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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
Resistance and Renewal Surviving the Indian Residential School Arsenal Pulp Press	One of the first books published to deal with the phenomenon of residential schools in Canada, Resistance and Renewal is a disturbing collection of Native perspectives on the Kamloops Indian …	Celia Haig-Brown	172	1988	View
The Beothuk Breakwater Books	A history of the Beothuk of Newfoundland. Exciting in its detail, this book gives us a rare picture of a lost people whose culture was destroyed after the arrival of white settlers. This title …	Ingeborg Marshall	88	2009	View
The Truth About Stories A Native Narrative House of Anansi Press	"Stories are wondrous things," award-winning author and scholar Thomas King declares in his 2003 CBC Massey Lectures. "And they are dangerous." Beginning with a traditional …	Thomas King	184	2003	View
NEW! Umingmak Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic twp	In 1967, Stuart Hodgson, a pugnacious British Columbia labour leader, was the newly-appointed Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, responsible for establishing a fledgling government in the …	Jake Ootes	326	2020	View
Victims of Benevolence The Dark Legacy of the Williams Lake Residential School Arsenal Pulp Press	An unsettling study of two tragic events at an Indian residential school in British Columbia which serve as a microcosm of the profound impact the residential school system had on Aboriginal …	Elizabeth Furniss	142	1992	View
From "You’ll Never Believe What Happened" Is Always a Great Way to Start From: The Truth About Stories Preview House of Anansi Press	In this reading, Indigenous author and scholar Thomas King explores the idea that stories, both those we tell ourselves and those that are told to us by others, are foundational in establishing …	Thomas King	30	2003	$3.60 Add
From NEW! Foreword Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic From: Umingmak Preview twp	This section includes a foreword, author’s note, map of the Northwest Territories in 1970, and Prologue	Jake Ootes	6	2020	$0.60 Add
From Introduction The Story of Canada From: National Dreams Preview Arsenal Pulp Press	In the introduction the author states that Indians were referred to as looking “Alien Like” and that the “British-born Canadians” are the “Elect of the earth”. …	Daniel Frances	30	1997	$0.90 Add
From Introduction From: The Beothuk Preview Breakwater Books	The introduction provides an overview of the sequence of information that is presented in the book and the author’s goals	Ingeborg Marshall	1	2009	$0.10 Add
From Preface From: Victims of Benevolence Preview Arsenal Pulp Press	In most books, historical records have been written by non-Natives and thus reflect a non-Native cultural orientation. As a result, Native perspectives are often excluded from documentary sources …	Elizabeth Furniss	16	1992	$0.16 Add
From Preface, Acknowledgements, Introduction From: Resistance and Renewal Preview Arsenal Pulp Press	The author, Celia Haig-Brown, lays the groundwork for the research for Resistance and Renewal.	Celia Haig-Brown	17	1988	$0.17 Add
From A "Sacred Duty" Christianity, Civilization, and Indian Education From: Victims of Benevolence Preview Arsenal Pulp Press	Roman Catholic missionaries and the Canadian government shared a vision: to see Native people, through residential schooling, abandon their cultural heritage and their nomadic hunting and fishing …	Elizabeth Furniss	40	1992	$1.60 Add
From NEW! Appointed Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic From: Umingmak Preview twp	Readings in Part One of this title entitled "A Leader in the Making" discuss Stuart Hodgson’s political background. The section discusses his appointment as Commissioner of the …	Jake Ootes	4	2020	$0.40 Add
From Foreword From: Resistance and Renewal Preview Arsenal Pulp Press	Randy Fred offers a first-hand account of his years at the residential school. Randy’s reflections of his years at the school are objective, yet heart-wrenching and brings focus to the …	Randy Fred	20	1988	$0.40 Add
From Introduction From: Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Comission of Canada Volume One: Summary Preview James Lorimer and Company	An overview of what Residential Schools were and provides the history of reconciliation in Canada. Defines reconciliation as a relationship.	Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada	26	2015	$0.00 Add
From Prehistory From: The Beothuk Preview Breakwater Books	This chapter investigates the prehistory of the Beothuk: When and how they first arrived in Newfoundland and the archaeological evidence discovered at numerous sites around the island.	Ingeborg Marshall	4	2009	$0.40 Add

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