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Preface

Speech at the Funeral of Arthur Manuel

From: The Reconciliation Manifesto

Activist Naomi Klein offers an assessment of the importance of the life and work of Arthur Manuel, including his involvement in protesting pipeline construction in the months leading up to his death. 5 $0.50 Add
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The Secret
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The Secret

From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

This chapter explores the initiation rite and history of the relationship between the Italian mafia and the Hell’s Angels in Montreal. ; 15 $1.50 Add
The Seed

The Seed

Infertility Is a Feminist Issue

Notes on desire, reproduction, and grief, and how feminism doesn’t support women struggling to have children. In pop culture as much as in policy advocacy, the feminist movement has … 145 View
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the seven sacred ways of healing

the seven sacred ways of healing

From: The Care We Dream Of

The author begins the chapter with poetry and continues with their experience returning to their estranged relatives and indigenous community in a women-led healing ceremony. 5 $0.50 Add
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The shape of my body
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The shape of my body

From: On Wholeness

In this chapter, Christie-Peters examines how settler colonialism has impacted Anishinaabe bodies across generations. 26 $2.60 Add
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The Siege of Ohén:ton Karihwatéhkwen
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The Siege of Ohén:ton Karihwatéhkwen

From: When the Pine Needles Fall

In Chapter Three Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel recalls the events of the Mohawk Crisis in 1990. ; ; ; 32 $3.20 Add
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The Signalman's Son
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The Signalman’s Son

From: My Mother, My Translator

A poem about hearing. 3 $0.30 Add
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The Sister with a Hammer

The Sister with a Hammer

Part I

From: Storming the Old Boys’ Citadel

Part one of Sister with a Hammer focuses on the life of Mother Joseph (born Esther Pariseau) a Catholic nun who is representative of the nameless pioneer women who helped to build nineteenth … ; 28 $2.80 Add
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The Sister with a Hammer

The Sister with a Hammer

Part II

From: Storming the Old Boys’ Citadel

Part two of Sister with a Hammer focuses on the life of Mother Joseph (born Esther Pariseau) a Catholic nun who is representative of the nameless pioneer women who helped to build nineteenth … ; 29 $2.90 Add
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The Sister with a Hammer

The Sister with a Hammer

Part III

From: Storming the Old Boys’ Citadel

Part three of Sister with a Hammer focuses on the life of Mother Joseph (born Esther Pariseau) a catholic nun who is representative of the nameless pioneer women who helped to build nineteenth … ; 24 $2.40 Add
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The Sixties: Princeton

The Sixties: Princeton

From: Lloyd Axelworthy

In this chapter, Axworthy discusses his experiences at Princeton, set against the civil rights movement, Vietnam protests, and the assassinations of President Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. 8 $0.80 Add
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The Smoke Closest to Your Eyes is the Harshest

The Smoke Closest to Your Eyes is the Harshest

From: Hope Is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj discusses her experiences working as a social worker in unrecognized Bedouin villages. 12 $1.20 Add
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the snare. the arm. the guinea pig. the bottle. the bus. the night

From: The Whole Animal

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The Source
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The Source

From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

This chapter explores Scoppa’s relationship with the police in Montreal and his dirty tactics. ; 8 $0.80 Add
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The Spanish Coup

The Spanish Coup

From: A Communist for the RCMP

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The Sápmi Lessons: Retoolment, Resurgence, and Re-existence in Indigenous Circumpolar Art
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The Sápmi Lessons: Retoolment, Resurgence, and Re-existence in Indigenous Circumpolar Art

Decolonial Practices: Section 2

From: Qummut Qukiria!

This chapter explores Sámpi resurgence and resistance in Indigenous circumpolar art in recent years. Discussing identity politics, Sámi depictions in popular culture, decolonial … 24 $2.40 Add