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How Jackie Shane Helped ‘Satisfy My Soul’

From: Any Other Way

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Elaine Gaber-Katz recalls the electrifying experience of seeing Jackie Shane perform. 2 $0.20 Add
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Howard’s Way or Deane’s Way: Culture Wars in Contemporary Australia

From: Managing Diversity

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Over the past ten years at least, a period largely defined by the prime ministership of John Howard, but arguably extending back through twenty years of pronounced economic change and social … 20 $2.40 Add
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Inuit Tales and Lexicon, Arctic Ice and Climate, 1887-1894: Assessing Culture, Language, and Nature / Lasting Contributions by Franz Boas: Knowledge, Science, and Universality of Equality

Chapters 11 and 12

From: The Franz Boas Enigma

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Chapter 11 details how Boas continued the study Inuit language, tales, and beliefs and continued to publish studies and give lectures. Chapter 12 looks at the character of Franz Boas and his … 17 $1.70 Add
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It’s Still Taking Us Too Long to Catch Up

From: Let's Move On

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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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Jews Win a Victory Thanks to the Patriotes: The Laws of 1831–32

From: The First Jews in North America

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Tha author discusses his archival research into the Hart family and uncovering fascinating Jewish historical documents as well as expands upon records of early Jewish settlement and history in … 27 $2.70 Add
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Kline Heights, 1946–50 41

From: A Halifax Boyhood

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Examines when he lived in an area known as Kline Heights 1946-50 ; 4 $0.40 Add
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Korea and European Union Trade Agreements

From: Canadian Culture in a Globalized World

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An account of Canada’s trade negotiations with South Korea and the EU during the Stephen Harper administration (2006 to 2015). Assesses agreements like the Canada‑European Union … 19 $1.90 Add
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Life and Death on a Hospital Ship

The Risks and the Rules

From: Asleep in the Deep

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In late March 1918, Anna Samers was transferred to the hospital ship Llandovery Castle which traveled between England and Halifax. This last assignment brought her to the attention of the world. … 30 $3.00 Add
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Looking the dragon in the face

From: Bent out of Shape

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Loyalty

From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

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This chapter explores loyalty and more mafia history in Montreal and beyond. ; 14 $1.40 Add
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Métis-Style Drop Dumpling Duck Soup

The Filling

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

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Miles Morrisseau reflects on his Métis culture and ties to cuisine, hunting game, place and belonging to Métis diaspora, the loss of status rights and gender discrimination, land and … 11 $1.10 Add
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Manpower and Integration Problems

From: To Serve Canada

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The long-standing concern in the services about wastage in the Regular Officer Training Plan (ROTP), including the Canadian Services Colleges (esc), was linked with general manpower problems. 15 $1.95 Add
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Merle Foster’s Studio ‘A Spot of Enchantment’

From: The Ward

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Minders, Grinders, and Robertson, 1919–38

From: Lawyers, Families, and Businesses

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Discusses the firm from the years 1919-38, some of which the firm was under Alex Fasken’s leadership. Other important details of that time frame are touched upon. 40 $4.00 Add
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Mobilizing Labour

Just Transition, Then and Now

From: A Good War

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In Chapter 7, Klein examines the role of labour in the fight for climate action. Klein argues that through examining the mobilization of the labor and work force during and after the Second World … 36 $3.60 Add