The Short History Of Indians, By Thomas King

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Thomas King expresses his major concerns such as arrogant and insensitive nature of white people, racism and discrimination and human right violation that took place in the history of Canada predominantly towards the first nation people in Canada, in the book The Short History of Indians in Canada. Prominent concerns such as the imperious behavior of white people could clearly be spotted in “Rendezvos”, “Not Enough Horses” and “The Baby in the Airmail Box”. Such hostile behavior further leads to being racist in nature and this is visible in “Rendezvous”, “A Short History of Indians in Canada” and “Colour of Walls”. The racist nature could further elevate the behavior and could lead to human right violation and its evidence can be traced in

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