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Institutional Constraints on Indian Farming on the Canadian Prairies, 1885 to 1920
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Ward, Tony |
| Copyright Year | 2005 |
| Abstract | As Canada's Indians moved onto reserves in the late 19 Century, their old hunting and collecting lifestyle disappeared, along with the buffalo. The obvious substitute, settled agriculture, was desired by both Indians and the Government. Farming however was not a success, and this paper examines the causes and extent of that failure. Indian farmers appear to have been competent, but were hampered by severe restrictions imposed by the Department of Indian Affairs. These constraints were eased after 1897, and Indian framing then grew slowly, to a small commercial scale, but far below that of non-reserve farms. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://econ.queensu.ca/CNEH/2005/papers/Ward_CNEH2005.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://economics.ca//2005/papers/0670.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
