Colonialism
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From  NEW! Chapter 2: Deconstructing Indian Act Economics |
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 … | Carol Anne Hilton | 22 | 2025 | $2.20 Add |
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From  NEW! Chapter 2: The New Capitalist-Colonial Order, 1890-1929 |
This chapter reviews the rise of corporate power in Canada and rapid change in the workplace marked by labour conflict and social protest, notably in the 1918 Winnipeg General Strike. | Bryan D. Palmer | 9 | 2025 | $0.90 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 28: "The Mountain Brings Forth a Mouse"The Indian Act and Colonialism's Continuities, 1944-60 |
This chapter details how at the end of WWII, Canada celebrated Indigenous war heroes like Tommy Prince and passed limited reforms through the 1951 Indian Act, yet at the same time denied the … | Bryan D. Palmer | 11 | 2025 | $1.10 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 29: Prisons and Residential SchoolsColonial Coercions, 1940-70 |
This chapter recounts how in the postwar years, particularly after 1960, the rate of Indigenous imprisonment climbed rapidly as policing, courts and prisons replaced schools and reserves as the … | Bryan D. Palmer | 7 | 2025 | $0.70 Add |
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From  Chapter 3Becoming Human From: Legacy |
In this chapter, the author recalls her youth and relationship with her parents and how that shaped her identity as an indigenous person. The chapter concludes with a list of developmental trauma … | Suzanne Methot | 26 | 2019 | $2.60 Add |
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From  NEW! Chapter 3: All Crab Find Dey HoleFrom: Searching for Serafim |
This chapter details how the crew aboard the Robert Kerr, including Serafim, came to land in Vancouver and the communities settling on the land at this time. | Ruby Smith Diaz | 16 | 2025 | $1.60 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 3: Indians, Ethics, and Economic Value |
This chapter highlights the Indian Act’s discriminatory policies by examining, and applying an ethical lens to, the language used throughout the Act. | Carol Anne Hilton | 14 | 2025 | $1.40 Add |
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From Chapter 4The Angry Indian and a Culture of Blame From: Legacy |
In this chapter, the author explores how trauma can lead to violence within communities and discusses ways in which indigenous philosophies can be applied to end lateral violence. | Suzanne Methot | 36 | 2019 | $3.60 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 4: Reading Between the Lines of White SupremacyFrom: Searching for Serafim |
This chapter discusses the impact racism and white supremacy had on the preservation of Black history in Vancouver and why it made difficult for Díaz to locate true details of … | Ruby Smith Diaz | 10 | 2025 | $1.00 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 4: The Actual Cost of Doing Nothing |
This chapter introduces the concept of the “cost of doing nothing” and its implications for Indigenous economic development and social inclusion. | Carol Anne Hilton | 10 | 2025 | $1.00 Add |
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From Chapter 5Invisible Roots From: Legacy |
In this chapter, the author provides a brief biography of her mother and her experiences with trauma. | Suzanne Methot | 25 | 2019 | $2.50 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 5: Quantifying MelaninFrom: Searching for Serafim |
This chapter uses archival materials to showcase the ways Serafim’s Blackness was quantified, classified and written about by white residents in Vancouver, a practice that has throughout … | Ruby Smith Diaz | 10 | 2025 | $1.00 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 5: The Indigenous Economic Media Narrative |
This chapter exposes the false narratives used throughout Canadian history resulting from Indian Act policies that perpetuate harm and injustice to Indigenous communities. | Carol Anne Hilton | 8 | 2025 | $0.80 Add |
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From Chapter 6Fractured Narratives From: Legacy |
In this chapter, the author recalls her own experiences of trauma and how it changed the ways in which she thought and behaved. | Suzanne Methot | 28 | 2019 | $2.80 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 6: An Indigenous Perspective-Shaping Meaning |
This chapter, through behavioral analysis and anthropomorphizing of the Act, explores how Indian Act economics has impacted Indigenous social and economic development. | Carol Anne Hilton | 28 | 2025 | $2.80 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 6: Joe Fortes, Model Negro CitizenFrom: Searching for Serafim |
This chapter, using historical excerpts and images, highlights the racism experienced by non-white communities and by Serafim in the early 1900s. | Ruby Smith Diaz | 12 | 2025 | $1.20 Add |
