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More than an ancient means of transportation and trade, the canoe has come to be a symbol of Canada itself. In Canoe Nation, Bruce Erickson chronicles the story of the canoe in the Canadian imagination. He argues that the canoe's sentimental power has come about through a set of narratives that attempt to legitimize a particular vision of Canada and explores how the canoe went from being an industrial-economic vehicle to a purely recreational vessel. From Alexander Mackenzie to Grey Owl to Pierre Elliott Trudeau, the canoe has been overvalued as a connection to the "nature" of Canada. Examining voyageur re-enactments, turn-of-the-century sportsman stories, and the subsequent "greening" of the canoe, this book shows how this symbol authenticates Canada's reputation as a tolerant, environmentalist nation, even when there is abundant evidence to the contrary. Ultimately, the stories we tell about the canoe need to be understood as moments in the ever-contested field of cultural politics.

Canoes and canoeing --- Nature --- National characteristics, Canadian --- History. --- Social aspects --- Political aspects --- Canada

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Canoes and canoeing --- Popular culture --- Nationalism --- National characteristics, Canadian. --- Birch-bark canoes --- Canoe trips --- Canoeing --- Aquatic sports --- Boats and boating --- Canadian national characteristics --- Culture, Popular --- Mass culture --- Pop culture --- Popular arts --- Communication --- Intellectual life --- Mass society --- Recreation --- Culture --- Social aspects --- History. --- Canada. --- Kanada. --- Canada --- Dominion of Canada --- Puissance du Canada --- Kanadier --- Provinz Kanada --- 01.07.1867 --- -Canada (Province) --- Canadae --- Ceanada --- Chanada --- Chanadey --- Dominio del Canad --- Jianada --- Kʻaenada --- Kanada --- Ḳanadah --- Kanadaja --- Kanadas --- Ḳanade --- Kanado --- Kanak --- Province of Canada --- Republica de Canad --- Yn Chanadey --- Dominio del Canadá --- Kaineḍā --- Kanakā --- Republica de Canadá