Indigenous Studies

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The Children are Taken

The Children are Taken

From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Residential Schools

This chapter discusses how thousands of children were forcibly removed from their homes and taken to residential schools. It illustrates this with photographs, illustrations, and documents as … 6 $0.60 Add
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The Climate And Inequality Crises in Canada
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The Climate And Inequality Crises in Canada

From: More Powerful Together

This chapter contains the following readings: Climate Crisis and Oil and Gas Development in Canada – Ongoing Impacts of Settler Colonialism in Canada – Social Movements in Canada 14 $1.40 Add
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Pérez Molina (2012-2015) and the End of the Line

Pérez Molina (2012-2015) and the End of the Line

From: A Beauty that Hurts

This chapter discusses the presidency of Perez Molina, which became synonymous with corruption and scandals. 7 $0.70 Add
The Color of Food

The Color of Food

Stories of Race, Resilience and Farming

Imagine the typical American farmer. Many people visualize sun-roughened skin, faded overalls, and calloused hands-hands that are usually white. While there’s no doubt the growing trend of … 242 View
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The Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada: A Case Study of Aboriginal Health

The Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada: A Case Study of Aboriginal Health

From: Aboriginal Canada Revisited

In his final report, issued in 2002, Romanow, among other things, addressed the health status of Aboriginal people in Canada (First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples). His recommendations, and … 22 $2.20 Add
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The Commons as Culture, Community, and Creation

The Commons as Culture, Community, and Creation

From: Reclaiming the Commons for the Common Good

Becoming attuned to others in the shared habitats of life on Earth: it’s that simple and that mysterious. 8 $0.80 Add
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The Community Hub

The Community Hub

From: Beyond Shelters

Cora Gajari, Executive Director of Carmichael Outreach Inc. in Regina, Saskatchewan, draws on her own experience as an Indigenous woman who has faced violence and marginalization, discusses the … 16 $1.60 Add
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The Constitution Express
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The Constitution Express

A Grassroots Movement

From: Unsettling Canada

The Constitution Express follows the creation of the Constitution Express movement founded by Manuel between 1980-1981. The movement was a reaction to protest the lack of Indigenous rights in the … 11 $1.10 Add
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The Corporation vs. Nature

The Corporation vs. Nature

From: The Big Stall

Discusses an alternative approach to dealing with climate change: abandon neo-liberal measures and shift to a zero growth economy with redistribution of existing wealth. Action requires … 17 $1.70 Add
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The Cunning Sámi
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The Cunning Sámi

Circumpolar Resurgence: Section 4

From: Qummut Qukiria!

This chapter reflects on the experience of the Sámi people. ; 8 $0.80 Add
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The Daily News

The Daily News

From: A Beauty that Hurts

In this chapter, Lovell discusses his visit to Guatemala in 1990 and gives social, political, and economic context to the state of the country at that time. 10 $1.00 Add
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The Dance from Cabbagetown Cones to Shiibaashka’igan Cones
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The Dance from Cabbagetown Cones to Shiibaashka’igan Cones

TRAILBLAZERS AND CHANGEMAKERS

From: Indigenous Toronto

Karen Pheasant-Neganigwane speaks about growing up in Toronto and Indigenous activism. 7 $0.70 Add
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The Delivery Man

The Delivery Man

From: A Beauty that Hurts

This chapter details the lack of news about Guatemala through Canadian news sources. 1 $0.10 Add
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The Dependency Illusion

The Dependency Illusion

From: Indigenomics

Topics discussed in this chapter include the Great Debunk: Addressing the Illusion 12 $1.20 Add
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The Early Years of the Mission School

The Early Years of the Mission School

Education and Discipline

From: Victims of Benevolence

Native children learned the skills they needed to survive, and the beliefs, values, and codes of behaviour appropriate to their society, by a trial-and error process of observing and imitating … 28 $0.56 Add