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Introduction

Introduction

New Governors, Same Colonialism

From: Warrior Life

The Introduction of Warrior Life succinctly articulates the damage done to First Nations peoples in Canada through the process of colonization by the Canadian government, and outlines how that … 6 $0.60 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

From: Songs Upon the Rivers

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Introduction

Introduction

From: The Franz Boas Enigma

On Franz Boas, his research, and pivotal role in the history of science and anthropology. His publications provide us two-fold insights: an understanding of the scientific stimuli the young Boas … 9 $0.90 Add
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Introduction
NEW!

Introduction

From: Capitalism and Colonialism

This chapter outlines how the structures of capitalism and colonialism together shaped the emergence of Canada as a nation in the twentieth century. 35 $3.50 Add
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Introduction: Aboriginal Canada Revisited

Introduction: Aboriginal Canada Revisited

From: Aboriginal Canada Revisited

Introduction 26 $2.60 Add
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Inuit Tales and Lexicon, Arctic Ice and Climate, 1887-1894: Assessing Culture, Language, and Nature / Lasting Contributions by Franz Boas: Knowledge, Science, and Universality of Equality

Inuit Tales and Lexicon, Arctic Ice and Climate, 1887-1894: Assessing Culture, Language, and Nature / Lasting Contributions by Franz Boas: Knowledge, Science, and Universality of Equality

Chapters 11 and 12

From: The Franz Boas Enigma

Chapter 11 details how Boas continued the study Inuit language, tales, and beliefs and continued to publish studies and give lectures. Chapter 12 looks at the character of Franz Boas and his … 17 $1.70 Add
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KIRS 1987

KIRS 1987

From: TSQELMUCWÍLC

Chapter Six describes the aftermath of the oppression of Indigenous children who were forced into the Kamloops Indian Residential School. ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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La Haute-Louisiane and the Far West

La Haute-Louisiane and the Far West

From: Songs Upon the Rivers

This chapter looks at the history of French-descended Canadiens, Creole, and Métis populations in the area of Louisiana and the Far West. It looks at biases and inaccuracies in the … ; ; 48 $4.80 Add
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Land, Life, and Legacy
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Land, Life, and Legacy

Afterword to the Second Edition

From: Unsettling Canada

New Afterword, written by Kanahus Manuel and Nicole Schabus. ; 15 $1.50 Add
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Land Title and the James Bay Battle

Land Title and the James Bay Battle

1972-1973

From: Brotherhood to Nationhood

Chapter twelve of George Manuel’s biography looks at land rights court battles and the issue of the James Bay hydroelectric project in Northern Quebec during the years 1972 and 1973. ; 15 $1.50 Add
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Learning to Play Ball
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Learning to Play Ball

From: On Account of Darkness

This chapter tells the story of Pliney Stonefish– an Indigenous man from Delaware Nation and avid baseball fan– and the all-Indigenous baseball team from Delaware Nation. The 20th … 10 $1.00 Add
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Let Me Entertain You

Let Me Entertain You

From: The Truth About Stories

In this reading, Indigenous author and scholar Thomas King explores the idea that stories, both those we tell ourselves and those that are told to us by others, are foundational in establishing … 31 $3.72 Add
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Lieutenant John Cartwright’s Expedition into Beothuk Country

Lieutenant John Cartwright’s Expedition into Beothuk Country

From: The Beothuk

This chapter recounts the firsthand experiences of Lieutenant John Cartwright in Notre Dame Bay in the late 1700s 7 $0.70 Add
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Line of Defence
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Line of Defence

Side by Side for Mother Earth

From: Unsettling Canada

Line of Defence focuses on Indigenous peoples’ role in acting as environmentalist across the world, as the children and the defenders of the land. The chapter explores activism against the … 16 $1.60 Add
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Little Patches Known as Reserves

Little Patches Known as Reserves

From: Cheated

Chapter Six addresses the sale of reserve lands upon western settlers’ displacement of First Nations peoples. ; 27 $2.70 Add
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Local Agitator to Provincial Leader

Local Agitator to Provincial Leader

1955-1960

From: Brotherhood to Nationhood

The fourth chapter of George Manuel’s biography details his journey from a person who recognized an important opportunity for defiance of government control of First Nations peoples and … ; 14 $1.40 Add