List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. The Australian Request
The R.A.S. and its Ambassadors
Modernity at the Royal Easter Show and the Accompanying Brochures
Economic Depression, WWII and the Unspoken Political Motivations of the R.A.S
Conclusions
2. The Canadian Response
The Beginning of the Negotiations
The Preferred Performance
The Second Canadian Preference
Schmidt?s Bottom Line
Handicraft Sales as Government Income at the Royal Easter Show
Conclusions
3. Canadian Indian Cowboys at the Royal Easter Show in Sydney: Celeberities, Citizens, and Wards
Life on the Reserves in Alberta, 1930s
Life as an Indian Cowboy
The Trip to Australia in 1939
Indian Cowboys as Celebrities
Indian Cowboys as Wards of the State
Indian Cowboys as Equals
Conclusions
4. Constable Leach at the Royal Easter Show in Sydney: Tourist, Amateur Anthropologist, and Chaperone
The Unique Relationship between First Nations and the RCMP
Constable Leach and a Tourist View
Primitivism Discourse within Constable Leach?s Commentary
Conclusions
5. The Australian Audience
"Noble Savage" and Savage Ideology in North America and Australia
Press Reports from Australia
Conclusions
Conclusion
Endnotes
Bibliography
Index