the Aqueduct s construction so near the Museum of Human Rights hmmmm 9781894037693 As a newcomer to Winnipeg I wasn t aware of this history This short and engaging book clearly links what at first seems rather mundane where is my drinking water coming from to larger and still relevant issues e. Condition book aqueduct g colonialism and water security 9781894037693 An enlightening discussion about the Winnipeg aqueduct that brings fresh water from Shoal Lake 40 and has imposed severe consequences to the community there An important read for all Winnipegers if not all Canadians 9781894037693 there s a huge need for truth in the truth and reconciliation process and this is a great little slice of the truth in Aquaduct Perry clearly and vividly takes the reader through the tools of dispossession that led to clean water on one end of the adequate and contaminated water and isolation at the other end my only complaint is that it s so short but the footnotes give suggestions for finally the profits are going to Shoal Lake 40 so also a small example of what reconciliation looks like as well 9781894037693 I was inspired to read this book after having a conversation with a friend while on Shoal lake Pioneer camp I thought the book while brief was informative in re telling the history that lead up to the building of the aqueduct the loopholes that were used in order to appropriate land 37000 acres from the people of Shoal lake and how the need for clean water in urban Wpg as well as the racial attitudes at the time played into decisions Unsettling piece of our history It matters a lot how we choose to remember our history which makes a book like this so important I found the writing at the beginning to be unclear and choppy but later on it seemed to flow better 9781894037693 I started reading this when I was in Winnipeg but unfortunately I put it down and didn t pick it up again until two days ago It s a quick and engaging read and I learnt a lot Definitely recommend to anyone looking to learn about Winnipeg s colonial history and its impact on Shoal Lake 40 First Nation 9781894037693 Aqueduct is a perfect example of how one can fit a lot of information into a small package Its relatively short length is exactly what makes it accessible to a broad audience Perry artfully traces the history of Winnipeg s aqueduct demonstrating how this project and resulting effects are a clear example of settler colonialism and violence Extra points for footnoted pages 9781894037693 This is a required reading for anyone who resides in Winnipeg 9781894037693 A serious reckoning with the past tends to point us toward the systemic embedded character of social divisions and inequities showing us how they are built into the fabric of our pasts and our presents Wow this book was so informative It reveals how all encompassing colonialism is how it continues to live within the present and the Indigenous erasure that has occurred and continues to occur today Especially if you live in Winnipeg read this 9781894037693 This is one of those short punchy incisive academic texts that I so appreciate like the Oxford Short Introductions series focused on presenting a clear summary of a single topic or issue Perry appraises the conception and construction of the Winnipeg Aqueduct in the context of Canada s history as one of the British Empire s experiments in settler colonialism deftly painting a deeply uncomfortable picture of Canadian imperialism that resonates in this time of righteous people crying out But this isn t who we are when in point of fact it is We live on the land that our predecessors took from the indigenous people and by and large we celebrate a national identity which defines itself over and against those very people Perry touches on maybe the finest example of this the fountains in Winnipeg s water as a symbol of healing themed Canadian Museum of Human Rights which pump water supplied from Shoal Lake by the aqueduct which cut the people of Shoal Lake 40 off from their ancestral waters when it was built in 1919 and which has left them to live under a boil water advisory since 1997 Yes still 9781894037693

Aqueduct (Semaphore) By Adele Perry

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1919 is often recalled as the year of the Winnipeg General Strike but it was also the year that water from Shoal Lake first flowed in Winnipeg taps For the Anishinaabe community of Shoal Lake 40 First Nation construction of the aqueduct led to a chain of difficult circumstances that culminated in their isolation on a man made island where for almost two decades they have lacked access to clean drinking water In Aqueduct Colonialism Resources and the Histories We Remember Adele Perry analyses the development of Winnipeg s municipal water supply as an example of the history of settler colonialism What were the cultural social political and legal mechanisms that allowed the rapidly growing city of Winnipeg to obtain its water supply by dispossessing an Indigenous people of their land and ultimately depriving them of the very commodity clean drinking water that the city secured for itself Incorporating archival images that document the expensive and ambitious construction process and celebrate the aqueduct as a marvel of engineering and a beacon of publicly minded social policy Perry questions whose histories are recalled and whose are elided or actively erased while at the same time addressing these issues within the larger context of Canadian colonialism Aqueduct Semaphore.