The Canadian Rangers - A Living History (Paperback)

The Canadian Rangers stand sentinel in the farthest reaches of our
country. For six decades, this dedicated group of citizen-soldiers has
quietly served as Canada's eyes, ears, and voice in isolated
coastal and northern communities.
How does this minimally trained and lightly equipped force make a
meaningful contribution to national defence and to sustainable
communities? One of Canada's leading experts on northern issues
answers this question using official records, extensive interviews, and
on-the-ground participation in Ranger exercises from coast to coast to
coast. Lackenbauer reveals how the Rangers have evolved into a
flexible, inexpensive, and culturally inclusive way for Canada to
"show the flag." The Rangers offer living proof that
military activities designed to assert sovereignty need not cause
insecurity for residents of remote regions. Local knowledge,
stewardship, and national security prove compatible and mutually
reinforcing.
"The Canadian Rangers" also tells the untold story of a
successful partnership that has developed between the Canadian Forces
and Aboriginal peoples, a partnership rooted in traditional knowledge
and skills and characterized by acceptance and crosscultural
understanding.P. Whitney Lackenbauer is an associate professor and chair of
the Department of History at St. Jerome's University,
and the author of numerous books, including "Battle Grounds: The
Canadian Military and Aboriginal Lands" (2007), and co-author of
"Arctic Front: Defending Canadian Interests in the Far North, "
which won the Donner Prize in 2009.