Fujiwara, Aya. Reconsiderations of Frameworks of Ethnic History: A Comparison of Métis and Ukrainian-Canadian Historiographies
Document Type: Journal Articles (2)
Date of Document(s): 2001-2003
Date Range Start : 1918
Indexing Progress: Finished
Date Range Start : 1918
Indexing Progress: Finished
Primary or Secondary Source: Secondary Source
Author: Fujiwara, Aya
Title: Fujiwara, Aya. Reconsiderations of Frameworks of Ethnic History: A Comparison of Métis and Ukrainian-Canadian Historiographies
Journal Title: From Past Imperfect
Date of Publication: 2001-2003
Date of Copyright: c2003
Volume ID: 9
Issue ID: 43-63
Notes: paper and electronic copy/journal article
Abstract: Ethnic historians in Canada have tended to use ethnicity as a methodological framework without defining it or questioning the origins of ethnic consciousness. Many tend to conceptualize ethnicity strictly in terms of a place of origin, despite the fact that ethnic boundaries and consciousness are often transformed in the host nation. Taking the history of Ukrainian-Canadian as an example, this article argues that definitions of ethnicty based on the tnational and/or racial origins of immigrants must be reconsidered. It suggests that scholars of Métis history, focusing on factors that shape ethnogenesis such as economy, gender, religion, and settlement patterns, provide certain theoretical insights useful for ethnic historians. Yet the categorical division between ethnic and Native histories has hitherto hindered communication between these fields.
Title: Fujiwara, Aya. Reconsiderations of Frameworks of Ethnic History: A Comparison of Métis and Ukrainian-Canadian Historiographies
Journal Title: From Past Imperfect
Date of Publication: 2001-2003
Date of Copyright: c2003
Volume ID: 9
Issue ID: 43-63
Notes: paper and electronic copy/journal article
Abstract: Ethnic historians in Canada have tended to use ethnicity as a methodological framework without defining it or questioning the origins of ethnic consciousness. Many tend to conceptualize ethnicity strictly in terms of a place of origin, despite the fact that ethnic boundaries and consciousness are often transformed in the host nation. Taking the history of Ukrainian-Canadian as an example, this article argues that definitions of ethnicty based on the tnational and/or racial origins of immigrants must be reconsidered. It suggests that scholars of Métis history, focusing on factors that shape ethnogenesis such as economy, gender, religion, and settlement patterns, provide certain theoretical insights useful for ethnic historians. Yet the categorical division between ethnic and Native histories has hitherto hindered communication between these fields.