Indigenous Studies

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Paradise, Paradise Lost

Paradise, Paradise Lost

1960

From: Brotherhood to Nationhood

The first chapter of George Manuel’s biography introduces George Manuel as man of deep conviction and understanding of his culture and its needs in the face of the government of Canada, via … ; 5 $0.50 Add
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Part 1: Resistance from Turtle Island

Part 1: Resistance from Turtle Island

Jim Leyden, Watchman

From: Standing on High Ground

Jim Leyden shares his experience as a Sixties Scoop survivor and activist, highlighting the racist and unjust treatment he faced during his jail sentence for opposing the TMX pipeline. ; ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Part 1: Resistance from Turtle Island

Part 1: Resistance from Turtle Island

April Thomas, Secwépemc Matriarch

From: Standing on High Ground

April Thomas highlights the environmental damage the TMX pipeline poses to the Thompson River and unceded Secwépemc’ulecw lands. She describes her own experience of rights violations … ; ; 12 $1.20 Add
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Part 1 - The Social Impacts of Economic Development (Miawpukek, Millbrook and Tobique)                                                A Case Study of the Social Impacts of Economic Development in Miawpukek Mi'kmawey Mawio'mi Connie River, Newfoundland and Labrador

Part 1 – The Social Impacts of Economic Development (Miawpukek, Millbrook and Tobique) A Case Study of the Social Impacts of Economic Development in Miawpukek Mi’kmawey Mawio’mi Connie River, Newfoundland and Labrador

From: Aboriginal Measures for Economic Development

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Part 2 - Baseline Data for Aboriginal Economic Development: An Informed Approach for Measuring Progress and Success                                                  Introduction to Part 2

Part 2 – Baseline Data for Aboriginal Economic Development: An Informed Approach for Measuring Progress and Success Introduction to Part 2

From: Aboriginal Measures for Economic Development

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Part 5: Resistance through art

Part 5: Resistance through art

Tawahum Bige, Poet, Spoken Word Artist

From: Standing on High Ground

This section offers a brief biography of Tawahum Bige, who was sentenced to twenty eight days in prison in 2020 for resisting the TMX in 2018. It also features a poem by Bige titled there’s … ; ; 5 $0.50 Add
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Part I

Part I

The Earl

From: Unsettled

Part I recounts the Earl of Selkirk’s conception of the Red River Settlement in modern-day Manitoba, consisting of two hundred displaced Scottish colonists. Part I includes the following … 24 $2.40 Add
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Part II

Part II

Miles McDonnell

From: Unsettled

Part II describes the ongoing establishment of the Red River Settlement, and the role played Miles McDonnell, who was appointed to head the colony by the Earl of Selkirk in 1813. Part II includes … 142 $14.20 Add
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Part II

Part II

People and the Planet

From: Ring of Fire

In Part II the author explores the effects of mining in the "Ring of Fire" on Indigenous communities in the area, as well as on the environment. This section includes: Chap. 6: Whose … 37 $3.70 Add
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Part III

Part III

Colin Robertson

From: Unsettled

Part III describes the role of Colin Robertson, senior clerk of the Hudson’s Bay Trading Company, in the continued story of the Red River Settlement. Part III includes the following … 86 $8.60 Add
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Part IV

Part IV

Robert Semple

From: Unsettled

Part IV describes the settlement under leadership of Robert Semple, Governor in Chief of the Red River Settlement, culminating in the Battle of Seven Oaks. Part IV includes the following … 35 $3.50 Add
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Part One Indigenous Commons, Capital Cravings, and the Coming of Colonialism, 1500-1790 and The Dish with One Spoon
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Part One Indigenous Commons, Capital Cravings, and the Coming of Colonialism, 1500-1790 and The Dish with One Spoon

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500-1890

This section discusses first contact between the Europeans and the Indigenous inhabitants and divergent understandings of property rights and land tenure and collectivism and individualism. 13 $1.30 Add