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Hochelaga

Hochelaga

From: The History of Montréal

This chapter looks at the early history of the island of Montreal and its colonization by the French. It looks at the Iroquoian/Indigenous and French perspective on this history. 9 $0.90 Add
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Honour the Earth: Activism in the Eighties
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Honour the Earth: Activism in the Eighties

HOW WE CARRY THIS PLACE

From: Indigenous Toronto

Brian Wright-McLeod talks about Indigenous activism in the 80s and his personal experiences. Various Indigenous creatives are named and city life in Toronto explored. 9 $0.90 Add
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Hostilities between Fishermen/Settlers, Furriers

Hostilities between Fishermen/Settlers, Furriers

From: The Beothuk

This chapter describes the escalation of the conflict between the Beothuk and European fishermen and furriers in the late 18th century 4 $0.40 Add
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Hunting, Fishing and Gathering

Hunting, Fishing and Gathering

From: The Beothuk

This chapter describes life in pre-contact Beothuk communities with a focus on food gathering throughout the year. This chapter also serves as a brief general overview of the seasonal cycles … 6 $0.60 Add
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Implementing the Image

Implementing the Image

Part IV

From: The Imaginary Indian

Images have consequences in the real world: ideas have results. The Imaginary Indian does not exist in a void. In their relations with Native people over the years, non-Native Canadians have put … 25 $2.50 Add
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Implementing the Image

Part IV

From: The Imaginary Indian, 1st Edition

Images have consequences in the real world: ideas have results. The Imaginary Indian does not exist in a void. In their relations with Native people over the years, non-Native Canadians have put … 25 $0.50 Add
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In on the Ground Floor

In on the Ground Floor

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 … 6 $0.60 Add
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Indians of Childhood

Indians of Childhood

From: The Imaginary Indian

In the world of childhood, there were two Indians. One was the Indian of campouts and woodcraft lore and wilderness adventure, presented by Ernest Thompson Seton. The other was the schoolbook … 50 $5.00 Add
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Indians of Childhood

From: The Imaginary Indian, 1st Edition

In the world of childhood, there were two Indians. One was the Indian of campouts and woodcraft lore and wilderness adventure, presented by Ernest Thompson Seton. The other was the schoolbook … 50 $2.50 Add
Indigenous Toronto
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Indigenous Toronto

Stories That Carry This Place

Rich and diverse narratives of Indigenous Toronto, past and present Beneath many major North American cities rests a deep foundation of Indigenous history that has been colonized, paved over, … 304 View
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Introduction

The 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”. … 30 $0.90 Add
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Introduction

From: Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission 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. 26 $0.00 Add
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Introduction

From: The Beothuk

The introduction provides an overview of the sequence of information that is presented in the book and the author’s goals 1 $0.10 Add
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Leap of Faith

Leap of Faith

Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic

From: Umingmak

Readings in Part Four of this title, entitled "Turf Wars" discuss the challenges and conflicts faced by communities in the Northwest Territories during Stuart Hodgson’s career. … 11 $1.10 Add
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Let Me Entertain You

Let Me Entertain You

From: 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 … 31 $3.72 Add
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Lieutenant John Cartwright’s Expedition into Beothuk Country

Lieutenant John Cartwright’s Expedition into Beothuk Country

From: The Beothuk

This chapter recounts the firsthand experiences of Lieutenant John Cartwright in Notre Dame Bay in the late 1700s 7 $0.70 Add