Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing

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Epilogue

From: Holden After & Before

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Jim Dumont Onaubinisay (Walks Above the Ground) on Identity and Spirituality in the City

TRANSFORMING THE CITY

From: Indigenous Toronto

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An interview with Jim Dumonth Onaubinisay on his work and legacy in Toronto and beyond. ; 7 $0.70 Add
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See: Sex Perverts

From: Any Other Way

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An investigation into the case of Everett George Klippert leads Globe and Mail Researcher Stephanie Chambers on a journey through the paper’s coverage of homosexuality through the decades. 3 $0.30 Add
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The Cunning Sámi

Circumpolar Resurgence: Section 4

From: Qummut Qukiria!

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This chapter reflects on the experience of the Sámi people. ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Undead Disco

Variations on a Theme

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

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In this chapter, the author discusses gay music, music claimed by gay people, and music that, sometimes retrospectively, narrates the gay experience. 14 $1.40 Add
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Acknowledgements

From: You Only Live Twice

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Across the Gap between Us

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

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This chapter revolves around the author’s reading of Paul Monette’s Borrowed Time: An AIDS Memoir. 11 $1.10 Add
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And the Stars Look Very Different Today

From: Any Other Way

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Jennifer Coffey describes her experience with the drag scene in Toronto in the 1970’s 3 $0.30 Add
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iNuit Blanche: Reflections on the First All-Night Festival of Inuit Art, Reformace, Food, and Film

Circumpolar Resurgence: Section 4

From: Qummut Qukiria!

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This chapter offers a reflection on the first all-night festival of Inuit art and performance, food and film. ; 12 $1.20 Add
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Sara Ellen Dunlop and the Music Room: A Memory

From: Any Other Way

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John Forbes remembers the Music Room on Yonge Street, an unliscened club that operated between 1962 and 1966. 2 $0.20 Add
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The Ládjogahpir Rematriated: Sámi Women and the Influence of Colonialism

Circumpolar Resurgence: Section 4

From: Qummut Qukiria!

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This chapter reflects on the the role of women in Sami culture and how they are being "rematriated." Discussing the influence of colonialism on Sámi women, the ladjogahpir, … ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Works Cited

From: You Only Live Twice

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Anaanavut Ilisaijigiqaaqtavut Iliniarutigijavut qisiliritigluttat (Our Mothers, Our First Teachers: Lessons from Sealskin Sewing)

Circumpolar Resurgence: Section 4

From: Qummut Qukiria!

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This chapter focuses on the art of sealskin sewing. Discussing forms of Inuit mentorship, traditions passed down by women, the effects on the assimilation, the benefits of sealskin, the art of … ; 14 $1.40 Add
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Hanlan’s Point

From: Any Other Way

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Ed Jackson recounds the evolution of Hanlan’s point on Toronto Island from queer gathering place to the city’s first oficially designated clothing optional beach. 1 $0.10 Add
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Nuka and the Giant

Circumpolar Resurgence: Section 4

From: Qummut Qukiria!

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The book concludes with a illustrated story of Naka and the Giant. ; 20 $2.00 Add
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The Brunswick Four: An Oral History

From: Any Other Way

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Pat Murphy recalls being harassed and arrested along with three friends on a night out. 3 $0.30 Add