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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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 Resistance and RenewalSurviving the Indian Residential School |
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 |
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 StoriesA Native Narrative |
"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 |
 Victims of BenevolenceThe Dark Legacy of the Williams Lake Residential School |
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 |
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From "You’ll Never Believe What Happened" Is Always a Great Way to StartFrom: The Truth About Stories |
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 | $3.00 Add |
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From  IntroductionThe Story of Canada From: National Dreams |
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 |
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From IntroductionFrom: The Beothuk |
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 |
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From PrefaceFrom: Victims of Benevolence |
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 |
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From Preface, Acknowledgements, IntroductionFrom: Resistance and Renewal |
The author, Celia Haig-Brown, lays the groundwork for the research for Resistance and Renewal. | Celia Haig-Brown | 17 | 1988 | $0.17 Add |
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From A "Sacred Duty"Christianity, Civilization, and Indian Education |
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 |
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From ForewordFrom: Resistance and Renewal |
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 |
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From  IntroductionFrom: Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Comission of Canada Volume One: Summary |
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 |
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From PrehistoryFrom: The Beothuk |
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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From  Taking the ImagePart I |
The author opens part I of the book with a critique of one of the most famous Canadian themed paintings—The Death of Wolfe by Benjamin West and calls it a lie. | Daniel Francis | 25 | 1992 | $0.50 Add |
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From Taking the ImagePart I |
The author opens part I of the book with a critique of one of the most famous Canadian themed paintings—The Death of Wolfe by Benjamin West and calls it a lie. The author opens part I of … | Daniel Francis | 25 | 1992 | $0.50 Add |
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From You’re Not the Indian I Had in MindFrom: The Truth About Stories |
In this chapter, Indigenous author and scholar Thomas King recalls his experiences travelling around North America on a photography expedition and provides accounts of the different ways … | Thomas King | 32 | 2003 | $3.20 Add |
