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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
Ring of Fire High-Stakes Mining in Lowlands Wilderness ECW Press	In this colorful tale, Virginia Heffernan draws on her bush and newsroom experiences to illustrate the complexities of resource development at a time when Indigenous rights are becoming enshrined …	Virginia Haffernan	220	2023	View
From Rise Up! From: Visionaries, Crusaders, and Firebrands View James Lorimer and Company	Looks at the NDP from the 1980s to Layton’s death in 2011 and some of the leaders during that time. Provides an anlysis of those condidates who may have taken over the NDP leadership	Lynn Gidluck	42	2012	$4.20 Add
From NEW! Rising Like a Cloud: New Histories of ‘Old’ Toronto From: Indigenous Toronto View Coach House Books	This reading introduces the book and explores Toronto’s history.	Hayden King	6	2021	$0.60 Add
Rivals for Power: Ottawa and the Provinces The contentious history of the Canadian federation	This book provides a history of Canadian federalism and describes the ongoing push and pull over power between Ottawa and the provinces. Ed Whitcomb offers an analysis of how the strengths and …		400		View
From Robert Ornelas, New York City, Lipan Apache / Ysleta del Sur Pueblo “A part of the soul sickness for me was being ashamed. . . . What we were being taught about Indians was so minimal and so negative.” From: How We Go Home View Fernwood Publishing	Robert Ornelas, who lives in New York City, and is of the Lipan Apache / Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, is a retired substance abuse counselor. He shares how he understood and felt about being native as …	Sara Sinclair	17	2020	$1.70 Add
From NEW! Rock ‘n’ Roll Revival in Toronto From: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and the Year Canada Was Cool View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter investigates the rest of the summer of 1967 following the Montreal Bed-in. It discusses John and Yoko’s travels throughout Canada, the notable Canadians who they met and the …	Greg Marquis	46	2020	$4.60 Add
From Rocky Takes a Fall From: To Wawa with Love View James Lorimer and Company	Talks about the cold climate of the small town, the overcrowded elementary school due to a population boom, and the development of a budy system for going to the outhouse at school	Tom Douglas	8	2012	$0.80 Add
Roles of Resistance Game Plans for Teachers and Troublemakers Between The Lines	This book outlines lesson plans on how to fight the power with people power. The thirteen lesson plans in this book created by John-Henry Harter and Mark Leier can be used independently or …	John-Henry Harter; Mark Leier	136	2024	View
From Roots of Canadian Cultural Policies From: Canadian Culture in a Globalized World View James Lorimer and Company	Brief history of Canadian cultural policy in the 20th century, background to the period from 1984 to 2019.	Garry Neil	18	2019	$1.80 Add
From Roots Run Deep From: Visionaries, Crusaders, and Firebrands View James Lorimer and Company	Examines the roots of the NDP party. Looks at J.D. Woodsworth and William Irvine’s role in the political landscape of their time. Specifically analyzes the Agrarian Revolt, early …	Lynn Gidluck	32	2012	$3.20 Add
From Rough Waters From: Three Funerals for my Father View twp	This chapter is told from the author’s father’s perspective. He continues to plan his family’s escape.	Jolie Phuong Hoang	9	2021	$0.90 Add
From The Hidden Cameras and Their Gay Church Folk From: Any Other Way View Coach House Books	A discussion of the Toronto indie scene, centred around Torontopia, a movement that peaked in the early 2000’s.	Sarah Liss	3	2017	$0.30 Add
From Royal Visit Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic From: Umingmak View twp	Readings in Part Three of this title, entitled "Emperor of the North" discuss Hodgson’s growing power and influence in the communities of the Northwest Territories. Topics …	Jake Ootes	9	2020	$0.90 Add
From NEW! Royals From: Tracking the Caribou Queen View NeWest Press	The chapter reflects on the author’s memories of the queen’s visit to Yellowknife, thinking of oneself as the other, Margie’s relationship to Maryanne.	Margaret Macpherson	6	2022	$0.60 Add
From NEW! Royalty From: Inside the Montreal Mafia View ECW Press	This chapter explores Scoppa’s relationship with his family and more history of Montreal’s Italian mafia, including key events and figures.	Eric Thibault; Félix Séguin	11	2022	$1.10 Add
From Rumours of War, 1906–1914 From: Canada's Bastions of Empire View Formac Publishing	How Britain involved the Dominion in new defense challenges and the emergency of Germany as a potential enemy, immigration issues during this period	Bryan Elson	38	2014	$3.80 Add