Canadian History

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Invertebrata

Invertebrata

From: Earthkeeping

Part Four contains the sections: Spider Love, Of Mayflies & Millennia,Potato Bug Waltz, The Hornet Dilemma, Bumblebee Hotel, Ticked!. Topics discussed include spiders, the lifespan of … 26 $2.60 Add
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Ireland: How Government Transparency Unlocks Economic Growth, Evaluating how freedom of information laws produce prosperity and economic
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Ireland: How Government Transparency Unlocks Economic Growth, Evaluating how freedom of information laws produce prosperity and economic

From: Open Governments, Secret Canada

In this chapter, Malone examines how Ireland’s 1998 Freedom of InformationAct, born from corruption tribunals, fostered transparent governance and economic growth during the Celtic Tiger era. 27 $2.70 Add
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Island in the Sun
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Island in the Sun

From: The Ku Klux Klan in Canada

This chapter discusses a plot by Canadian and American KKK members to overthrow the government of Dominica and and install a white supremacist government. 16 $1.60 Add
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It Seemed Like a Gay Weddig To Me

It Seemed Like a Gay Weddig To Me

From: Any Other Way

Bob Gallagher recalls his efforts to immigrate to Toronto from the United States. 3 $0.30 Add
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It Was Never Our Game
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It Was Never Our Game

From: On Account of Darkness

This chapter tells the story of Uncle Tom’s Cabin and further explores Black history and Black peoples’ experiences in sports. Various stories are recounted. 9 $0.90 Add
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Italian Canadians 1900-1939

Italian Canadians 1900-1939

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

This chapter discusses the factors that led many Italian immigrants to make Canada their new home. It illustrates this with drawings, photographs, documents and firsthand accounts. ; 22 $2.20 Add
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It's Still Taking Us Too Long to Catch Up

It’s Still Taking Us Too Long to Catch Up

From: Let's Move On

Okalik discusses language in terms of education, services, and legal documents. He also speaks about the importance of consulting elders, taking feedback, and his vision of Nunavut’s future … 9 $0.90 Add
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It’s the Law — Finally

It’s the Law — Finally

From: Gay Marriage

Fully examines the parliamentary process of enacting Bill C-38 ; ; ; 29 $2.90 Add
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James Douglas
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James Douglas

From: Making of Canada

In this chapter, Koabel traces James Douglas’s navigation of the Fraser River Gold Rush of 1858, when a wave of American prospectors threatened the Pacific Northwest colonies. 17 $1.70 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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James Landrigan and Patrick Morris
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James Landrigan and Patrick Morris

From: Making of Canada

In this chapter, Koabel traces Newfoundland’s transformation from a seasonal cod fishery governed by English captains into a permanent colony demanding self-rule in the early nineteenth century. 15 $1.50 Add
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James Murray
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James Murray

From: Making of Canada

In this chapter, Koabel traces General James Murray’s governance of New France from the 1759 British conquest through the mid-1760s constitutional debates. 16 $1.60 Add
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James Sinclair
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James Sinclair

From: Making of Canada

In this chapter, Koabel traces the political and economic struggle between the Red River Métis and the Hudson’s Bay Company during the 1840s. 16 $1.60 Add
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Japanese Canadians in BC, 1900-1939

Japanese Canadians in BC, 1900-1939

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

This chapter discusses the experience of Japanese Canadians in the early 20th century including the discrimination they faced upon their arrival. It illustrates this with drawings, photographs, … ; 40 $4.00 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
Jasper on Fire
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Jasper on Fire

Five Days of Hell in a Rocky Mountain Paradise

On a brilliant sunny day at the height of the summer, July 2024, residents and visitors to the picturesque tourist town of Jasper, Alberta, learned that fast-moving forest fires were burning both … 97 View