Settler Society

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A Great Deal of Mischief

A Great Deal of Mischief

From: Cheated

Chapter Ten describes the Canadian government’s efforts to acquire land from the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) tribes in southern Albertaand the resistance they faced. ; 30 $3.00 Add
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A Nineteenth-Century War of Resistance
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A Nineteenth-Century War of Resistance

Settler "Unionists," "Half-Breeds," "Indians," and the Uprising in the North-West, 1885

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500-1890

This chapter looks at the Canadian Pacific Railway’s intrusion further west and the ensuing conflicts with Indigenous and Metis populations, Louis Riel’s Provisional Government and … 18 $1.80 Add
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Alienating Agreements; or Treaties as Thievery — Early Capitalism at Work in the 1870s and 1880s
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Alienating Agreements; or Treaties as Thievery — Early Capitalism at Work in the 1870s and 1880s

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500-1890

This chapter looks at John A. MacDonald’s National Policy in the 1870s ‘ and 1880s’ post-Confederation Canada in the form of railroads, tariffs and immigration, as well as the … 15 $1.50 Add
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Ample Land Left

Ample Land Left

From: Cheated

Chapter Five discusses the rapid growth of settlers in Western Canada and the subsequent displacement of Indigenous reserves. Conservative leader at the time Richard S. Lake is discussed. ; 25 $2.50 Add
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At the Edge of Geologic Epochs

At the Edge of Geologic Epochs

From: Changing Tides

This chapter explores how indigenous world views might help us address climate change. Intergenerational equity: its prevalence in Indigenous world views and how it is being integrated into other … 10 $1.00 Add
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Bricks (and Timber) in the Road to Capital Accumulation, 1795-1850
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Bricks (and Timber) in the Road to Capital Accumulation, 1795-1850

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500-1890

This chapter takes a look at capital accumulation in Canada in the early nineteenth century through the development of resources such as lumber and mining and its impact of Indigenous populations … 11 $1.10 Add
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British North America, the American Revolution, and Land
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British North America, the American Revolution, and Land

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500-1890

This chapter takes a look at British rule in North America in the late eighteenth century, Mi’kmaq treaty negotiations, the impact of the westward movement of the Fur Trade on Indigenous … 13 $1.30 Add
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Building Our Community Connections

Building Our Community Connections

From: Circle Works

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Capital Cravings
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Capital Cravings

Colonialism's Sixteenth-Century Beginnings Planted

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500-1890

This chapter looks at the beginnings of capitalism and colonialism in Canada, and the effects of these developments on its Indigenous inhabitants. 7 $0.70 Add
Cheated

Cheated

The Laurier Liberals and the Theft of First Nations

Cheated is a gripping story of single-minded politicians, uncompromising Indian Affairs officials, grasping government appointees, and well-connected Liberal speculators, set against a … ; 340 View
Circle Works

Circle Works

Transforming Eurocentric Consciousness

This book is intended to contribute to both the theoretical debate and classroom practice in the field of education. It explores the legitimacy of Aboriginal, holistic paradigms within some of … 304 View
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Colonialism and Coercive Assimilation/Cultural Genocide
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Colonialism and Coercive Assimilation/Cultural Genocide

Residential Schools as the Pedagogy of Nineteenth-Century Oppression

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500-1890

This chapter discusses the evolution of the institutional framework of the Canadian state, particularly education, together with the press and the church in shaping bourgeois cultural norms. In … 10 $1.00 Add
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Colonialism Extended in the Immediate Post-Confederation Years
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Colonialism Extended in the Immediate Post-Confederation Years

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500-1890

This chapter examines legislation aimed at controlling Indigenous populations in Canada, such as the Indian Act of 1876, the Department of Indian Affairs, under the leadership of Duncan Cameron … 5 $0.50 Add
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Colonizing Colonists and the Indigenous Commons
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Colonizing Colonists and the Indigenous Commons

The Royal Proclamation, 1763

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500-1890

This chapter outlines the British assumption of power after defeating France in North America and the Royal Proclamation of 1763, and the Treaty of Niagara and reviews British relations with the … 15 $1.50 Add
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Companies and Competition
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Companies and Competition

Selkirk, the Saulteaux, and the Re-establishment of Monopoly in the 1820s

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500-1890

This chapter discusses the flourishing of the Hudson Bay Company as it triumphed over its competition and discusses westward expansion, the Selkirk settlement and the Saulteaux. 12 $1.20 Add
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Diversity and the Dish
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Diversity and the Dish

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500-1890

This chapter outlines the many variations within Indigenous societies affected by factors such as geographic location, war and access to resources and, trade and the differences in land use, … 12 $1.20 Add