Western Canada

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
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 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 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 Introduction The West in Canada From: The Rise of the New West View James Lorimer and Company	Examines the question of does the West need Canada? Outlines a change in the key driver of the canadian economy to the western provinces	John F. Conway	7	2014	$0.70 Add
From Little Patches Known as Reserves From: Cheated View ECW Press	Chapter Six addresses the sale of reserve lands upon western settlers’ displacement of First Nations peoples.	Bill Waiser; Jennie Hansen	27	2023	$2.70 Add
From Men with Special Qualifications From: Cheated View ECW Press	Chapter Eight describes the marketing of the lands taken from First Nations communities to western buyers.	Bill Waiser; Jennie Hansen	29	2023	$2.90 Add
From No One Will Interfere With You From: Cheated View ECW Press	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.	Bill Waiser; Jennie Hansen	19	2023	$1.90 Add
From Of Resources and Constitutions: The Rising of the New West From: The Rise of the New West View James Lorimer and Company	1960s absence of general economic diversification causes the west to open their provinces to virtually unrestricted resource development. 1970s, the resource economy is not working and the west …	John F. Conway	40	2014	$4.00 Add
From Part I The Earl From: Unsettled View ECW Press	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 …	Robert Lower	24	2023	$2.40 Add
From Part II Miles McDonnell From: Unsettled View ECW Press	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 …	Robert Lower	142	2023	$14.20 Add
From Part III Colin Robertson From: Unsettled View ECW Press	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 …	Robert Lower	86	2023	$8.60 Add
From Part IV Robert Semple From: Unsettled View ECW Press	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 …	Robert Lower	35	2023	$3.50 Add
From Performing Indians From: The Imaginary Indian View Arsenal Pulp Press	Movies, shows and theatre invariably situate Indians in the past, usually on the western frontier. The result is that Indians in the movies seem marginal to modern life. Sympathetic regret or …	Daniel Francis	45	1992	$4.50 Add
From Performing Indians From: The Imaginary Indian View Arsenal Pulp Press	Movies, shows and theatre invariably situate Indians in the past, usually on the western frontier. The result is that Indians in the movies seem marginal to modern life. Sympathetic regret or …	Daniel Francis	45	1992	$4.50 Add
From Political Boss From: Cheated View ECW Press	Chapter Two delves into the year 1896 when the Wilfrid Laurier Liberals took office with a focus on the life of cabinet minister Clifford Sifton.	Bill Waiser; Jennie Hansen	20	2023	$2.00 Add