Resistance

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The Arrival of Agriculture
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The Arrival of Agriculture

From: Humans

This chapter looks at the advent of agricultural societies and sedentary lifestyles, it inspects what effect these developments had on the egalitarian values of their foraging ancestors … 36 $3.60 Add
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The Art of Resistance
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The Art of Resistance

From: When the Pine Needles Fall

In Chapter Five Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel explains the role of her artwork in her advocacy for Indigenous rights, specifically during the Mohawk crisis. ; ; ; 19 $1.90 Add
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The Battle in the Forest
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The Battle in the Forest

The Trade in Indian Trees

From: Unsettling Canada

The Battle in the Forest discusses Manuel’s experiences working with and against B.C. forestry. The chapter explores how Indigenous people and lands bear the brunt of the logging’s … 12 $1.20 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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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 Embodied Transformation of a Racialized International Student on Coast Salish and Mi’kmaq Territories

The Embodied Transformation of a Racialized International Student on Coast Salish and Mi’kmaq Territories

From: Academic Well-Being of Racialized Students

In this chapter, the author describes her experience as a racialized international student studying in Mi’kma’ki. 16 $1.60 Add
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The Enbridge Pipeline Disaster and Accidental Activism along the Kalamazoo River

The Enbridge Pipeline Disaster and Accidental Activism along the Kalamazoo River

Part II: Communities and Resistance

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

In Chapter 18 Sonia Grant focuses on the oil spill into the Kalamazoo River and the controversies that surrounded cleanup efforts. It discusses topics such the health impacts and gaps in … 12 $1.20 Add
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The End of Colonialism
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The End of Colonialism

From: Unsettling Canada

The End of Colonialism serves as the conclusion of Manuel’s work, and in it he highlights all the work still to be done but also celebrates some victories won by Indigenous people across … 5 $0.50 Add
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The Environmental NGO Industry and Frontline Communities

The Environmental NGO Industry and Frontline Communities

Part I: Tar Sands Expansionism

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

In Chapter 5 Dave Vasey reflects on the deep historical narrative of activism, examining the relationship between environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs) and tar sands campaigns, and … 12 $1.20 Add
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The Erosion of Workers' Rights in Saskatchewan

The Erosion of Workers’ Rights in Saskatchewan

The Saskatchewan Party, Labour Law Reform and Organized Labour, 2007-2020

From: Divided

In this essay, the authors examine the decades-long struggle by industry and business lobby groups to unravel what was once the most progressive labour legislation in the country. ; 19 $1.90 Add
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The Fourth World
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The Fourth World

A Global Movement

From: Unsettling Canada

The Fourth World discusses the struggle to find justice on the international stage when it has been denied at home. This chapter focuses on the history of the idea of a “the Fourth … 12 $1.20 Add
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The Fourth World Is Emerging: A Zombie Mine Resurrection and the Refusal of the Tsilhqot’in
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The Fourth World Is Emerging: A Zombie Mine Resurrection and the Refusal of the Tsilhqot’in

Part One: Dispossession at Home

From: Capitalism and Dispossession

In Chapter 4, co-authors Dawn Hoogeveen (a non-Indigenous settler) and Russell Myers Ross (a member of the Tsilhqot’in Nation) examine the struggles to preserve Teztan Biny (Fish Lake), … ; 20 $2.00 Add
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Where Have the Leaders Gone?

Where Have the Leaders Gone?

From: The Reconciliation Manifesto

Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines Section 35 of the constitution of Canada and leadership in Indigenous communities with specific examples from British Columbia. 4 $0.40 Add
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The Hard Part

The Hard Part

The Erasure of Queer and Trans Experiences in an Online Debate about Male-Only Barbershops

From: Divided

This essay explores the controversy generated by the author’s attempt to get a men’s haircut at a barber shop in Regina. The author suggests that due to heteronormative conceptions of … 17 $1.70 Add
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The Land Is Our Teacher
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The Land Is Our Teacher

From: When the Pine Needles Fall

In Chapter One Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel describes her personal experiences with racism growing up, and the historical context surrounding the fight to protect the Pines. ; ; ; 17 $1.70 Add