Indigenous Studies

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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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“With Its Branches You Now Lash Us”: The Accelerating Dispossession of Indigenous Peoples, 1780-1820

“With Its Branches You Now Lash Us”: The Accelerating Dispossession of Indigenous Peoples, 1780-1820

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

This chapter examines the increasing dispossession of the Indigenous populations between 1780 and the 1820s as settlement continued westward. 7 $0.70 Add
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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 in Between: From Fur Trade Frontier to Métis Nation

Women in Between: From Fur Trade Frontier to Métis Nation

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

This chapter examines the impact of the fur trade and colonial expansion in Canada in the nineteenth century on First Nation and Metis women populations. 14 $1.40 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
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Worldviews of Our Ancestral Lineages
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Worldviews of Our Ancestral Lineages

From: The Story is in Our Bones

In this chapter, Lake discusses how reconnection with ancient religious and cultural identities and practices can help us to address the interconnected issues of patriarchy, racism, and climate change. 15 $1.50 Add
Wrestling with Colonialism on Steroids

Wrestling with Colonialism on Steroids

Quebec Inuit Fight for Their Homeland

For decades, the Inuit of northern Québec were among the most neglected people in Canada. It took The Battle of James Bay, 1971-1975, for the governments in Québec City and Ottawa to … 132 View