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Category: Indigenous Studies
Urbanizing Frontiers
Univ of British Columbia Pr |
July 1, 2010 |
317 pages
An innovative study that reconceptualizes the frontier as urban space by comparing the lives of Indigenous peoples and settlers in two colonial cities.
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$25.00
Mark My Words
March 1, 2013 |
260 pages
Mark My Words traces settler colonialism as an enduring form of gendered spatial violence, demonstrating how it persists in the contemporary context of neoliberal globalization. In a strong and lucid voice, Mishuana Goeman provides close readings of literary texts, arguing that it is vital to... More Info
$27.99
Distant Relations
McClelland & Stewart |
May 14, 2002 |
568 pages
As a North American of European ancestry, Victoria Freeman sought to answer the following question: how did I come to inherit a society that has dispossessed and oppressed the indigenous people of this continent? After seven years of research into her own family’s involvement in the colonization... More Info
$31.95
Conversations With Remarkable Native Americans
January 2, 2013 |
195 pages
In these lively and informative interviews, noted ethnohistorian and international consultant Jo lle Rostkowski brings to light major developments in the Native American experience over the last thirty years. Overcoming hardships they have experienced as the forgotten minority, often torn between... More Info
$34.95
Red Ink
January 2, 2013 |
412 pages
The Native peoples of colonial New England were quick to grasp the practical functions of Western literacy. Their written literary output was composed to suit their own needs and expressed views often in resistance to the agendas of the European colonists they were confronted with. Red Ink is an... More Info
$34.95
Chickasaw Lives
November 15, 2012 |
200 pages
The Chickasaw Lives series reveals the broad spectrum of Chickasaw history and culture as seen through the eyes of the Chickasaw Nation's tribal historian, Richard Green. In 1994 Chickasaw Nation governor Bill Anoatubby encouraged Green to research and write stories about Chickasaw history and... More Info
$29.95
The Peyote Road
September 24, 2012 |
281 pages
Despite challenges by the federal government to restrict the use of Peyote, the Native American Church, which uses the hallucinogenic cactus as a religious sacrament, has become the largest indigenous denomination among American Indians today. The Peyote Road examines the history of the NAC,... More Info
$44.95
Ledger Narratives
November 20, 2012 |
296 pages
The largest known collection of ledger art ever acquired by one individual is Mark Lansburgh's diverse assemblage of more than 140 drawings, now held by the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College and catalogued in this important book. The Cheyennes, Crows, Kiowas, Lakotas, and other Plains peoples... More Info
$34.95
Maya Exodus
October 5, 2012 |
339 pages
This book incorporates voices of Maya men and women as they form new identities, rethink central conceptions of being human, and assert citizenship rights. Maya Exodus deepens our understanding of the complexities involved in striving for social change. Ultimately, it highlights the contradictory... More Info
Blackfoot Redemption
October 10, 2012 |
344 pages
In 1879, a Canadian Blackfoot known as Spopee, or Turtle, shot and killed a white man. Captured as a fugitive, Spopee narrowly escaped execution, instead landing in an insane asylum in Washington, D.C., where he fell silent. Spopee thus “disappeared” for more than thirty years, until a... More Info
$42.00
Native Performers in Wild West Shows
October 4, 2012 |
254 pages
Focusing on the experiences of Native performers and performances, Linda Scarangella McNenly begins her examination of these spectacles with Buffalo Bill's 1880s pageants. She then traces the continuing performance of these acts, still a feature of regional celebrations in both Canada and the... More Info
$47.00
Contours of a People
December 21, 2012 |
456 pages
Volume editors Nicole St-Onge, Carolyn Podruchny, and Brenda Macdougall go beyond the concern with racial and ethnic identity that takes center stage in most discussions of Metis culture to offer new ways of thinking about Metis identity.
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$59.95
Women's Work, Women's Art
McGill Queens Univ |
April 1, 2013 |
376 pages
A richly illustrated study of the dress and adornment traditions of the Indigenous peoples of North America's western subarctic.
