Indigenous Studies

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Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Seventeen

From: Stoney Creek Woman

In this chapter, Mary John describes how Indigenous women formed the Busy Beavers chapter of the Homemakers Club in 1942. 10 $1.00 Add
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Chapter Six

Chapter Six

From: Stoney Creek Woman

In this chapter, Mary John describes her five years at the Lejac residential school. 5 $0.50 Add
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Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Sixteen

From: Stoney Creek Woman

In this chaper, Mary John describes how the Indian Act shaped daily life in the Stoney Creek community, focusing on alcohol restrictions from her childhood through the 1960s. 5 $0.50 Add
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Chapter Ten

Chapter Ten

From: Stoney Creek Woman

In this chapter, Mary John describes her marriage to Lazare John. 5 $0.50 Add
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Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Thirteen

From: Stoney Creek Woman

In this chapter, Mary John recounts how in 1934, a man in her community died from consuming contaminated home brew. She discusses the absence of government support for Indigenous families … 3 $0.30 Add
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Chapter Three

Chapter Three

From: Stoney Creek Woman

In this chapter, Mary John describes the importance of the seasons for her family’s way of life. 11 $1.10 Add
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Chapter Three: The Third Space

Chapter Three: The Third Space

From: All Our Relations

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 … 53 $6.36 Add
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Chapter Twelve

Chapter Twelve

From: Stoney Creek Woman

In this chapter, Mary John describes life on the Stoney Creek reserve during the 1930s Great Depression. 8 $0.80 Add
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Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty

From: Stoney Creek Woman

In this chapter, Mary John discusses her experiences as an elder passing on Carrier culture. 10 $1.00 Add
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Chapter Two

Chapter Two

From: Stoney Creek Woman

In this chapter, Mary John describes the 1918 influenza pandemic’s devastating toll on the Stoney Creek reserve in central British Columbia. 6 $0.60 Add
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Chapter Two: Big Brother’s Hunger

Chapter Two: Big Brother’s Hunger

From: All Our Relations

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 … 62 $7.44 Add
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Charlie Furlong, Aklavik
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Charlie Furlong, Aklavik

From: Book of Hope

This chapter traces the life of Charlie Furlong, a Gwich’in elder in Aklavik, Northwest Territories. 6 $0.60 Add
Cheated

Cheated

The Laurier Liberals and the Theft of First Nations

Cheated is a gripping story of single-minded politicians, uncompromising Indian Affairs officials, grasping government appointees, and well-connected Liberal speculators, set against a … ; 340 View
Circle Works

Circle Works

Transforming Eurocentric Consciousness

This book is intended to contribute to both the theoretical debate and classroom practice in the field of education. It explores the legitimacy of Aboriginal, holistic paradigms within some of … 304 View
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Civilian Rule

Civilian Rule

From: A Beauty that Hurts

In this chapter, Lovell discusses his arrival in Guatemala in 1985 just before the run-off election took place and the hope a civilian president gave to residents. 4 $0.40 Add
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Civilization, Democracy and Government

Civilization, Democracy and Government

The Need for a Native American Historical Perspective

From: We Were Not the Savages, Third Edition

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