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irish and scottish encounters with indigenous peoples 25314_Morton-Wilson.indb 1 13-04-08 9:05 AM 25314_Morton-Wilson.indb 2 13-04-08 9:05 AM Irish and Scottish Encounters with Indigenous Peoples Canada, the United States, New Zealand, and Australia Edited by graeme morton and david a. wilson McGill-Queen’s University Press Montreal & Kingston London Ithaca • • 25314_Morton-Wilson.indb 3 13-04-08 9:05 AM © McGill-Queen’s University Press 2013 ISBN 978-0-7735–4150-4 (cloth) ISBN 978-0-7735-4151-1 (paper) ISBN 978-0-7735-8880-6 (ePDF) ISBN 978-0-7735-8881-3 (ePUB) Legal deposit second quarter 2013 Bibliothèque nationale du Québec “The Great European Migration and Indigenous Populations” © Donald Harman Akenson Printed in Canada on acid-free paper that is 100% ancient forest free (100% post-consumer recycled), processed chlorine free This book has been published with the help of a grant from the Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies at the University of Aberdeen. McGill-Queen’s University Press acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts for our publishing program. We also acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund for our publishing activities. Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Irish and Scottish encounters with indigenous peoples: Canada, the United States, New Zealand, and Australia / edited by Graeme Morton and David A. Wilson. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-7735-4150-4 (bound). – ISBN 978-0-7735-4151-1 (pbk.) ISBN 978-0-7735-8880-6 (PDF). – ISBN 978-0-7735-8881-3 (ePUB) 1. Indigenous peoples – Colonization. 2. Irish – Colonization. 3. Scots – Colonization. 4. Ethnic relations. 5. Irish – Foreign countries – History. 6. Scots – Foreign countries – History. I. Morton, Graeme II. Wilson, David A., 1950– III. Title. jv305.I75 2013 325'.3 C2013-900495-5 This book was typeset by Interscript in 10.5/13 Sabon. 25314_Morton-Wilson.indb 4 13-04-08 9:05 AM Contents Figures vii Acknowledgments ix Introduction David A. Wilson 3 1 T he Great European Migration and Indigenous Populations Donald Harman Akenson 22 2 James Mooney (1861–1921): The “Indian Man” and the “Irish Catholic” Pádraig Ó Siadhail 49 3 Jeremiah and Alma Curtin’s Indian Journeys John Eastlake 71 4 Transnational Dimensions of Irish Anti-Imperialism, 1842–54 Cian T. McMahon 92 5 Shamrock Aborigines: The Irish, the Aboriginal Australians, and Their Children Ann McGrath 108 6 “It Is Curious How Keenly Allied in Character Are the Scotch Highlander and the Maori”: Encounters in a New Zealand Colonial Settlement Brad Patterson 144 25314_Morton-Wilson.indb 5 13-04-08 9:05 AM vi Contents 7 A Thorough Indian: Lord Edward Fitzgerald, Thomas Moore, Adam Kidd, and Irish Identifications with Aboriginal Culture in Canadian Literature Michele Holmgren 170 8 Michael Power, the Catholic Church, and the Evangelization of the First Nations Peoples of Western Upper Canada, 1841–48 Mark G. McGowan 195 9 Observations of a Scottish Moralist: Indigenous Peoples and the Nationalities of Canada Andrew Hinson and Graeme Morton 220 10 “Going to the Land of the Yellow Men”: The Representation of Indigenous Americans in Scottish Gaelic Literature Michael Newton 236 11 Transatlantic Rhythms: To the Far Nor’Wast and Back Again Patricia A. McCormack 253 12 The Fur Traders’ Garden: Horticultural Imperialism in Rupert’s Land, 1670–1770 Beverly Soloway 287 13 Arctic Encounters: Twentieth-Century Scots in the Hudson’s Bay Company Marjory Harper 304 14 Aboriginal Fiddling: The Scottish Connection Anne Lederman 323 15 “Teller of Tales”: John Buchan, First Baron Tweedsmuir, and Canada’s Aboriginal Peoples Kevin Hutchings 341 Contributors 371 Index 377 25314_Morton-Wilson_01_prelim.indd 6 2013-04-29 13:32:14 Figures 6.1 Turakina and the Rangitikei block 148 8.1 Portrait of Michael Power 198 8.2 Map of southern portions of the Diocese of Toronto 200 11.1 The Orkney Islands 261 11.2 The Isle of Lewis 264 14.1 “McDonald’s Reel” (nineteenth-century version of the eighteenth- century Scottish tune “Lord Alexander MacDonald’s Reel”) 326 14.2 “Le p’tit bûcheux,” André Alain, Quebec (Quebec version of “Lord MacDonald’s Reel”) 326 14.3 “MacDonald’s Reel,” Manitoba 327 14.4 “Duck Dance,” Allan Benjamin, Old Crow (a version of the Scottish “Fairy Dance”) 330 14.5 “Drops of Brandy” (Scottish) 331 14.6 “Le brandy,” Quebec 331 14.7 “Drops of Brandy,” Walter Flett, Manitoba 331 14.8 “Grande gigue simple,” La Bottine Souriante, Quebec 333 14.9 “The Red River Jig,” Laurence “Teddy Boy” Houle, Winnipeg, Manitoba 333 25314_Morton-Wilson.indb 8 13-04-08 9:05 AM Acknowledgments We thank Cairns Craig and the Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies at the University of Aberdeen for their support, without which this book would never have seen the light of day. At St Michael’s College, special thanks go to Jean Talman, whose orga- nizational skills and attention to detail are unmatched. We also thank the Scottish Studies Foundation for their support in Guelph. At McGill-Queen’s University Press, Kyla Madden’s editorial acu- men, enthusiasm, and sunny disposition have helped us along every step of the journey. And we express our appreciation for the work of copyeditor Robert Lewis, who transformed a bewildering variety of footnote and bibliographical styles into a consistent presentation. 25314_Morton-Wilson.indb 9 13-04-08 9:05 AM
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