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虽然关于欧洲裔加拿大人对第一民族的“善意”行为的文献不多,但越来越多(Haig-Brown and Nock 2006),但关于印第安事务部中那些对土著人民仁慈的人的文献却少之又少。詹姆斯·格里·伯克(James Gerry Burk)就是这样一个人,他在西部苏必利尔湖地区的阿尼什纳贝格(Anishinabeg)担任了30年的印度特工(1923- 1953)。他选择无视该部门普遍存在的种族主义意识形态,转而支持培养他在该机构的土著成员中亲眼看到的对工业和企业的初步渴望。在这个过程中,他不得不克服印第安事务在他的道路上设置的许多障碍。因此,伯克的职业生涯成为一个部门官员致力于帮助土著人民的不屈不挠精神的光辉证明。
"Mr. Burk is most interested in their welfare": J.G. Burk's campaign to help the Anishinabeg of northwestern Ontario, 1923-53.
Although there is a small but growing body of literature on Euro-Canadians who acted "with good intentions" towards the First Nations (Haig-Brown and Nock 2006), precious little has been written about those within the ranks of the Department of Indian Affairs who acted benevolently towards the Aboriginal peoples. James Gerry Burk, Indian agent for the Anishinabeg of the western Lake Superior region for three decades (1923-53), was one such individual. He chose to ignore the department's prevailing racist ideology in favour of nurturing the incipient desire for industry and enterprise that he saw first-hand among the Aboriginal constituents of his agency. In the process, he was compelled to overcome numerous obstacles that Indian Affairs placed in his way. As a result, Burk's career stands as a glowing testament to the indomitable spirit of one departmental official's commitment to assisting the Aboriginal peoples.