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Armdale Rotary, 1955 65

Armdale Rotary, 1955 65

From: A Halifax Boyhood

The progress of construction on the Armdale Rotary 1955 ; 4 $0.40 Add
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Around the World
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Around the World

The Wrapper

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

Michael Stein reflects on his “dumplings around the world” feast to honour his late friend Julie-Rae, friendship, religion, and the food as Shivas. 13 $1.30 Add
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Arranging a Grand Tour

Arranging a Grand Tour

Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic

From: Umingmak

Readings in Part Two of this title entitled "Reaching All Northerners" discusses Stuard Hodgson’s first months in the Northwest Territories. Topics discussed include his grand … 5 $0.50 Add
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Arrival and Reception: Hungarian Refugees, 1956–1957

Arrival and Reception: Hungarian Refugees, 1956–1957

From: The 1956 Hungarian Revolution

The government of Canada is well organized to recruit, screen, transport, and receive large numbers of immigrants. The situation was not different in the mid-1950s. In 1956, 165,000 immigrants … 33 $4.29 Add
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Arthur Goss

Arthur Goss

Documenting Hardship

From: The Ward

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Artists Take the Lead"m Shifting the Balance in a Changing Inuit Art World
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Artists Take the Lead"m Shifting the Balance in a Changing Inuit Art World

Circumpolar Resurgence: Section 4

From: Qummut Qukiria!

This chapter offers reflections on the present state of Inuit art today and the challenges and changes that have been ongoing. Discussing the growth of northern art industry, the Inuit art … ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Artists, Writers, Creative Thinkers, Dreamers
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Artists, Writers, Creative Thinkers, Dreamers

From: In Praise of Retreat

This chapter discusses the value of solitude a source for artistic inspiration. The author discusses artists and writers who valued solitude and how it impacted their work. 32 $3.20 Add
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Artists's Note
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Artists’s Note

From: Mutual Aid

Artist’s Note from N.O. Bonzo. 2 $0.20 Add
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As Long as It Lasts
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As Long as It Lasts

From: Woman, Watching

Chapter Seventeen tells the story of Louise and Len’s final years. The chapter discusses Louise’s accomplishments into her 90’s, Len’s decline, their move from the woods … 25 $2.50 Add
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Ashley Hemmers, Fort Mojave Indian Tribe

Ashley Hemmers, Fort Mojave Indian Tribe

“I didn’t work my ass off to get to Yale to be called a squaw.”

From: How We Go Home

Ashley Hemmers of Fort Mojave Indian Tribe, is the Tribal Administrator, shares her story of her family’s experiences in residential schools, a pivotal moment in her childhood with her … 21 $2.10 Add
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Ask No Questions About Samosas
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Ask No Questions About Samosas

The Filling

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

Angela Misri reflects on how her mothers samosas and pakoras reflected her own upbringing in Kashmir, the rules of a Misiri kitchen, her relationship with her mother, longing for Canadian foods, … 11 $1.10 Add
Asleep in the Deep

Asleep in the Deep

Nursing Sister Anna Stamers and the First World War

On 27 June 1918, the Llandovery Castle, a Canadian hospital ship returning to England, was sunk by a German U-boat in contravention of international law. Two hundred and thirty-four crew members … 223 View
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Assembling Consent in Alberta: Hegemony and the Tar Sands

Assembling Consent in Alberta: Hegemony and the Tar Sands

Part I: Tar Sands Expansionism

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

In Chapter 2 Randolph Haluza-DeLay summarizes some of the key methods used to represent the tar sands and build public consent, to the continuing destruction they cause. Topics include public … 9 $0.90 Add
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Assorted Information (and Idiocies)

Assorted Information (and Idiocies)

Everything you always wanted to know about the Duce…that actually turns out to be false

From: Mussolini Also Did A Lot of Good

The author refutes various stories that have been invented around the figure of Mussolini and been spread around Italy over the years. 8 $0.80 Add
At Home

At Home

Talks with Canadian Artists about Place and Practice

In this intimate investigation of the artistic process, Lezli Rubin-Kunda explores the nuanced path of creative work and the way artists make sense of home and place within their art practice and … 232 View