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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Agitation and Rebellion: Riel and the Farmers in the 1880s From: The Rise of the New West View James Lorimer and Company	Regarding Farmers in the prairies A close examination of the record shows that from the outset, the farmers’ agitations had more to do with senators than seasons, with railway charges than …	John F. Conway	10	2014	$1.00 Add
From Ample Land Left From: Cheated View ECW Press	Chapter Five discusses the rapid growth of settlers in Western Canada and the subsequent displacement of Indigenous reserves. Conservative leader at the time Richard S. Lake is discussed.	Bill Waiser; Jennie Hansen	25	2023	$2.50 Add
From Celebrity Indians and Plastic Shamans From: The Imaginary Indian View Arsenal Pulp Press	Non-native Canadians have always formed their impressions of the Indian without much reference to actual Native people, and especially without hearing what Native people might have to say about …	Daniel Francis	58	1992	$5.80 Add
From Celebrity Indians and Plastic Shamans From: The Imaginary Indian, 1st Edition View Arsenal Pulp Press	Non-native Canadians have always formed their impressions of the Indian without much reference to actual Native people, and especially without hearing what Native people might have to say about …	Daniel Francis	58	1992	$2.90 Add
Changing Tides An Ecologist's Journey to Make Peace with the Anthropocene	Change the story and change the future – merging science and Indigenous knowledge to steer us towards a more benign Anthropocene. As humanity marches on, causing mass extinctions and …		220		View
Cheated The Laurier Liberals and the Theft of First Nations ECW Press	Cheated is a gripping story of single-minded politicians, uncompromising Indian Affairs officials, grasping government appointees, and well-connected Liberal speculators, set against a …	Bill Waiser; Jennie Hansen	340	2023	View
From NEW! Companies and Competition Selkirk, the Saulteaux, and the Re-establishment of Monopoly in the 1820s From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500-1890 View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter discusses the flourishing of the Hudson Bay Company as it triumphed over its competition and discusses westward expansion, the Selkirk settlement and the Saulteaux.	Bryan D. Palmer	12	2024	$1.20 Add
From Concession and Compromise The War and After, 1940–1960 From: The Rise of the New West View James Lorimer and Company	1940-1960. The slow construction of the modern welfare state, the economic crisis as a crisis of confederation, the CCF Social Credit and WWII	John F. Conway	25	2014	$2.50 Add
From Devastation and Protest The Depression in the West From: The Rise of the New West View James Lorimer and Company	1930s, the unprepared farmers and works and the government response to the situation. Outlines the founding of social credit and the CCF	John F. Conway	42	2014	$4.20 Add
From Favouritism From: Cheated View ECW Press	Chapter Nine reveals the corrupt practices of Indian Affairs officials and speculators who exploited the sale of reserve lands in Western Canada, at the expense of the First Nations.	Bill Waiser; Jennie Hansen	28	2023	$2.80 Add
From Fractured Federation From: The Rise of the New West View James Lorimer and Company	Looks at the question: Can Canada survive as a federal state in the absence of a strong central government with national policies to balance the needs of all regions in a manner that heals wounds …	John F. Conway	25	2014	$2.50 Add
From Guns and Feathers From: The Imaginary Indian View Arsenal Pulp Press	Non-Natives have a long history of romanticizing Indians, discovering in their character and culture many fi ne qualities we think are lacking in our own. From the Noble Savage of years ago to …	Daniel Francis	28	1992	$2.80 Add
From Guns and Feathers From: The Imaginary Indian, 1st Edition View Arsenal Pulp Press	Non-Natives have a long history of romanticizing Indians, discovering in their character and culture many fi ne qualities we think are lacking in our own. From the Noble Savage of years ago to …	Daniel Francis	28	1992	$0.56 Add
From Hired Thug From: Cheated View ECW Press	Chapter Eleven describes the establishment of the Ferguson commission, a federal investigation into the Liberal administration of natural resources in western Canada.	Bill Waiser; Jennie Hansen	34	2023	$3.40 Add
From Indians of Childhood From: The Imaginary Indian View Arsenal Pulp Press	In the world of childhood, there were two Indians. One was the Indian of campouts and woodcraft lore and wilderness adventure, presented by Ernest Thompson Seton. The other was the schoolbook …	Daniel Francis	50	1992	$5.00 Add
From Indians of Childhood From: The Imaginary Indian, 1st Edition View Arsenal Pulp Press	In the world of childhood, there were two Indians. One was the Indian of campouts and woodcraft lore and wilderness adventure, presented by Ernest Thompson Seton. The other was the schoolbook …	Daniel Francis	50	1992	$2.50 Add