Ryan Eyford: 1 book
White Settler Reserve
New Iceland and the Colonization of the Canadian West
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
In 1875, Icelandic immigrants established a colony on the southwest shore of Lake Winnipeg. The timing and location of New Iceland was not accidental. Across the Prairies, the Canadian government was creating land reserves for Europeans in the hope that the agricultural development of Indigenous lands...
