Health

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Syphilis

From: Country of Poxes

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Chapter 2 focuses on syphilis. Topics discussed include the debate around syphilis’ origins, the politics of colonialism,  the “Columbian exchange”, the stages of syphilis, … 56 $5.60 Add
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Toxic Encounters: What’s Whiteness Doing in a Nice Field Like Education?

From: White Benevolence

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In chapter 3, Sheelah McLean examines the effects of white settler colonialism on public education, looking mainly at how white supremacy is maintained through the repetition of everyday … 14 $1.40 Add
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Chapter Four: “I Breathe for Them”

From: All Our Relations

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In this reading, Tanya Talaga discusses the epidemic of suicides among Indigenous youth in Canada. The reading includes personal recollections of the author, historical and political context and … 56 $6.72 Add
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Having Children

From: Abortion to Abolition

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While the struggle for abortion access and the right not to have children is dominant in the history of white feminism, protecting the right to have children is just as vital, and an issue that … 19 $1.90 Add
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How Indigenous-Specific Racism Is Coached into Health Systems

From: White Benevolence

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In chapter 4, Barry Lavallee and Laurie Harding closely examine the process of Indigenous-Specific Racism Coaching —that is, the transmission of Indigenous-specific racism in the health … ; 18 $1.80 Add
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Isolation, Disconnection, Reconnection

From: Killing the Wittigo

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In this chapter, Methot describes the extinct to isolate and dissociate after experiencing trauma, and what this behaviour can look like. She provides advice for how to reconnect with yourself, … 26 $2.60 Add
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Indigenous Program Indicators

From: ohpikinâwasowin/Growing a Child

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Historical Context: Human Services for Indigenous Peoples – Central Components of Indigenous Indicators – The Program Indicators: Centering the Indigenous Universe – Conclusion ; 21 $2.10 Add
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Racism Kills

From: Warrior Life

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Section two, Racism Kills, responds to headlines about the high costs of racism in terms of Indigenous lives through collected articles and blog posts by Palmater. She covers topics related to … 50 $5.00 Add
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Smallpox

From: Country of Poxes

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Chapter 3 examines the history of smallpox. Discussing topics includingsmallpox origins, early accounts of smallpox outbreaks across North America, the emergence of new mutations, … 66 $6.60 Add
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“Within This Architecture of Oppression, We Are a Vibrant Community”: Indigenous Prairie Prisoner Organizing During Covid-19

From: White Benevolence

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Within an anti-colonial abolitionist framework, Nancy Van Styvendale examines the three hunger strikes that took place in Saskatchewan jails during 2020-2021. She uses two analytics— … 17 $1.70 Add
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Practice as Ceremony

From: ohpikinâwasowin/Growing a Child

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Prologue: The Sundancer’s Story – Introduction: This Chapter’s Stories – The Background Story: Storytelling in the iyiniw Universe – The Methods Story – The … ; ; ; 22 $2.20 Add
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Chapter Five: We Are Not Going Anywhere

From: All Our Relations

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In this reading, Tanya Talaga discusses the epidemic of suicides among Indigenous youth in Canada. The reading includes personal recollections of the author, historical and political context and … 43 $5.16 Add
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Lateral Violence

From: Killing the Wittigo

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In this chapter, Methot explains how the violence of colonialism caused intergenerational trauma that results in violence within indigenous families and communities. Methot describes this cycle … 28 $2.80 Add
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Sexualized Genocide

From: Warrior Life

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Section three, Sexualized Genocide, contains Palmater’s articles and blog posts in response to headlines about missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, including how resource … 54 $5.40 Add
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Tuberculosis

From: Country of Poxes

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Chapter 4 focuses on tuberculosis. Discussing topics including the present persistence of tuberculosis into the twenty first century across the globe including in Canada, the long history of … 61 $6.10 Add
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Families and Relationships

From: Killing the Wittigo

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In this chapter, Methot discusses how colonialism and residential schools continue to create hardhships for indigenous communities. Methot provides a guide to navigate difficult emotions, … 38 $3.80 Add