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Althea Guiboche, Winnipeg, Métis/Ojibwe/Salteaux

Althea Guiboche, Winnipeg, Métis/Ojibwe/Salteaux

“I had three babies under three years old and I was homeless.”

From: How We Go Home

Althea Guiboche, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, is of Métis/Ojibwe/Salteaux descent. She is a respected community advocate for homeless in the North End of Winnipeg, an experience she understands … 22 $2.20 Add
In Their Own Voices

In Their Own Voices

Building Urban Aboriginal Communities

In Their Own Voices is an examination of the urban Aboriginal experience, based on the voices of Aboriginal people. It is set in Winnipeg’s inner city, but has implications for urban Aboriginal … 189 View
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Decolonizing the North

Decolonizing the North

From: Beyond Shelters

Arlene Haché describes her personal journey from homelessness to leadership. She characterizes the disproportional representation of homeless Indigenous women requiring the services of the … 22 $2.20 Add
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Ervin Chartrand, Selkirk, Métis/Salteaux

Ervin Chartrand, Selkirk, Métis/Salteaux

“They said I fit the description because I looked like six other kids with leather vests and long hair who looked Indian.”

From: How We Go Home

Ervin Chartrand, of Selkirk, Manitoba is of Métis/Salteaux descent. He describes his childhood characterized by a lack of belonging, and joining a street gang at the age of fourteen. He … 19 $1.90 Add
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I did not know who I was

I did not know who I was

From: Gang Life

twenty-five-year-old Kim describes a life, both inside and outside her gang, in which “I did not know who I was.” Her childhood and early adolescence were wracked with rejection and … 21 $2.10 Add
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If I told you I'd have to kill you

If I told you I’d have to kill you

From: Gang Life

meet thirty-two-year-old Jeremy and thirty-year-old Dawn. Jeremy is a scrawny transporter of guns, drugs, and money for various gangs. Despite having Aboriginal blood, he passes as white, which … 16 $1.60 Add
“Indians Wear Red”

“Indians Wear Red”

Colonialism, Resistance, and Aboriginal Street Gangs

With the advent of Aboriginal street gangs such as Indian Posse, Manitoba Warriors, and Native Syndicate, Winnipeg garnered a reputation as the “gang capital of Canada.” Yet beyond the … ; ; ; 176 View
Indigenous Toronto
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Indigenous Toronto

Stories That Carry This Place

Rich and diverse narratives of Indigenous Toronto, past and present Beneath many major North American cities rests a deep foundation of Indigenous history that has been colonized, paved over, … ; ; ; 304 View
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Building a Path to a Better Future

Building a Path to a Better Future

Urban Aboriginal People

From: In Their Own Voices

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Introduction

Introduction

From: “Indians Wear Red”

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“It's Like a Business, Man”

“It’s Like a Business, Man”

Aboriginal Street Gangs and the Illegal Drug Trade

From: “Indians Wear Red”

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James Favel, Winnipeg, Peguis First Nation

James Favel, Winnipeg, Peguis First Nation

“You’re a stakeholder because you’ve got to walk these streets every day.”

From: How We Go Home

James Favel, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, is of the Peguis First Nation. He describes his childhood in Winnipeg and his reaching out to his father as teenager, and reconnecting with his culture. He … 19 $1.90 Add
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“The Tools You Need To Discover Who Your Are”

“The Tools You Need To Discover Who Your Are”

Aboriginal Learners in Selected Adult Learning Centre in Winnipeg

From: In Their Own Voices

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My shoulder was a bit sore from that rocket thing

My shoulder was a bit sore from that rocket thing

From: Gang Life

Gilbert, a Métis man aged thirty-four years, and Maureen, thirty-five years, live on a small reserve. Their lives are described in Chapter Seven. Both are hard-core addicts and have two boys … 15 $1.50 Add
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Poverty, Street Gangs, and Colonialism

Poverty, Street Gangs, and Colonialism

From: “Indians Wear Red”

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Preface to the Second Edition, Acknowledgements, Foreword by Randy Fred, Introduction

Preface to the Second Edition, Acknowledgements, Foreword by Randy Fred, Introduction

From: The Imaginary Indian

Randy Fred debunks the concept of “Indians” and claims that Native people live within a world of imagery that isn’t their own. Daniel Frances further explores the myth that is … 43 $4.30 Add