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Transition

From: Burnley “Rocky” Jones (Autobiography)

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Transitions and Interruptions, 1948–1955

From: The Golden Age of Liberalism

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1948-1955. These seven years would be a time of unexpected movement, of plans begun and changed because of family needs, as well as unanticipated successes. These were years in which his … 47 $4.70 Add
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Untrammelled Landscapes

From: Woman, Watching

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Chapter Four focuses on Louise’s move to Canada. The chapter explores Louise’s joining of the Canadian Red Cross Outpost Service, her settling in Bonfield, Northern Ontario, her … 27 $2.70 Add
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Unwelcome in Canada

1900-1939

From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: The Komagata Maru

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This chapter discusses the efforts made to impede Indian immigrants from coming to Canada and the advocacy that the Indian Canadian community undertook. It illustrates this with drawings, … 12 $1.20 Add
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Urban Land Values

Section 1: The Economist’s City

From: Cities Matter

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Chapter 3 examines urban land value, discussing topics including land value, the choice between urban, suburban or rural, types of buildings such as office towers, apartment buildings, rental … 10 $1.00 Add
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Visiting Canadian Journalists and the Aftermath

From: Bearing Witness

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War

From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Japanese Canadian Internment in the Second World War

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This chapter covers the outbreak of World War II and the effect that the declaration of war had on Japanese people living in Canada. It illustrates this with drawings, photographs, documents and … ; 12 $1.20 Add
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War is Over

From: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and the Year Canada Was Cool

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This chapter discusses the anti war movement in Canada, the impact that John and Yoko had on the movement in Canada. 42 $4.20 Add
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Water and Sewage: The Original Urban Networks

The Technology of Cities

From: Dream States

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The Technology of Cities: Part 3 explores the original urban networks, water and sewage systems. Topics discussed include the London Fire of 1666, water pumps, sewers and urban health. 10 $1.00 Add
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Whales & Wildfires

From: Samuel Cunard

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Early 1800s. Looks at Samuel Cunard as he expands his enterprises into whaleing and timber and events that transpired to challenge these ventures. Also looks at artic expeditions 10 $1.00 Add
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White Paper to Red Paper

Drawing the Battle Lines

From: Unsettling Canada

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White Paper to Red Paper focuses on the White Papers created by Indian Affairs Minister Jean Chrétien in 1969, which was an attempt to abolish the Indian Act and Indian Status in Canada. The … 8 $0.80 Add
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Witnessing Painful Pasts: Understanding Images of Sports at Canadian Indian Residential Schools

From: Decolonizing Sport

This chapter examines the presence of sports in Canadian residential schools and the use of sports as a tool for forced assimilation. 18 $1.80 Add
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Wizipan Little Elk, Rosebud Lakota

“On the reservation, you have the beauty of the culture and our traditional knowledge contrasted with the reality of poverty.”

From: How We Go Home

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Wizipan Little Elk, who is Rosebud Lakota, tells his story. He is the Executive Director of the Rosebud Economic Development Corporation, where he manages development projects to create jobs for … 22 $2.20 Add
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Women Against Violence (Part 1)

Lee Lakeman on Feminist Anti-Violence Activism in Woodstock and Vancouver

From: Gender & Sexuality

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Writing Off the Indian

From: The Imaginary Indian

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In this chapter, the author dispassionately examines the early “image makers”—the writers who travelled through Native nations to give first-hand account of the Native Peoples. … 39 $3.90 Add
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Writing Off the Indian

From: The Imaginary Indian, 1st Edition

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In this chapter, the author dispassionately examines the early “image makers”—the writers who travelled through Native nations to give first-hand account of the Native Peoples. … 39 $1.17 Add