Indigenous Studies

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Chance of a Lifetime

Chance of a Lifetime

Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic

From: Umingmak

Readings in Part One of this title entitled "A Leader in the Making" discuss Stuart Hodgson’s political background. The section discusses his appointment as Commissioner of the … 7 $0.70 Add
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We Stole it Fair and Square

We Stole it Fair and Square

From: The Reconciliation Manifesto

Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel analyzes how Europeans settlers and their governments asserted ownership of the land in Canada — characterizing it as straighforward theft. He uses the … 6 $0.60 Add
Changing Tides

Changing Tides

An Ecologist's Journey to Make Peace with the Anthropocene

Change the story and change the future – merging science and Indigenous knowledge to steer us towards a more benign Anthropocene. As humanity marches on, causing mass extinctions and … 220 View
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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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Homeland

From: Fight or Submit

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Deep Roots

From: Mining Country

This chapter discusses the earliest examples of mining in Canada. These include examples of metalwork and extraction practiced by pre-columbian indigenous communities as well as the first … ; 24 $2.40 Add
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Chapter 1: Capitalist Crisis and Expansion, 1890-1914
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Chapter 1: Capitalist Crisis and Expansion, 1890-1914

From: Capitalism and Colonialism

This chapter recounts how the Depression of the 1890s was followed in the first decades of the twentieth century by enormous growth in mining, railroads and industry. 6 $0.60 Add
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Chapter 1: Notes from a Blind Man

Chapter 1: Notes from a Blind Man

From: Seven Fallen Feathers

In this reading, Tanya Talaga recalls how she first became invested in the stories of the seven missing and murdered indigenous students while working as a political reporter covering indigenous … 38 $4.56 Add
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Chapter 1: Radical Indigenous Economic Exclusion
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Chapter 1: Radical Indigenous Economic Exclusion

From: The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power

This chapter explores how the process of “othering”, inherent in the policies of the Indian Act, has reinforced systemic inequality and exclusion of Indigenous peoples in Canada. 8 $0.80 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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Restoring Cut-Off Lands, Building a Highway

From: Fight or Submit

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Chapter 10: Seven Fallen Feathers

Chapter 10: Seven Fallen Feathers

From: Seven Fallen Feathers

In this reading, Indigenous author Tanya Talaga discusses the outcome of several inquests into the treatment of Indigenous students. Please Note: A collection can contain up to 30% of the … 16 $1.92 Add
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Chapter 10: The Inuit Confront Capitalism and Colonialism in the 1920s
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Chapter 10: The Inuit Confront Capitalism and Colonialism in the 1920s

From: Capitalism and Colonialism

This chapter looks at how Inuit life was transformed by the fur trade, the church, state policing, and resource exploitation. 8 $0.80 Add
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Chapter 11

Character Assassination Attempt

From: Fight or Submit

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Chapter 11: Canadian Capital and the Global South, 1900-30
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Chapter 11: Canadian Capital and the Global South, 1900-30

From: Capitalism and Colonialism

This chapter recounts how from the 1890s–1920s, Canadian capital went abroad and sugar, banking, and railway ventures across Cuba and the West Indies connected Canadian business internationally. 13 $1.30 Add