What the French Thought about Wendat Parents:
Persisting Perceptions of Indigenous Childrearing
This talk discusses 17th Century Wendat family life, highlighting the ways that Wendat culture differed from the family order that French settlers sought to create. French Jesuits, colonists and numerous visitors were offended by Wendat customs and family structures. In the centuries since then, perceptions of deficient Indigenous childrearing have persisted, informing the Indian Act and modern state policies and practices of child separation.
I don’t have a formal reading or article that students should read in advance, but it might be helpful for them to read through this page for an overview of the Wendat nation.
Presenter:
Linda Quirke has been a faculty member in Sociology at Wilfrid Laurier University since 2008, after completing her PhD at McMaster University in 2006. Her SSHRC-funded research focuses on family life: parenting magazine advice and children's leisure time. She has previously examined parenting advice regarding children’s body weight and foodwork, as well as education and research ethics. She teaches courses in research methods and sociology of families. She lives on the Haldimand Tract (Kitchener) and her teenaged children roast her for being a so-called parenting “expert”.
A link to my research publications is here.
Cost: Free
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This is part of the Maskwacis Cultural College Microlearning Series and is open to the public.
Contact Manisha Khetarpal by email mkhetarpal@mccedu.ca or call toll free: 1 866 585 3925