Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing
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From  NEW! After the Hungry Days |
In “After the Hungry Days” the author explores money and financial hardship. Discussing their time in a psychiatric ward, mental health, dignity, the interconnection of poverty and … | Lori Fox | 12 | 2022 | $1.20 Add |
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From  All for FreeFrom: South End Boy |
1930s and 1940s Halifax. Open spaces in the city | Jim Bennet | 11 | 2015 | $1.10 Add |
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From  Chapter 7On the Stand From: Going Public |
- | Julie Macfarlane | 23 | 2020 | $2.30 Add |
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From  Chapter 7Entering the Fray From: Fight or Submit |
- | Grand Chief Ronald M. Derrickson | 11 | 2020 | $1.10 Add |
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From  Chapter 7: BrothersFrom: Seven Fallen Feathers |
In this reading, Indigenous author Tanya Talaga describes the inquests made into the deaths of Indigenous students in Thunder Bay. The chapter continues with an account of the death of Reggie … | Tanya Talaga | 45 | 2017 | $5.40 Add |
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From  Chapter 8From: Northern Wildflower |
- | Catherine Lafferty | 19 | 2018 | $1.90 Add |
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From  Chapter 8Sacred Being From: Legacy |
In this chapter, the author discusses the importance of connections, both with other people and the natural world, as methods for indigenous people to cope with trauma. | Suzanne Methot | 25 | 2019 | $2.50 Add |
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From  Chapter SixAn Immigrant Woman's Transformative Learning Journey |
Reconciliation Through Transnational Literacies: An Immigrant Woman’s Transformative Learning Journey | Jebunnessa Chapola | 19 | 2019 | $1.90 Add |
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From  NEW! Chapters 36-40From: My Road from Damascus |
Includes the chapters "First-Class Prisoners", "Silva’s Son Became a River Gift", "Just Write It Again", "Hunger Strike after Ihsan’s Death", … | Jamal Saeed | 37 | 2022 | $3.70 Add |
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From  Coming of Age in Cape BretonFrom: A Lucky Life |
Talks about meeting his wife at school, going on to talk about visiting her family in Cape Breton and his dealings with the medical community there | Richard B. Goldbloom | 12 | 2013 | $1.20 Add |
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From  Community, Culture and Politics |
- | Burnely “Rocky” Jones; James W.St.G. Walker | 27 | 2016 | $2.70 Add |
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From  Conclusion |
In the Conclusion, the authors reflect on the legacy of Mother Joseph and Louise Bethune work more than 100 years after their deaths. The chapter explores how these women were able to storm the … | Carla Blank; Tania Martin | 9 | 2014 | $0.90 Add |
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From  Dissident in Search of ConsensusFrom: Beverley McLachlin |
Addresses McLachlin’s role in transforming the way the Supreme Court approach to making decisions. Explains how, under McLachlin’s leadership, the Court became more consensual and … | Ian Greene; Peter McCormick | 24 | 2019 | $2.40 Add |
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From  NEW! Don’t Let Them Bully YouA Business Interlude From: Unsettling Canada |
Don’t Let them Bully You explores Manuel’s own reaction to the stagnation of the Indigenous people’s movement in Canada in the 1980’s, which happened despite the success … | Arthur Manuel | 16 | 2021 | $1.60 Add |
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From  Early days: assuming the mantlePART 2: LEADING WITH NERVE From: Nerve |
The authors discuss the early period of leadership roles and how they overcame initial issues and setback. | Indira Samarasekera; Martha Piper | 25 | 2021 | $2.50 Add |
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From  NEW! EightFrom: Holden After & Before |
- | Tara McGuire | 13 | 2022 | $1.30 Add |
