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“colin samson”

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  • The Colonialism of Human Rights

    Ongoing Hypocrisies of Western Liberalism

    by Colin Samson ...
    Do so-called universal human rights apply to indigenous, formerly enslaved and colonized peoples?This trenchant book brings human rights into conversation with the histories and afterlives of Western colonialism and slavery. Colin Samson examines the paradox that the nations that credit themselves with formulating universal human rights were colonial powers, settler colonists and sponsors of ... Read more

    $23.00 USD

  • Indigenous Peoples and Colonialism

    Global Perspectives

    by Colin Samson, Carlos Gigoux ...
    Indigenous peoples have gained increasing international visibility in their fight against longstanding colonial occupation by nation-states. Although living in different locations around the world and practising highly varied ways of life, indigenous peoples nonetheless are affected by similar patterns of colonial dispossession and violence. In defending their collective rights to self ... Read more

    $23.00 USD

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  • A National Crime

    The Canadian Government and the Residential School System

    by John S. Milloy ...
    Series Book 11 - Manitoba Studies in Native History
    “I am going to tell you how we are treated. I am always hungry.” — Edward B., a student at Onion Lake School (1923)“[I]f I were appointed by the Dominion Government for the express purpose of spreading tuberculosis, there is nothing finer in existance that the average Indian residential school.” — N. Walker, Indian Affairs Superintendent (1948)For over 100 years, thousands of Aboriginal children ... Read more

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  • Stoney Creek Woman

    The Story of Mary John

    by Bridget Moran ...
    The captivating story of Mary John (who passed away in 2004), a pioneering Carrier Native whose life on the Stoney Creek reserve in central BC is a capsule history of First Nations life from a unique woman's perspective. A mother of twelve, Mary endured much tragedy and heartbreak--the pangs of racism, poverty, and the deaths of six children--but lived her life with extraordinary grace and courage ... Read more

    $13.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Indian Tipi: Its History, Construction, and Use

    Its History, Construction, and Use

    by Reginald Laubin, Gladys Laubin ...
    When the first edition of this book was published in 1957, the art of making a tipi was almost lost, even among American Indians. Since that time a tremendous resurgence of interest in the Indian way of life has occurred, resurgence due in part, at least, to the Laubins' life-long efforts at preservation and interpretation of Indian culture.As The Indian Tipi makes obvious, the American Indian is ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • From Treaty Peoples to Treaty Nation

    A Road Map for All Canadians

    by Greg Poelzer, Ken S. Coates ...
    Canada is a country founded on relationships and agreements between Indigenous peoples and newcomers. Although recent court cases have upheld Aboriginal title rights, the cooperative spirit of the treaties is being lost as Canadians engage in endless arguments about First Nations “issues.” Each new court decision adds fuel to the debate raging between those who want to see an end to special ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • In the Footsteps of Abraham Ulrikab

    The Events of 1880-1881

    by France Rivet ...
    The story of Abraham Ulrikab is one of the saddest and most moving stories in Nunatsiavut (Labrador), Inuit and Canadian history. In hopes of improving his family's living conditions, in August 1880, Abraham agreed to head to Europe to become the latest "exotic" attraction in the ethnographic shows organized by Carl Hagenbeck, a menagerie owner and pioneer of 'human zoos.' Accompanied by his wife, ... Read more

    $11.39 USD

  • The Survival of the Bark Canoe

    by John McPhee ...
    In Greenville, New Hampshire, a small town in the southern part of the state, Henri Vaillancourt makes birch-bark canoes in the same manner and with the same tools that the Indians used. The Survival of the Bark Canoe is the story of this ancient craft and of a 150-mile trip through the Maine woods in those graceful survivors of a prehistoric technology. It is a book squarely in the tradition of ... Read more

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  • Contours of a People

    Metis Family, Mobility, and History

    Edited by Carolyn Podruchny, Brenda Macdougall, Nicole St-Onge ...
    Series series New Directions in Native American Studies Series
    What does it mean to be Metis? How do the Metis understand their world, and how do family, community, and location shape their consciousness? Such questions inform this collection of essays on the northwestern North American people of mixed European and Native ancestry who emerged in the seventeenth century as a distinct culture. Volume editors Nicole St-Onge, Carolyn Podruchny, and Brenda ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • They Died With Custer

    Soldiers' Bones from the Battle of the Little Bighorn

    by Douglas D. Scott, P. Willey, Melissa A. Connor ...
    Dead men tell no tales, and the soldiers who rode and died with George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn have been silent statistics for more than a hundred years. By blending historical sources, archaeological evidence, and painstaking analysis of the skeletal remains, Douglas D. Scott, P. Willey, and Melissa A. Connor reconstruct biographies of many of the individual soldiers, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Hidden in Plain Sight

    Contributions of Aboriginal Peoples to Canadian Identity and Culture, Volume II

    Edited by Cora J. Voyageur, David Newhouse, Dan Beavon ...
    The acclaimed and accessible Hidden in Plain Sight series showcases the extraordinary contributions made by Aboriginal peoples to Canadian identity and culture. This collection features new accounts of Aboriginal peoples working hard to improve their lives and those of other Canadians, and serves as a powerful contrast to narratives that emphasize themes of victimhood, displacement, and cultural ... Read more

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  • Walking With Spirits Volume 2 Native American Myths, Legends, And Folklore

    by G.W. Mullins, C.L. Hause ...
    Series Book 2 - Walking With Spirits
    Walking With Spirits Volume Two is a huge collection of Native American history. It features stories, tales, legends, quotes and more. Following on the heels of the highly successful first volume, this second set offers many more wonderful and entertaining stories. This volume will leave you ready and awaiting the third.Through storytelling, the rich history of the Native American tribes is alive ... Read more

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