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- Title
COMMEMORATING TECUMSEH.
- Authors
Brownlie, Robin Jarvis
- Abstract
Tecumseh has inspired many tributes in the past two centuries. In Upper Canada, he was quickly adopted as a symbol of the colony's resistance to American invasion, becoming a major figure in a colonial nation-building discourse. Examining the literature produced in Upper Canada, this paper argues that the Shawnee leader's legacy has been appropriated in the service of the colonization process that he spent his life trying to stop. As Canadians reflect on the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, it is appropriate to ask what it means to commemorate Tecumseh in Canada at this time.
- Subjects
TECUMSEH, Shawnee Chief, 1768-1813; WAR of 1812; NATIVE American wars -- 1812-1815; HISTORIOGRAPHY; SHAWNEE (North American people); LONGMORE, George; RICHARDSON, John, 1796-1852; ANTI-Americanism; CANADA-United States relations; ANNIVERSARIES; NATIVE American history; HISTORY
- Publication
Canadian Issues / Thèmes Canadiens, 2012, p54
- ISSN
0318-8442
- Publication type
Article