Hidden in Plain Sight: Contributions of Aboriginal Peoples to Canadian Identity and Culture, University of Toronto Press, September 22 2005, Edited by; David R. Newhouse, Cora J. Voyager, and Dan Beavon ~ This history of Aboriginal people in Canada taught in schools and depicted in the media tends to focus on Aboriginal displacement from native lands and the consequent social and cultural disruptions they have endured. Collectively, they are portrayed as passive victims of European colonization and government policy, and, even when well intentioned, these depictions are demeaning and do little to truly represent the role Aboriginal peoples have played in Canadian life. Hidden in Plain Sight adds another dimension to the story, showing the extraordinary contributions Aboriginal peoples have made. In part one of the book, there is an introduction to the book and a profile of Chief Dan George, by Christine Armstrong that quotes RICK & JIM'S REAL REEL INDIANS, by Richard A. Payne. This was a very nice tribute to my book and something of an honor for me.
