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Before the Visitors
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Before the Visitors

From: Toronto: The First 13,000 Years

In this chapter, Williamson and King trace thirteen thousand years of Indigenous history in the Toronto area, from nomadic hunters around 11,000 B.C. to the Toronto Purchase Treaty of 1780. 38 $3.80 Add
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Burial Practices

Burial Practices

From: The Beothuk

This chapter discuses Beothuk burial practice using archaeological evidence and the accounts of outside observers. 5 $0.50 Add
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Canada's Colony

Canada’s Colony

Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic

From: Umingmak

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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Celebrity Indians and Plastic Shamans

Celebrity Indians and Plastic Shamans

From: The Imaginary Indian

Non-native Canadians have always formed their impressions of the Indian without much reference to actual Native people, and especially without hearing what Native people might have to say about … 58 $5.80 Add
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Celebrity Indians and Plastic Shamans

Celebrity Indians and Plastic Shamans

From: The Imaginary Indian

Non-native Canadians have always formed their impressions of the Indian without much reference to actual Native people, and especially without hearing what Native people might have to say about … 58 $5.80 Add
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Centennial Celebrations

Centennial Celebrations

Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic

From: Umingmak

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 … 7 $0.70 Add
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Century of the Wind

Century of the Wind

From: The Wayfinders

In this chapter, Davis traces the twentieth-century destruction of Indigenous cultures across every continent, weaving together accounts of colonial violence, industrial logging,and climate change. 62 $6.20 Add
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Chance of a Lifetime

Chance of a Lifetime

Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic

From: Umingmak

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 … 7 $0.70 Add
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Chapter 2: Deconstructing Indian Act Economics
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Chapter 2: Deconstructing Indian Act Economics

From: The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power

This chapter explores how the Indian Act has historically restricted Indigenous economic development, defines the concept of “Indian Act economics”, and outlines its lasting negative … 22 $2.20 Add
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Chapter 3: Indians, Ethics, and Economic Value
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Chapter 3: Indians, Ethics, and Economic Value

From: The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power

This chapter highlights the Indian Act’s discriminatory policies by examining, and applying an ethical lens to, the language used throughout the Act. 14 $1.40 Add
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Chapter 4: The Actual Cost of Doing Nothing
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Chapter 4: The Actual Cost of Doing Nothing

From: The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power

This chapter introduces the concept of the “cost of doing nothing” and its implications for Indigenous economic development and social inclusion. 10 $1.00 Add
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Chapter 5: The Indigenous Economic Media Narrative
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Chapter 5: The Indigenous Economic Media Narrative

From: The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power

This chapter exposes the false narratives used throughout Canadian history resulting from Indian Act policies that perpetuate harm and injustice to Indigenous communities. 8 $0.80 Add
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Chapter 6: An Indigenous Perspective-Shaping Meaning
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Chapter 6: An Indigenous Perspective-Shaping Meaning

From: The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power

This chapter, through behavioral analysis and anthropomorphizing of the Act, explores how Indian Act economics has impacted Indigenous social and economic development. 28 $2.80 Add
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Charlie Furlong, Aklavik
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Charlie Furlong, Aklavik

From: Book of Hope

This chapter traces the life of Charlie Furlong, a Gwich’in elder in Aklavik, Northwest Territories. 6 $0.60 Add
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Competition for Resources with Fishermen/Settlers

Competition for Resources with Fishermen/Settlers

From: The Beothuk

This chapter explorers the conflict that occurred between the Beothuk and white settlers in the 1700’s 3 $0.30 Add
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Conclusion

Conclusion

From: The Beothuk

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