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Nobody Cries at Bingo
Thistledown Press |
September 15, 2011 |
136 pages
In Nobody Cries At Bingo, the narrator, Dawn, invites the reader to witness first hand Dumont family life on the Okanese First Nation. Beyond the sterotypes and clichés of Rez dogs, drinking, and bingos, the story of a girl who loved to read begins to unfold. It is her hopes, dreams, and... More Info
$30.00
The duty to consult
Purich Pub |
November 30, 2009 |
127 pages
"Canada's Supreme Court has established a new legal framework requiring governments to consult with Aboriginal peoples when contemplating actions that may affect their rights. The nature of the duty is to be defined by negotiation, best practices, and future court decisions. According to Professor... More Info
$25.00
Cree narrative memory
Purich Pub |
August 1, 2007 |
143 pages
The importance of storytelling to Cree culture, and how such stories are vital to understanding the history of the Cree and their rejuvenated future, are central to the themes examined in this visionary book. Neal McLeod examines the history of the nehiyawak (the Cree people) of western Canada from... More Info
$24.95
He Sapa Woihanble
October 1, 2011 |
220 pages
No summary available.
$21.95
What Does Justice Look Like?
Living Justice Pr |
August 1, 2008 |
192 pages
No summary available.
$34.95
In the Footsteps of Our Ancestors
January 1, 2006 |
316 pages
No summary available.
$29.95
Justice As Healing
July 1, 2005 |
459 pages
No summary available.
$19.95
The Story of the Blackfoot People
Firefly Books Limited |
March 5, 2013 |
104 pages
For the first time in history, the Blackfoot people share their culture, beliefs and traditions with the rest of the world. In an innovative partnership with the Glenbow Museum in Calgary, Alberta, a team of elders and spiritual leaders from the Blackfoot community agreed to share their history,... More Info
All Our Relations
South End Pr |
May 26, 1999 |
241 pages
Provides testimonies by Native American activists sharing the struggle for survival, and their resistance to environmental, and cultural degradation
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Returning to the Teachings
Penguin, Canada 2006. |
May 26, 2013 |
300 pages
In his bestselling book Dancing with a Ghost, Rupert Ross began his exploration of Aboriginal approaches to justice and the visions of life that shape them. Returning to the Teachings takes this exploration further still.
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$27.95
First Nations History
Brunswick Books |
May 26, 2013 |
408 pages
This fully updated third edition of a vital text on the history of indigenous peoples comes from the thorough research of a First Nations descendent. By turns revealing and deeply unsettling, the book details the brutal treatment and complete displacement of the Mi'kmaq civilization at the hands of... More Info
The Truth about Stories
House of Anansi Press |
May 26, 2013 |
172 pages
Winner of the 2003 Trillium Book Award "Stories are wondrous things," award-winning author and scholar Thomas King declares in his 2003 CBC Massey Lectures. "And they are dangerous." Beginning with a traditional Native oral story, King weaves his way through literature and history, religion and... More Info
$18.95
Midnight Sweatlodge
June 23, 2011 |
86 pages
Midnight Sweatlodge tells the tale of a group of strangers and family gathered together to partake in this ancient aboriginal ceremony. Each seeks healing from the ceremony and each character gives us a glimpse into their lives that is tearful and true.
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$21.95
Aboriginal, Northern, and Community Economic Development
Arbeiter Ring Pub |
November 1, 2010 |
309 pages
John Loxley has worked in community economic development as a practitioner, advisor, teacher and scholar for over 30 years. The wealth of that experience is reflected in this book, which grapples with the conceptual and political complexities of addressing northern and Aboriginal poverty. Loxley... More Info
Voices and Images of Nunavimmiut, Volume 2
International Polar Inst |
September 13, 2011 |
285 pages
A unique opportunity to hear the authentic voices of a world in change
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$29.95
Nunavimmiut
International Polar Inst |
December 14, 2010 |
288 pages
Recorded here, long before the environmental and political effects of the later parts of the twentieth century, are the recollections of the people of Nunavik in their own words. This is the first volume of a four-volume series collecting articles from periodicals published by Makivik Corporation,... More Info
Settlement, Subsistence and Change Among the Labrador Inuit
May 1, 2012 |
264 pages
On January 22, 2005, Inuit from communities throughout northern and central Labrador gathered in a school gymnasium to witness the signing of the Labrador Inuit Land Claim Agreement and to celebrate the long-awaited creation of their own regional self-government of Nunatsiavut. This historic... More Info
$24.95
Carrying on "Irregardless"
Harbour Publishing |
October 1, 2012 |
120 pages
Carrying on "Irregardless" is a handsomely illustrated paperback based on the first exhibition to focus on humour in Northwest Coast First Nations art. The show, mounted by the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art in Vancouver is titled after one of Bill Reid's favourite deliberate grammatical... More Info
$26.00
Indigenous (In)Justice
Harvard University Press |
February 25, 2013 |
310 pages
Indigenous (In)Justice explores legal and human rights issues surrounding the Bedouin Arab population in Israel's Naqab/Negev desert. With contributions from international scholars, including United Nations officials, the volume examines the economic and social rights of indigenous peoples within... More Info
$27.95
Finding a Way to the Heart
June 1, 2012 |
264 pages
When Sylvia Van Kirk published her groundbreaking book, Many Tender Ties, in 1980, she revolutionized the historical understanding of the North American fur trade and introduced entirely new areas of inquiry in women’s, social, and Aboriginal history. Finding a Way to the Heart examines Van... More Info
Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth
Talonbooks Limited |
April 1, 1998 |
112 pages
The emotional struggle of an adopted Native woman to acknowledge her birth family. Cast of 2 women and 2 men.
