Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Biopiracy Biopiracy Vandana Shiva "Internationally renowned environmentalist Vandana Shiva argues that genetic engineering and the cloning of organisms are "the ultimate expression of the commercialization of science and the commodif… OL1054919W
Making native space Making native space R. Cole Harris "Making Native Space is about the drawing of the most fundamental line on the map of British Columbia, the one separating the tiny fraction of the province set aside for Native peoples from the rest,… OL12342074W
Oral history on trial Oral history on trial Bruce Granville Miller "In most English-speaking countries, including Canada, 'black letter law'--text-based, firmly entrenched law--is the legal standard upon which judicial decisions are made. Within this tradition, cour… OL16676743W
Decolonizing methodologies Decolonizing methodologies Linda Tuhiwai Smith To the colonized, the term 'research' is conflated with European colonialism; the ways in which academic research has been implicated in the throes of imperialism remains a painful memory. This essen… OL1927585W
Manifest destinies and indigenous peoples Manifest destinies and indigenous peoples David Maybury-Lewis,Biorn Maybury-Lewis,Theodore Macdonald Papers presented at an interdisciplinary seminar held Apr. 7-8, 2006 at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies. OL20896803W
Aboriginal history Aboriginal history Kristin Burnett,Geoff Read "Combining contemporary articles with historical documents, this engaging reader examines the rich history of Canada's Aboriginal peoples. The 30 articles - half of which are original to this volume … OL21448091W
How should I read these? How should I read these? Helen Hoy "One of the few books on contemporary Native writing in Canada, Halen Hoy's absorbing and provocative work raises and addresses questions around 'difference' and the locations of cultural insider and… OL6223795W