Indigenous Studies

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White Benevolence
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White Benevolence

Racism and Colonial Violence in the Helping Professions

When working with Indigenous people, the helping professions —education, social work, health care and justice — reinforce the colonial lie that Indigenous people need saving. In White … 289 View
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White Entitlement in Antiracism and Anticolonialism
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White Entitlement in Antiracism and Anticolonialism

From: White Benevolence

In chapter 16, Jeff Halvorsen, Régine King, Liza Lorenzetti, Adrian Wolfleg and Lemlem Haile discuss social justice as a core value of Social Work. Social justice is an aspirational charter … ; ; ; 17 $1.70 Add
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White Paper to Red Paper
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White Paper to Red Paper

Drawing the Battle Lines

From: Unsettling Canada

White Paper to Red Paper focuses on the White Papers created by Indian Affairs Minister Jean Chrétien in 1969, which was an attempt to abolish the Indian Act and Indian Status in Canada. The … 8 $0.80 Add
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White Plague, Red Victims

White Plague, Red Victims

1932-1954

From: Brotherhood to Nationhood

The third chapter of George Manuel’s biography begins with his diagnosis of tuberculosis and his stay at the Coqualeetza Preventoria for treatment. It also explores the impact of the … ; 12 $1.20 Add
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The Second Coming

The Second Coming

From: The Reconciliation Manifesto

Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel discusses the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and how the Trudeau government has taken an approach to it similar to its … 9 $0.90 Add
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Who Killed the Public Surgery Centre?

Who Killed the Public Surgery Centre?

From: Divided

This essay concerns the shift to private surgeries in Saskatchewan. This policy was meant to reduce the wait times for surgical procedures through a market-based approach, but wait times only … 12 $1.20 Add
Whose Water Is It, Anyway?

Whose Water Is It, Anyway?

Taking Water Protection into Public Hands

The Blue Communities Project is dedicated to three primary things: that access to clean, drinkable water is a basic human right; that municipal and community water will be held in public hands; … 161 View
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Wild
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Wild

From: Tracking the Caribou Queen

The chapter explores the impact of Margie’s mother returning to work, the Old Town and New Town, no go zones, the allure of Rainbow Valley and the reserve, their mothers reaction to Paul … 11 $1.10 Add
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William Eppes Cormack and the Boeothick Institution

William Eppes Cormack and the Boeothick Institution

From: The Beothuk

This chapter recounts the firsthand experiences of William Eppes Cormack in the early 19th century 3 $0.30 Add
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Williams Treaties
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Williams Treaties

AGREEMENTS, NAMING, AND PLACES

From: Indigenous Toronto

An essay on the Williams Treaties and resistance. 8 $0.80 Add
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Willing Partner or Jail? Budget 2014 and the Elimination of First Nations Treaty Rights, Resources, and Trade

Willing Partner or Jail? Budget 2014 and the Elimination of First Nations Treaty Rights, Resources, and Trade

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From: Indigenous Nationhood

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“Within This Architecture of Oppression, We Are a Vibrant Community”: Indigenous Prairie Prisoner Organizing During Covid-19
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“Within This Architecture of Oppression, We Are a Vibrant Community”: Indigenous Prairie Prisoner Organizing During Covid-19

From: White Benevolence

Within an anti-colonial abolitionist framework, Nancy Van Styvendale examines the three hunger strikes that took place in Saskatchewan jails during 2020-2021. She uses two analytics— … 17 $1.70 Add
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Wizipan Little Elk, Rosebud Lakota

Wizipan Little Elk, Rosebud Lakota

“On the reservation, you have the beauty of the culture and our traditional knowledge contrasted with the reality of poverty.”

From: How We Go Home

Wizipan Little Elk, who is Rosebud Lakota, tells his story. He is the Executive Director of the Rosebud Economic Development Corporation, where he manages development projects to create jobs for … 22 $2.20 Add
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Women’s Rights
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Women’s Rights

From: When the Pine Needles Fall

In Chapter Six Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel reflects on the broader spectrum of her activism, particulary in the fight for women’s rights. ; ; ; 22 $2.20 Add
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Worldviews Are a Portal
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Worldviews Are a Portal

From: The Story is in Our Bones

In this chapter, Lake asserts the importance of decolonizing our collective worldview to the mission of ecological protection. She describes the ecological resistance work of indigenous … 22 $2.20 Add
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Worldviews Conjured by Words
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Worldviews Conjured by Words

From: The Story is in Our Bones

This chapter describes the connection between language and our understanding of nature, exploring how indigenous languages can be used as a model to develop a decolonized, anti-racist language of … 25 $2.50 Add