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  • The Fort McKay Métis Nation

    A Community History

    by Peter Fortna ...
    This is the definitive history of the Fort McKay Métis Nation. It traces the evolution of the community from the mid-nineteenth to the early twenty-first century, paying special attention to genealogy, land-use, land-tenure, and responses to mass oil sands development.The Fort McKay Métis Nation carefully considers the community’s unique historical context, drawing on a broad range of sources ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Remembering Our Relations

    Dënesųłıné Oral Histories of Wood Buffalo National Park

    by Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation ...
    Wood Buffalo National Park is located in the heart of Dénesųłıuné homelands, where Dene people have lived from time immemorial. Central to the creation, expansion, and management of this park, Canada 's largest at nearly 45, 000 square kilometers, was the eviction of Dénesųłıuné people from their home, the forced separation of Dené families, and restriction of their Treaty rights.Remembering Our ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The West and Beyond

    New Perspectives on an Imagined Region

    Edited by Alvin Finkel, Sarah Carter, Peter Fortna ...
    Series series The West Unbound: Social and Cultural Studies
    The West and Beyond explores the state of Western Canadian history, showcasing the research interests of a new generation of scholars while charting new directions for the future and stimulating further interrogation of our past. This dynamic collection encourages dialogue among generations of historians of the West, and among practitioners of diverse approaches to the past. It also reflects a ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

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  • Valley of the Birdtail

    An Indian Reserve, a White Town, and the Road to Reconciliation

    by Andrew Stobo Sniderman, Douglas Sanderson ...
    THE NATIONAL BESTSELLERWinner – 2023 Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book PrizeWinner – 2023 John W. Dafoe Book PrizeWinner – 2023 High Plains Book Award for Indigenous WriterWinner – 2022 Manitoba Historical Society Margaret McWilliams Book Award for Local HistoryWinner – 2023 Quebec Writers’ Federation Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction and Concord... ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • Unsettling Canada

    A National Wake-Up Call

    by Arthur Manuel, Grand Chief Ronald M. Derrickson ...
    Unsettling Canada, a Canadian bestseller, is built on a unique collaboration between two First Nations leaders, Arthur Manuel and Grand Chief Ron Derrickson.Both men have served as chiefs of their bands in the B.C. interior and both have gone on to establish important national and international reputations. But the differences between them are in many ways even more interesting. Arthur Manuel is ... Read more

    $10.79 USD

  • A Knock on the Door

    The Essential History of Residential Schools from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Edited and Abridged

    by Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Aimée Craft ...
    Series Book 1 - Perceptions on Truth and Reconciliation
    “It can start with a knock on the door one morning. It is the local Indian agent, or the parish priest, or, perhaps, a Mounted Police officer.” So began the school experience of many Indigenous children in Canada for more than a hundred years, and so begins the history of residential schools prepared by the Truth & Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC). Between 2008 and 2015, the TRC provided ... Read more

    $8.09 USD

  • A Matter of Confidence

    The Inside Story of the Political Battle for BC

    by Rob Shaw, Richard Zussman ...
    Shortlisted, 2019 BC and Yukon Book Prizes Hubert Evans Prize for Non-FictionA breathtaking behind-the-scenes look at the dramatic rise and fall of Christy Clark’s BC Liberals, the return to power of the NDP, and what it means for British Columbia’s volatile political climate going forward.British Columbia’s political arena has always been the site of dramatic rises and falls, infighting, scandal, ... Read more

    $10.69 USD

  • Let the Eastern Bastards Freeze in the Dark

    The West Versus the Rest Since Confederation

    by Mary Janigan ...
    The oil sands. Global warming. The National Energy Program. Though these seem like modern Canadian subjects, author Mary Janigan reveals them to be a legacy of longstanding regional rivalry. Something of a "Third Solitude" since entering Confederation, the West has long been overshadowed by Canada's other great national debate: but as the conflict over natural resources and their effect on climate ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Unceded

    Understanding British Columbia’s Colonial Past and Why It Matters Now

    by George M. Abbott ...
    Unceded is a compelling history of the BC government’s relationship with Indigenous peoples, from early "land question" disputes to current reconciliation efforts. Treaty commissioner George M. Abbott combines archival research with a former cabinet minister’s insider perspective on government to chronicle over 150 years of BC-Indigenous relations. He details how early government officials refused ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • The Colonial Problem

    An Indigenous Perspective on Crime and Injustice in Canada

    by Lisa Monchalin ...
    Indigenous peoples are vastly overrepresented in the Canadian criminal justice system. The Canadian government has framed this disproportionate victimization and criminalization as being an "Indian problem."In The Colonial Problem, Lisa Monchalin challenges the myth of the "Indian problem" and encourages readers to view the crimes and injustices affecting Indigenous peoples from a more culturally ... Read more

    $45.89 USD

  • The Politics of Resentment

    Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott Walker

    by Katherine J. Cramer ...
    Series series Chicago Studies in American Politics
    "An important contribution to the literature on contemporary American politics. Both methodologically and substantively, it breaks new ground." — Journal of Sociology & Social WelfareWhen Scott Walker was elected Governor of Wisconsin, the state became the focus of debate about the appropriate role of government. In a time of rising inequality, Walker not only survived a bitterly contested recall, ... Read more

    $21.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Victims of Benevolence

    The Dark Legacy of the Williams Lake Residential School

    by Elizabeth Furniss ...
    An unsettling study of two tragic events at an Indian residential school in British Columbia which serve as a microcosm of the profound impact the residential school system had on Aboriginal communities in Canada throughout this century. The book's focal points are the death of a runaway boy and the suicide of another while they were students at the Williams Lake Indian Residential School during ... Read more

    $10.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus