TY - JOUR
TI - Translation as a Tool for Reconciliation? Translation of Canadian Indigenous Literatures into French in the era of Decolonization
AU - Czubińska, Małgorzata
TI - Translation as a Tool for Reconciliation? Translation of Canadian Indigenous Literatures into French in the era of Decolonization
AB - 
	The common assumption is that translation helps to share ideas and build bridges between societies, cultures and languages. Nevertheless, in Canadian history translation has been a tool of colonial domination and oppression of indigenous communities as well as francophone minorities scattered across Canada after 1763. In view of the above, this paper aims to show from a translational point of view the attempts to redress decades of persecution and assimilation that are currently taking place, particularly in light of the findings and recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released in June 2015. The analysis covers a unique context, involving the translation of works of Indigenous Literature into a minority language such as French in Canada. After presenting current trends in this area, the paper will discuss an autobiographical novel Halfbreed by Metis author Maria Campbell, which appeared in French translation in 2021 almost half a century after the original was published.
VL - 2023
IS - Issue 46 – Przekład i przemoc
PY - 2023
SN - 1425-6851
C1 - 1689-1864
SP - 50
EP - 67
DO - 10.4467/16891864PC.23.004.17968
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/przekladaniec/article/przeklad-jako-narzedzie-pojednania-o-tlumaczeniu-kanadyjskich-literatur-rdzennych-na-jezyk-francuski-w-dobie-dekolonizacji
KW - translation of indigenous literatures
KW - postcolonial translation
KW - Canadian literature
KW - indigenous languages