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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 ![]() Persecution, War, Alliance and Terrorism |
Daniel Paul | 23 | 2006 | $1.61 Add | |
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From ![]() Persecution, War, Alliance and TerrorismFrom: We Were Not The Savages |
Chapter 4 focuses on the persecution and war between England and the Mi’kmaq, and campaigns of terrorism. | Daniel N. Paul | 24 | 2022 | $2.40 Add |
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From ![]() Persistence of Vision: Memory, Migration, and Citizenship – Free Trade or the Failure of Cross-Culturality? |
Persistence of vision is all about the eye, the way it follows a film, remembers an image, holds on to it, until the next one appears to replace it, so that we are never conscious of the stutter … | Gerry Turcotte | 5 | 2004 | $0.50 Add |
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From ![]() Peter Lougheed and the rise of the oil sandsFrom: Oil’s Deep State |
Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft examines Peter Lougheed’s government in Alberta and the rise of the oil sands paying particular attention to Lougheed’s stance against … | Kevin Taft | 11 | 2017 | $1.10 Add |
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From ![]() Petro-Capitalism and the Tar SandsPart I: Tar Sands Expansionism From: A Line in the Tar Sands |
In Chapter 1 Angela Carter uses petro-capitalism as a lens to capture the scale and complexity of the tar sands industry, focusing on our economic, political, and environmental costs of fossil … | Angela V. Carter | 13 | 2014 | $1.30 Add |
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From ![]() Petro-Chemical Legacies and Tar Sands Frontiers: Chemical Valley versus Environmental JusticePart II: Communities and Resistance From: A Line in the Tar Sands |
In Chapter 13 Toban Black critically examines the conference titled “Bitumen—Adding Value: Canada’s National Opportunity” in May of 2013, discussing potential tar sands … | Toban Black | 12 | 2014 | $1.20 Add |
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From ![]() Petro-Cowboys and the Frontier MythFrom: Stampede |
This chapter outlines the concepts of settler colonialism, patriarchy, and hetero-normativity in the context of the Calgary Stampede. | Kimberley A. Williams | 48 | 2021 | $4.80 Add |
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From ![]() Photo CreditsFrom: Fastest in the World |
Photo Credits | John Boileau | 1 | 2004 | $0.10 Add |
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From ![]() Pickup and Calvin, 1939–52 |
Focuses on Pickup and Calivn from the years 1939-52, who were two named partners at the firm. Alex Fasken’s role in the firm is also discussed. | C. Ian Kyer | 22 | 2013 | $2.20 Add |
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From ![]() Picture CreditsFrom: The Culture of Nature |
Picture credits | Alexander Wilson | 3 | 2019 | $0.30 Add |
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From ![]() Pier 21 — Boat Days, 1954–55 77From: A Halifax Boyhood |
Looks at a typical day there when there was a influx of immigrants due to a boat landing while working for the Department of Citzenship and Immigration in the catering department | Malcolm MacLeod; William D. Naftel | 5 | 2014 | $0.50 Add |
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From ![]() Pier 21 — Detention Quarters, 1954–55 73From: A Halifax Boyhood |
Looks at working at Pier 21 due to landing a job with the Department of Citzenship and Immigration in the catering department right after high school 1954-55 | Malcolm MacLeod; William D. Naftel | 5 | 2014 | $0.50 Add |
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From ![]() Pig Brains |
This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She continues to detail her early life in Canada. | Jolie Phuong Hoang | 6 | 2021 | $0.60 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Pilgrim WaysFrom: In Praise of Retreat |
This chapter explores the concept of pilgrimage and how it can be applied in modern life. The author discusses a variety of examples of notable religious pilgrimages. | Kirsteen MacLeod | 45 | 2021 | $4.50 Add |
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From ![]() Pilgrim’s ProgressFrom: Wanderlust |
Chapter Two examines the experiences of travellers on pilgrimages and pilgrims as the first tourists. The chapter explores the pilgrims of the ancient world, early Christian pilgrims, Rome as … | Laura Byrne Paquet | 18 | 2007 | $1.80 Add |

















