Aboriginal Voices and the Politics of Representation in Canadian Introductory Sociology Textbooks

The philosophical underpinnings of this textbook make it a most interesting read for scholars of Aboriginal Studies, the social sciences, humanities, cultural studies and humanistic curriculum development. Dr. Steckley's familiarity with and respect for the epistemology of the Huron, Mohawk and Ojibwa peoples enlightens and enables his work. In this book, he provides a critical framework for assessing Aboriginal content in introductory sociology textbooks. He defines what is missing from the seventy-seven texts that he included in his study of the manifestation of cultural hegemony in Canadian sociology textbooks. His critique is suitable for students and professors of sociology, as he addresses the impact of the ellipses from the textbooks they have traditionally used.