Colonialism

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Indigenous Peoples Confront Capitalist Confederation on the West Coast, 1870-90
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Indigenous Peoples Confront Capitalist Confederation on the West Coast, 1870-90

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

This chapter looks at Indigenous populations in Canada on the West Coast between 1870 and 1890, their way of life and their engagement with the encroachment of capitalism and the state on their lands. 8 $0.80 Add
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Institutions, Indigeneity, and “the Indian,” 1835–57
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Institutions, Indigeneity, and “the Indian,” 1835–57

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

This chapter looks at the emergence of institutions of control in nineteenth century Canda to in relation to Indigenous populations such as reserves, penitentiaries and residential schools. 8 $0.80 Add
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Introduction

From: How We Go Home

Sinclair states her intentions for the project How We Go Home to offer oral histories of living Indigenous peoples in Canada and the United States and how her personal experiences have shaped her … 9 $0.90 Add
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Introduction

From: Canada in the World

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Introduction
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Introduction

From: Searching for Serafim

Ruby Smith Díaz shares her experience searching for images of Black Canadians throughout history and why she chose to research the life of Serafim "Joe" Fortes. 6 $0.60 Add
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Introduction
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Introduction

From: Capitalism and Colonialism

This chapter outlines how the structures of capitalism and colonialism together shaped the emergence of Canada as a nation in the twentieth century. 35 $3.50 Add
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James Favel, Winnipeg, Peguis First Nation

James Favel, Winnipeg, Peguis First Nation

“You’re a stakeholder because you’ve got to walk these streets every day.”

From: How We Go Home

James Favel, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, is of the Peguis First Nation. He describes his childhood in Winnipeg and his reaching out to his father as teenager, and reconnecting with his culture. He … 19 $1.90 Add
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Jasilyn Charger, Cheyenne River Sioux

Jasilyn Charger, Cheyenne River Sioux

“My son’s buried by the river. . . . I vowed to him that he’s going to be safe, that no oil was going to touch him.”

From: How We Go Home

Jasilyn Charger of the Cheyenne River Sioux, shares her story of her childhood with her family and moving in and out of foster homes and mental health facilities. She then became involved in the … 22 $2.20 Add
Legacy

Legacy

Trauma, Story, and Indigenous Healing

Five hundred years of colonization have taken an incalculable toll on the Indigenous peoples of the Americas: substance use disorders and shockingly high rates of depression, diabetes, and other … 370 View
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Little Patches Known as Reserves

Little Patches Known as Reserves

From: Cheated

Chapter Six addresses the sale of reserve lands upon western settlers’ displacement of First Nations peoples. ; 27 $2.70 Add
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Lord Durham's "Radical" Intervention (1839) and Reaction's Revenge (1849)
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Lord Durham’s “Radical” Intervention (1839) and Reaction’s Revenge (1849)

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

This chapter looks at the policies of Lord Durham which created the Province of Canada under the Act of Union of 1840 and implemented a common commercial system and punitive measures particularly … 7 $0.70 Add
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Marian Naranjo, Santa Clara Pueblo

Marian Naranjo, Santa Clara Pueblo

“Indigenous peoples’ reason for being is to be the caretakers of the air, the water, the land, and each other.”

From: How We Go Home

Marian Naranjo, of Santa Clara Pueblo, is the founder of Honor Our Pueblo Existence. She shares about the challenges the Pueblo people have had in working to steward their land in the face of … 17 $1.70 Add
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Men with Special Qualifications

Men with Special Qualifications

From: Cheated

Chapter Eight describes the marketing of the lands taken from First Nations communities to western buyers. ; 29 $2.90 Add
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Money, Land, and Law in a Nineteenth-Century Capitalist Dominion
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Money, Land, and Law in a Nineteenth-Century Capitalist Dominion

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

This chapter addresses the growth of taxation in Canada in the late nineteenth century to finance the expanding role of the capitalist state infrastructure of roads and bridges and institutions … 7 $0.70 Add
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New France
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New France

A Frustrated Fiefdom, 1627-1763

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

This chapter reviews the establishment of a colony in Quebec and its governance under the Company of New France and the effects of war. It highlights experiences of such populations as women, … 15 $1.50 Add
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No One Will Interfere With You

No One Will Interfere With You

From: Cheated

Chapter One describes the Indian Affairs branch of the Canadian government in the 1800s, and a treaty put forth between the Crown and the Cree people. ; 19 $1.90 Add