Date: Mon, 08 Feb 1999 11:24:38 -0600
From: Ken MacDonald <kenneth-macdonald-AT-uiowa.edu>
Subject: Re: Some More


Hi Cheryl and Loyd,

I was intrigued by the comment that Kahnesatake has faded from the cultural
memory of the majority of Canadians.  Not so much that I agree or disagree
with you (though, I think the idea of the legitimacy of resistance is much
greater now than it was say even 20 years ago), I'm just curious as to how
we go about determining what contstitutes the 
"cultural memory of the majority of Canadians"?

Ken


At 12:49 AM 2/8/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Cheryl:
>
>With respect to the Kahnesatake incident/uprising's "galvanizing 
>effect," i think that one wants to be careful when suggesting that 
>it's disappearance from Canadian cultural memory is devious or 
>obviously postcolonial.  There are many incidents which have 
>slipped from the Canadian cultural memory.  i'm inclined to put it 
>down to Canadians' [blind] faith in "peace, order and good 
>government," ridiculous optimism, CNN shortened attention spans, 
>ahistoricism and general apathy.
>
>File the incident with the Riel Rebellion, The Plains Of Abraham, 
>the GST, Free Trade and the Leaf's last Stanley Cup.
>
>Still, it is from such cultural inadequacies as listed above and not, 
>perhaps from intentionality, that postcolonial approaches do not 
>have wide currency in Canada... if i may generalize...
>
>Lloyd Rang (UofGuelph)
>
>
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Ken I. MacDonald
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