FTE III, Edging Into Mainstream.
Farewell To Earth, Volume III
Arthur K. Davis

Arthur K. Davis, with James Patrick Brady, and many others.

Why Native Saskatchewan Metis-Indians Failed to Edge Into White Mainstream. 1960-65.

In this classic sociological study of 155 Metis and Indian households in three small Saskatchewan centres, Prince Albert, North Battleford and Meadow Lake the author and numerous associates apply social science methods to data on a wide range of topics. Methodology, origins, social characteristics of persons, families and households, labour, income, levels of living, social participation, problems and aspirations, conclusions and interpretations, contribute to detailed analysis of the living situations of Metis-Indian participants in the study. In the end the author makes sweeping recommendations of a "combined operations" approach enabling cultural minorities to improve their standing and their abilities to manage their lives, through economic improvement, further education, and intensified socialization. He advises a national program leading toward greater individual, social and cultural achievement, based on economic and social realities.

The book ends with an original essay by the late James P. Brady, chief field interviewer in the social study which is detailed here, whose reflective mind and careful writing make a significant contribution to this and other studies in the field.

Hardbound, laminated cover. Price: $40.00. 300 p. ISBN 0-912362-21-9. [Library discount, 50%.]