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Vera Styres, Six Nations of the Grand River, Mohawk/Tuscarora

Vera Styres, Six Nations of the Grand River, Mohawk/Tuscarora

“I was a ‘scabby, dirty little Indian.’”

From: How We Go Home

Vera Styres is of the Six Nations of the Grand River and she is of Mohawk/Tuscarora descent. She is a retired social worker. She speaks of her childhood in residential schools, and of coming to … 20 $2.00 Add
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Vice and the Tumbling Dice
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Vice and the Tumbling Dice

From: Vancouver Vice

In this chapter, the author details the history of the policing of vice in Vancouver, and the corruption that often accompanied these efforts. 7 $0.70 Add
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Ville-Marie (1642-1665)

Ville-Marie (1642-1665)

From: The History of Montréal

This chapter looks at the founding of Ville-Marie, the context surrounding its settlement by Europeans, and its history throughout the 17th century. 11 $1.10 Add
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Visible from Space

Visible from Space

From: Charging Ahead

This chapter looks at Hydro-Quebec, criticisms, and environmental concerns. ; 17 $1.70 Add
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Vision
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Vision

From: Tracking the Caribou Queen

The chapter reflects on Margie’s recounting of the 1964 Caribou Carnival and the Caribou Queen, learning what stretching formula meant, her relationships with her mother, a baby in a parka, … 7 $0.70 Add
Visionaries, Crusaders, and Firebrands

Visionaries, Crusaders, and Firebrands

The Idealistic Canadians Who Built the NDP

As an idealist and a visionary, Jack Layton connected with millions of Canadians who saw that he was a different kind of political leader. So did Tommy Douglas, chosen as the greatest Canadian … 248 View
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Visions of Woodpeckers
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Visions of Woodpeckers

From: Woman, Watching

Chapter Thirteen focuses on Louise’s work with woodpeckers. 24 $2.40 Add
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Visiting American Journalists and the Aftermath

Visiting American Journalists and the Aftermath

From: Bearing Witness

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Visiting Canadian Journalists and the Aftermath

Visiting Canadian Journalists and the Aftermath

From: Bearing Witness

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Voices in Search of a Conversation

Voices in Search of a Conversation

An Unfinished Project

From: Canadian Studies

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Volvo
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Volvo

From: Seven Days in Halifax

In this chapter, Ashe describes the events of Day Three of Halifax’s “Encounter on Urban Environment,” focusing on a session on Volvo Canada Limited. He explains how government … 8 $0.80 Add
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Waiting For Hitler
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Waiting For Hitler

(1930-1939)

From: The Ku Klux Klan in Canada

This chapter discusses Klan activity in Canada during the years leading up to the outbreak of the Second World War. 10 $1.00 Add
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Wake Up Call

Wake Up Call

Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic

From: Umingmak

Readings in Part Two of this title entitled "Reaching All Northerners" discusses Stuard Hodgson’s first months in the Northwest Territories. Topics discussed include his grand … 6 $0.60 Add
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War

War

From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Japanese Canadian Internment in the Second World War

This chapter covers the outbreak of World War II and the effect that the declaration of war had on Japanese people living in Canada. It illustrates this with drawings, photographs, documents and … ; 12 $1.20 Add
War Among  the Clouds
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War Among the Clouds

New Brunswick Airmen in the Great War

War among the Clouds examines the experience of the more than 250 New Brunswickers who served in the British air services during the First World War. Drawing on diaries and letters of airmen, … 216 View
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War is Over
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War is Over

From: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and the Year Canada Was Cool

This chapter discusses the anti war movement in Canada, the impact that John and Yoko had on the movement in Canada. 42 $4.20 Add