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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! From prohibition to harm reduction Transforming Canada’s drug policies From: The Trudeau Record View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter looks at the Trudeau government’s approach to drug reform– one that sought an end to policies of prohibition and criminalization and instead prioritized public health and …	Paula Maurutto	18	2024	$1.80 Add
From NEW! How Indigenous-Specific Racism Is Coached into Health Systems From: White Benevolence View Fernwood Publishing	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 …	Barry Lavalle; Laurie Harding	18	2022	$1.80 Add
From NEW! ‘I Decided to Make My Disability Visible’ From: Living Disability View Coach House Books	Christa Couture is interviewed by Emily Macrae, and talks about her experience as a writer, musician, broadcaster, filmmaker, and someone who is Indigenous, queer, disabled, and a mom.	Christa Couture	7	2024	$0.70 Add
From Chapter Eight A New Way Forward for the Immigrant Health Professionals From: Reconciliation in Practice View Fernwood Publishing	Integrating Indigenous Knowledge in Practice and Research: A New Way Forward for the Immigrant Health Professionals	Farzana Ali	16	2019	$1.60 Add
From NEW! Introduction From: White Benevolence View Fernwood Publishing	In the introduction, Amanda Gebhard, Sheelah McLean, and Verna St. Denis make clear their intentions for this collection, which are to elevate critical standpoints on racial inequality in Canada …	Amanda Gebhard; Sheelah McLean; Verna St. Denis	22	2022	$2.20 Add
From Introduction: Aboriginal Canada Revisited From: Aboriginal Canada Revisited View University of Ottawa Press	Introduction	Kerstin Knopf	26	2008	$2.60 Add
From NEW! Isolation, Disconnection, Reconnection From: Killing the Wittigo View ECW Press	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, …	Suzanne Methot	26	2023	$2.60 Add
From NEW! Joe Hester: Anishnawbe Health Toronto HOW WE CARRY THIS PLACE From: Indigenous Toronto View Coach House Books	The story of Joe Hester and his work for Anishnawbe Health, where he is the current Executive Director.	Brian Wright-McLeod	3	2021	$0.30 Add
From NEW! Lateral Violence From: Killing the Wittigo View ECW Press	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 …	Suzanne Methot	28	2023	$2.80 Add
From NEW! Living My Family Through Colonialism From: White Benevolence View Fernwood Publishing	In chapter 2, Verna St. Denis examines the impact of colonial structures on BIPOC communities and families through recounting her own experiences. This chapter focuses on the colonial structures …	Verna St. Denis	14	2022	$1.40 Add
From NEW! Pandemics Past How Infections Have Defined Humanity From: Country of Poxes View Fernwood Publishing	Chapter 1 explores the history of infectious diseases in Canada and human coexistence with infection. Topics discussed include malaria, gene mutations, cystic fibrosis, cholera, antibiotics, …	Baijayanta Mukhopadhyay	16	2022	$1.60 Add
From NEW! Permission to Escape From: White Benevolence View Fernwood Publishing	In chapter 15, Heather Carter unpacks the whiteness of her skin which has led to her unfailingly being perceived as a white settler, despite her own identity as a Métis woman. The chapter …	Heather Carter	16	2022	$1.60 Add
From NEW! Policing Indigenous Students: The School/Prison Nexus on the Canadian Prairies From: White Benevolence View Fernwood Publishing	In chapter 7, Amanda Gebhard sheds light on the subtle — and not-so-subtle — operations of racism, colonialism and whiteness in schools, and the real and material consequences these …	Amanda Gebhard	14	2022	$1.40 Add
From Racism Kills From: Warrior Life View Fernwood Publishing	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 …	Pamela Palmater	50	2020	$5.00 Add
From Robert Ornelas, New York City, Lipan Apache / Ysleta del Sur Pueblo “A part of the soul sickness for me was being ashamed. . . . What we were being taught about Indians was so minimal and so negative.” From: How We Go Home View Fernwood Publishing	Robert Ornelas, who lives in New York City, and is of the Lipan Apache / Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, is a retired substance abuse counselor. He shares how he understood and felt about being native as …	Sara Sinclair	17	2020	$1.70 Add