From The Left Coast

Dan Francis examines our current preoccupation with military history. Where once there was a dearth of sources on the topic, now there is an abundance, possibly to the exclusion of other significant historical subjects.

From The Left Coast, History

Inventing the Lazy Indian

August 4, 2011, By Daniel Francis
Sculpture by Brian Jungen

Every Indian in B.C. who could and would work was employed, yet Aboriginal people were defined as lazy and irresponsible

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From The Left Coast, History, Politics

National Dreams

July 1, 2011, By Daniel Francis

A nation is a group of people who share the same illusions about themselves. Academics call it imagining a community. Vancouver cyberpunk novelist William Gibson calls it “consensual hallucination.” Whatever you call it, Canada Day seems like a good opportunity to think about some of the illusions Canadians have about ourselves. One illusion we share [...]

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