Western Canada
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From ![]() IntroductionThe West in Canada From: The Rise of the New West |
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 |
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From ![]() Little Patches Known as ReservesFrom: Cheated |
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 |
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From ![]() Men with Special QualificationsFrom: Cheated |
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 |
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From ![]() No One Will Interfere With YouFrom: 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. | Bill Waiser; Jennie Hansen | 19 | 2023 | $1.90 Add |
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From ![]() Of Resources and Constitutions:The Rising of the New West From: The Rise of the New West |
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 |
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From ![]() Part IThe 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 … | Robert Lower | 24 | 2023 | $2.40 Add |
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From ![]() Part IIMiles 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 … | Robert Lower | 142 | 2023 | $14.20 Add |
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From ![]() Part IIIColin 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 … | Robert Lower | 86 | 2023 | $8.60 Add |
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From ![]() Part IVRobert 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 … | Robert Lower | 35 | 2023 | $3.50 Add |
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From ![]() Performing IndiansFrom: The Imaginary Indian |
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 |
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From ![]() Performing Indians |
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 | $1.80 Add |
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From ![]() Political BossFrom: Cheated |
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 |
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From ![]() PrefaceFrom: The Rise of the New West |
A brief overview of the changing political landscape in the West of Canada lead by a concern for the economic landscape. Concluding that the future is ominous and uncertain | John F. Conway | 5 | 2014 | $0.50 Add |
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From ![]() Presenting the ImagePart II From: The Imaginary Indian |
Non-Native Canadians came to know the Indian: in books, in public performance, at country fairs, in museums and schoolrooms, at summer camp and in the movies. There were very few places, in fact, … | Daniel Francis | 24 | 1992 | $2.40 Add |
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From ![]() Presenting the ImagePart II |
Non-Native Canadians came to know the Indian: in books, in public performance, at country fairs, in museums and schoolrooms, at summer camp and in the movies. There were very few places, in fact, … | Daniel Francis | 24 | 1992 | $0.48 Add |
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From ![]() PrologueFrom: Cheated |
The authors provide some preemptory maps and tables to illustrate the details presented in the book. | Bill Waiser; Jennie Hansen | 8 | 2023 | $0.80 Add |