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$27.95
Indigenous Screen Cultures in Canada
Univ. of Manitoba Press |
August 31, 2010 |
202 pages
Indigenous media challenges the power of the state, erodes communication monopolies, and illuminates government threats to indigenous cultural, social, economic, and political sovereignty. Its effectiveness in these areas, however, is hampered by government control of broadcast frequencies,... More Info
Seeing Red
September 1, 2011 |
336 pages
Seeing Red is a groundbreaking study of how Canadian English- language newspapers have portrayed Aboriginal peoples from 1869 to the present day. It assesses a wide range of publications on topics that include the sale of Rupert's Land, the signing of Treaty 3, the Northwest Rebellion and Louis... More Info
Preserving Sacred
University of Manitoba Press |
May 26, 2013 |
274 pages
Examines the historical misreprentations of the Ojibwa religious tradition in both Canada and U.S.
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Life Stages and Native Women
September 19, 2011 |
210 pages
Rediscovering the stories of the past serves as a healing force in the decolonization and recovery of Aboriginal communities. Anderson shares the teachings of elders from the Canadian prairies and Ontario to illustrate how different life stages were experienced by Métis, Cree, and Anishinaabe... More Info
$24.95
Muskekowuck Athinuwick
Univ. of Manitoba Press |
May 26, 2013 |
289 pages
The original people of the Hudson Bay lowlands, often known as the Lowland Cree and known to themselves as Muskekowuck Athinuwick, were among the first Aboriginal peoples in northwestern North America to come into contact with Europeans. This book challenges long-held misconceptions about the... More Info
Fractured Homeland
UBC Press |
January 1, 2013 |
344 pages
In 1992, the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan, the only federallyrecognized Algonquin reserve in Ontario, launched a comprehensive landclaim. The claim drew attention to the reality that two-thirds ofAlgonquins in Canada have never been recognized as Indian, and havetherefore had to struggle to reassert... More Info
Tsawalk
UBC Press |
February 28, 2005 |
146 pages
In Tsawalk, hereditary chief Umeek develops a theory of “Tsawalk,” meaning “one,” that views the nature of existence as an integrated and orderly whole, and thereby recognizes the intrinsic relationship between the physical and spiritual. Umeek demonstrates how Tsawalk provides a viable... More Info
The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book
Arsenal Pulp PressLtd |
October 26, 2010 |
87 pages
A visually stunning journey through 500 years of indigenous peoples’ resistance.
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$29.95
Healing Histories
University of Alberta Press |
November 15, 2012 |
184 pages
Healing Histories is the first detailed collection of Aboriginal perspectives on the history of tuberculosis in Canada’s indigenous communities and on the federal government’s Indian Health Services. Featuring oral accounts from patients, families, and workers who experienced Canada’s Indian... More Info
$29.95
Wasaʹse
University of Toronto Press |
May 26, 2013 |
313 pages
The word Wasáse is the Kanienkeha (Mohawk) word for the ancient war dance ceremony of unity, strength, and commitment to action. The author notes, "This book traces the journey of those Indigenous people who have found a way to transcend the colonial identities which are the legacy of our history... More Info
$35.00
Compact, contract, covenant
Univ of Toronto Pr |
June 1, 2009 |
379 pages
"Compact, Contract, Covenant" is renowned historian of Native-newcomer relations J.R. Miller's exploration and explanation of more than four centuries of treating-making.
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$19.95
The Red Indians
Arbeiter Ring Publishing |
April 1, 2008 |
158 pages
In the manner of Eduardo Galeano's famous trilogy Memories of Fire, the book uncovers a critical, living history of conflict. The book, The Red Indians, with its polyvalent title that points to the many issues covered in the text, introduces readers to the history of colonial oppression in Canada,... More Info
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