Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing

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From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

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After the Hate

From: Walking Away from Hate

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Afterword by Grand Chief Ronald M. Derrickson

From: Unsettling Canada

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Afterward by Grand Chief Ronald M. Derrickson. 6 $0.60 Add
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An Excerpt from Two Indians

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From: Indigenous Toronto

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An excerpt from Two Indians by Falen Johnson. Synopsis: Win lives on the rez and Roe lives in the city. After years apart, the two cousins meet in a Toronto alley to recreate a ceremony from … 9 $0.90 Add
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An Historical Frame for Current Activism

From: Reclaiming the Commons for the Common Good

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If we want to come home to the Earth, reviving our sense of connection to it, we must first come home to ourselves, healing our relationship with ourselves, and those around us. 9 $0.90 Add
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Back to British Columbia

1976-1977

From: Brotherhood to Nationhood

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Chapter sixteen of George Manuel’s biography covers the years 1976 and 1977 when he decides to leave Ottawa and the National Indian Brotherhood and return to British Columbia to work with … ; 14 $1.40 Add
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Book Burning

From: My Mother, My Translator

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Revisits the terror of 1984, the trauma it caused, and how that trauma shaped his drive to be a writer. 11 $1.10 Add
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Canada’s Colony

Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic

From: Umingmak

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Readings in Part Three of this title, entitled "Emperor of the North" discuss Hodgson’s growing power and influence in the communities of the Northwest Territories. Topics … 13 $1.30 Add
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Changing Worlds

From: No One to Tell

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The final chapter, Changing Worlds, the author describes finalizing her divorce and her engagement with two class-action lawsuits against the RCMP for sexual harassment. 9 $0.90 Add
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Chapter 18

New Era in Westbank

From: Fight or Submit

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Church Days

From: South End Boy

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1930s and 1940s Halifax. Anglican church of canase 6 $0.60 Add
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City Politics and the Massage Parlour World

From: Rock Paper Sex, Volume II

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This chapter is an interview with a St. John’s city councillor regarding the massage parlour moratorium which was in place from 2015 to 2020 3 $0.30 Add
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Conclusion

From: Nerve

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Epilogue and Acknowledgements

From: The Trauma Beat

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In the epilogue to her book, Cherry reflects on the findings of her completed research project and how her experience writing this book impacted her mental health. Cherry offers a detailed list … 12 $1.20 Add
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Epilogue: Toronto and a fresh start

From: Within the Barbed Wire Fence

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Life in Toronto after the camp and the reunion with his family ; 5 $0.50 Add
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Finis

From: No Place For A Woman

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Conclusion and Photos 17 $1.70 Add