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Turning the Tables

From: On Account of Darkness

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This chapter tells the history of Walpole Island and discusses anti-Indigenous racism, telling the story of Bill Sands. 10 $1.00 Add
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Upping the Ante

RCAP and a Landmark Court Decision

From: Unsettling Canada

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Upping the Ante explores the nationwide reaction to the 1996 Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP) report and all 440 of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples recommendations amongst … 17 $1.70 Add
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Conclusion

From: Songs Upon the Rivers

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Dispossession and the Imposition of Poverty

From: We Were Not The Savages

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Chapter 10 focuses on the hardships and poverty of the Indigenous populations faced due to the disposition and landlessness they faced after English colonization. 19 $1.90 Add
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From White Paper to Red Paper

1969-1970

From: Brotherhood to Nationhood

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Chapter eight of George Manuel’s biography deals with the Chrétien White Paper in the period of 1969 to 1970 that aims to end the special status of Indians in Canada. Manuel and his … ; 14 $1.40 Add
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Makeover

From: Tracking the Caribou Queen

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The chapter recounts Carr’s drugstore, shoplifting from the Hudson’s Bay, Suz and Gloria, ideas of “whiteness”, Maryanne’s birthday party, and the cruel intentions … 26 $2.60 Add
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Miiyo-pimaatisoowin

From: Ohpikiihaakan-ohpihmeh (Raised Somewhere Else)

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Plans to Conciliate the Beothuk

From: The Beothuk

This chapter explorers how the colonial government in Newfoundland interacted with the Beothuk around the turn of the 19th century. 4 $0.40 Add
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The Battle in the Forest

The Trade in Indian Trees

From: Unsettling Canada

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The Battle in the Forest discusses Manuel’s experiences working with and against B.C. forestry. The chapter explores how Indigenous people and lands bear the brunt of the logging’s … 12 $1.20 Add
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Corrals

From: Tracking the Caribou Queen

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The chapter reflects on coming into adolescence, Spike the dog, playing in arsenic ridden lakes, “stuffing the goose”, wanting a boyfriend, the horse in the lake, and Margie’s … 20 $2.00 Add
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Epilogue

From: Ohpikiihaakan-ohpihmeh (Raised Somewhere Else)

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Let’s Make Baseball! Practices of Unsettling on the Recreational Ball Diamonds of Tkaronto/Toronto

From: Decolonizing Sport

This chapter examines how sport operates as a rarefied cultural symbol in North American society to stabilize settler identity. The colonial history of the sport is discussed as well as how it … 19 $1.90 Add
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Meeting of Lieutenant David Buchan and Beothuk at Red Indian Lake

From: The Beothuk

This chapter recounts the firsthand experiences of Lieutenant David Buchan in the early 19th century 5 $0.50 Add
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Sun Peaks to Geneva

Playgrounds and Fortresses

From: Unsettling Canada

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Sun Peaks in Geneva follows Manuel’s time fighting against the Nippon Cable’s Sun Peaks development. The chapter explores the disregard for sustainability and respect to Indigenous … 17 $1.70 Add
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The Edge of Extinction

From: We Were Not The Savages

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Chapter 11 explores how at risk the Mi’kmaq population was during the late eighteenth century. 25 $2.50 Add
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The National Chief

From: Brotherhood to Nationhood

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Chapter nine of George Manuel’s biography details his path to become National Chief and president of the National Indian Brotherhood and the beginning of his term there, including people he … ; 17 $1.70 Add