Resistance

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Passing the Torch

Passing the Torch

1982-1989

From: Brotherhood to Nationhood

Chapter twenty of George Manuel’s biography examines the end of his life, the momentum he generated and his legacy. He was in a wheelchair the last years of his life, and he was finally … ; 5 $0.50 Add
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Petro-Capitalism and the Tar Sands

Petro-Capitalism and the Tar Sands

Part I: Tar Sands Expansionism

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

In Chapter 1 Angela Carter uses petro-capitalism as a lens to capture the scale and complexity of the tar sands industry, focusing on our economic, political, and environmental costs of fossil … 13 $1.30 Add
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Petro-Chemical Legacies and Tar Sands Frontiers: Chemical Valley versus Environmental Justice

Petro-Chemical Legacies and Tar Sands Frontiers: Chemical Valley versus Environmental Justice

Part II: Communities and Resistance

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

In Chapter 13 Toban Black critically examines the conference titled “Bitumen—Adding Value: Canada’s National Opportunity” in May of 2013, discussing potential tar sands … 12 $1.20 Add
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Pipelines and Resistance across Turtle Island

Pipelines and Resistance across Turtle Island

Part III: Future Prospects

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

Chapter 23 examines resistance to pipelines across Turtle island (Canada), discussing Indigenous resistance and the anti-pipeline movement, decolonization, the resurgence of Indigenous … 14 $1.40 Add
Policing Indigenous Movements

Policing Indigenous Movements

Dissent and the Security State

In recent years, Indigenous peoples have lead a number of high profile movements fighting for social and environmental justice in Canada. From land struggles to struggles against resource … 230 View
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Policing the Imaginary “Anti-Petroleum Movement”

Policing the Imaginary “Anti-Petroleum Movement”

From: Policing Indigenous Movements

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Political Eruptions in British Columbia

Political Eruptions in British Columbia

1975

From: Brotherhood to Nationhood

Chapter fourteen of George Manuel’s biography covers the organizing of the Indigenous peoples conference held in Copenhagen in 1975, resulting in the founding of the World Council of … ; 18 $1.80 Add
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Popular Reaction to the First World War and the 1930s Great Depression
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Popular Reaction to the First World War and the 1930s Great Depression

From: Humans

This chapter examines popular resistance during the First World War and its aftermath. It also reviews the efforts to find a more humane alternative to the capitalist economic system, … 48 $4.80 Add
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Power beyond Account

Power beyond Account

Saskatchewan Child Welfare versus Human Dignity

From: Divided

This chapter explores the "ugly truths" about child welfare in Saskatchewan, where The Ministry of Social Services is "obsessed with its power, run by bureaucrats who refuse to … 15 $1.50 Add
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Afterword

Afterword

Settling with Canada: A Debt Coming Due

From: The Reconciliation Manifesto

Grand Chief Ronald Derrickson looks at how indigenous activist Arthur Manuel’s work continues on. He examines how Canada has forged the debt due to Indigenous people on the balance sheets … 4 $0.40 Add
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Preface
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Preface

Ohén:ton Karihwatéhkwen

From: When the Pine Needles Fall

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Preface and Introduction
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Preface and Introduction

Why Do We Need a “People’s History” for the Planet?

From: Humans

In this introductory chapter, the author explains that most histories examine the course of events from the perspective of elites, whereas this book embraces the method of social historians and … 9 $0.90 Add