Colonialism

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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
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Notes and Bibliography
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Notes and Bibliography

From: Searching for Serafim

This chapter includes the authors notes and bibliography. 8 $0.80 Add
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Of Presidential Mistresses, Holocaust Survivors, and Long-Lost Ancestors: Secrets in Our Blood

Of Presidential Mistresses, Holocaust Survivors, and Long-Lost Ancestors: Secrets in Our Blood

From: Blood

From Blood: The Stuff of Life 41 $4.10 Add
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Painting the Map White

Painting the Map White

From: Canada’s State Police

In this chapter, Marquis examines how colonial policies systematically reshaped Indigenous treaty rights in Canada through legal coercion and policing efforts. He contrasts traditional Indigenous … 29 $2.90 Add
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Part I

Part I

The Earl

From: Unsettled

Part I recounts the Earl of Selkirk’s conception of the Red River Settlement in modern-day Manitoba, consisting of two hundred displaced Scottish colonists. Part I includes the following … 24 $2.40 Add
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Part II

Part II

Miles McDonnell

From: Unsettled

Part II describes the ongoing establishment of the Red River Settlement, and the role played Miles McDonnell, who was appointed to head the colony by the Earl of Selkirk in 1813. Part II includes … 142 $14.20 Add
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Part III

Part III

Colin Robertson

From: Unsettled

Part III describes the role of Colin Robertson, senior clerk of the Hudson’s Bay Trading Company, in the continued story of the Red River Settlement. Part III includes the following … 86 $8.60 Add
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Part IV

Part IV

Robert Semple

From: Unsettled

Part IV describes the settlement under leadership of Robert Semple, Governor in Chief of the Red River Settlement, culminating in the Battle of Seven Oaks. Part IV includes the following … 35 $3.50 Add