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Celebrity Indians and Plastic Shamans

From: The Imaginary Indian, 1st Edition

Non-native Canadians have always formed their impressions of the Indian without much reference to actual Native people, and especially without hearing what Native people might have to say about … 58 $2.90 Add
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How Things Work and Why Stories Matter

From: Legacy

In this chapter, the author discusses the history of trauma experienced by indigenous communities as a result of colonialism. This chapter also includes a general overview of indigenous … 30 $3.00 Add
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Killing the Wittigo

From: Legacy

In the final chapter, the author discusses a variety of initiatives across Canada that Indigenous communities are undertaking to facilitate healing. 57 $5.70 Add
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What it Means to Be Colonized

From: Legacy

This chapter includes a discussion of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as it impacts indigenous people. The author also discusses the ways in which trauma affects how individuals and communities … 31 $3.10 Add
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Becoming Human

From: Legacy

In this chapter, the author recalls her youth and relationship with her parents and how that shaped her identity as an indigenous person. The chapter concludes with a list of developmental trauma … 26 $2.60 Add
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The Angry Indian and a Culture of Blame

From: Legacy

In this chapter, the author explores how trauma can lead to violence within communities and discusses ways in which indigenous philosophies can be applied to end lateral violence. 36 $3.60 Add
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Invisible Roots

From: Legacy

In this chapter, the author provides a brief biography of her mother and her experiences with trauma. 25 $2.50 Add
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Fractured Narratives

From: Legacy

In this chapter, the author recalls her own experiences of trauma and how it changed the ways in which she thought and behaved. 28 $2.80 Add
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What the Body Remembers

From: Legacy

This chapter discusses the physiological and medical impacts of trauma including headaches, insomnia, and learning disabilities. The chapter also discusses indigenous medicinal and healing practices. 38 $3.80 Add
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Homelessness Prevention

An Anishinaabe Perspective

From: Ending Homelessness in Canada

In Chapter 7 Marie McGregor Pitawanakwat offers an Indigenous perspective on homelessness, the concept of shelter, and the displacement from traditional lands that have exacerbated homelessness … 12 $1.20 Add
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Sacred Being

From: Legacy

In this chapter, the author discusses the importance of connections, both with other people and the natural world, as methods for indigenous people to cope with trauma. 25 $2.50 Add
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Chapter 9

Recreating the Structures of Belonging

From: Legacy

In this chapter, the author explores how Indigenous communities act as owners of their own communities in order to build the social capital necessary for community growth and transformation, and … 26 $2.60 Add
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Community and Resistance in Marie Clements’ The Unnatural and Accidental Women and Now Look What You Made Me Do

Community and Resistance in Marie Clements’ The Unnatural and Accidental Women and Now Look What You Made Me Do

From: Indigenous Women’s Theatre in Canada

The third chapter of Indigenous Women’s Theatre in Canada looks at the works of Marie Clements, including The Unnatural and Accidental Woman, and Now Look What You Made Me Do. The chapter … 36 $3.60 Add
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Concrete Indians
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Concrete Indians

TRANSFORMING THE CITY

From: Indigenous Toronto

Concrete Indians is an open-call portraiture series started in 2008 that focuses on reflections of contemporary Indigenous identity and decolonization. Photos included. 4 $0.40 Add
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Culture and Spirit
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Culture and Spirit

From: Killing the Wittigo

In the final chapter of her book, Methot discusses indigenous spiritual and cultural practices, and how these practices can support the process of healing. 27 $2.70 Add
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Daniel David Moses
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Daniel David Moses

TRAILBLAZERS AND CHANGEMAKERS

From: Indigenous Toronto

This chapter explores the story of Daniel David Moses. 2 $0.20 Add