Colonialism

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A Coming Capitalism
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A Coming Capitalism

The Nineteenth-Century Transportation Revolution

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500-1890

This chapter examines the transportation revolution in Canada in the nineteenth century. 17 $1.70 Add
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A Fateful Transition, 1870-90
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A Fateful Transition, 1870-90

Big Industries, Big Banks

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500-1890

This chapter discusses the rise of big Industry and Banking in Canada in the late nineteenth century. 12 $1.20 Add
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A Great Deal of Mischief

A Great Deal of Mischief

From: Cheated

Chapter Ten describes the Canadian government’s efforts to acquire land from the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) tribes in southern Albertaand the resistance they faced. ; 30 $3.00 Add
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A Nineteenth-Century War of Resistance
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A Nineteenth-Century War of Resistance

Settler "Unionists," "Half-Breeds," "Indians," and the Uprising in the North-West, 1885

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500-1890

This chapter looks at the Canadian Pacific Railway’s intrusion further west and the ensuing conflicts with Indigenous and Metis populations, Louis Riel’s Provisional Government and … 18 $1.80 Add
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Alienating Agreements; or Treaties as Thievery — Early Capitalism at Work in the 1870s and 1880s
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Alienating Agreements; or Treaties as Thievery — Early Capitalism at Work in the 1870s and 1880s

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500-1890

This chapter looks at John A. MacDonald’s National Policy in the 1870s ‘ and 1880s’ post-Confederation Canada in the form of railroads, tariffs and immigration, as well as the … 15 $1.50 Add
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Althea Guiboche, Winnipeg, Métis/Ojibwe/Salteaux

Althea Guiboche, Winnipeg, Métis/Ojibwe/Salteaux

“I had three babies under three years old and I was homeless.”

From: How We Go Home

Althea Guiboche, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, is of Métis/Ojibwe/Salteaux descent. She is a respected community advocate for homeless in the North End of Winnipeg, an experience she understands … 22 $2.20 Add
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Ample Land Left

Ample Land Left

From: Cheated

Chapter Five discusses the rapid growth of settlers in Western Canada and the subsequent displacement of Indigenous reserves. Conservative leader at the time Richard S. Lake is discussed. ; 25 $2.50 Add
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An Urban Rights Praxis of Remaining In Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
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An Urban Rights Praxis of Remaining In Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

From: White Riot

This chapter provides historical background of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) and discusses its importance as an affordable neighborhood amidst gentrification and a rampant housing crisis. ; ; ; ; 12 $1.20 Add
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Ashley Hemmers, Fort Mojave Indian Tribe

Ashley Hemmers, Fort Mojave Indian Tribe

“I didn’t work my ass off to get to Yale to be called a squaw.”

From: How We Go Home

Ashley Hemmers of Fort Mojave Indian Tribe, is the Tribal Administrator, shares her story of her family’s experiences in residential schools, a pivotal moment in her childhood with her … 21 $2.10 Add
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Author's Note

Author’s Note

From: Legacy

Author’s Note and Acknowledgements 19 $1.90 Add
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Blaine Wilson, Tsartlip First Nation

Blaine Wilson, Tsartlip First Nation

“When I was twenty-five, thirty, there was more salmon and I was fishing every other day. Now I’m lucky to go once a week.”

From: How We Go Home

Blaine Wilson, of Tsartlip First Nation on Vancouver Island, is a hunter and fisherperson, one of the few remaining who know how to live off the land. He describes his childhood and family at … 12 $1.20 Add
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Bricks (and Timber) in the Road to Capital Accumulation, 1795-1850
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Bricks (and Timber) in the Road to Capital Accumulation, 1795-1850

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500-1890

This chapter takes a look at capital accumulation in Canada in the early nineteenth century through the development of resources such as lumber and mining and its impact of Indigenous populations … 11 $1.10 Add
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British North America, the American Revolution, and Land
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British North America, the American Revolution, and Land

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500-1890

This chapter takes a look at British rule in North America in the late eighteenth century, Mi’kmaq treaty negotiations, the impact of the westward movement of the Fur Trade on Indigenous … 13 $1.30 Add
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Canada and the "End of History"

Canada and the "End of History"

From: Canada in the World

Twilight of the Global 1960s – A “Middle Power” in the Middle East – Red Menace: Canada and the Contra Wars – Canada, Cabora Bossa and Apartheid – The … 48 $4.80 Add
Canada in the World

Canada in the World

Settler Capitalism and the Colonial Imagination

An accessible and empirically rich introduction to Canada’s engagements in the world since confederation, this book charts a unique path by locating Canada’s colonial foundations at the heart of … 552 View
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Canada's War on Terror

Canada’s War on Terror

From: Canada in the World

Afghanistan: Canada’s Longest War – “They Don’t Deserve Our Help” – “What the Afghans Need Is Colonizing” – Canada in the War on Terror … 54 $5.40 Add