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Oral history on trial
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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… |
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Up Ghost River
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Edmund Metatawabin |
In the 1950s, 7-year-old Edmund Metatawabin was separated from his family and placed in one of Canada's worst residential schools. St. Anne's, in northernn Ontario, is an institution now notorious fo… |
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Aboriginal history
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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"Combining contemporary articles with historical documents, this engaging reader examines the rich history of Canada's Aboriginal peoples.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 … |
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Negotiating the deal
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Christopher Alcantara |
Using in-depth interviews with Indigenous, federal, provincial, and territorial officials, Christopher Alcantara compares the experiences of four Aboriginal groups: the Kwanlin Dün First Nation (with… |
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Written as I remember it
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Elsie Paul |
"Long before vacationers and boaters discovered BC's Sunshine Coast, the Sliammon, a Coast Salish people, called it and surrounding regions home. In this remarkable book, Elsie Paul, one of the last … |
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Honouring tradition
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Beth Carter,Melanie Kjorlien |
"Dispels the traditional view that historical objects are artifacts and separate from contemporary Aboriginal practice. Rather, Aboriginal art from the late 1800s through the present is merged to hig… |
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Unequal relations
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Augie Fleras |
"Covering such issues as Aboriginal rights, Quebec nationalism, multilayered pluralism, nation-minorities, and racialized groups, readers are provided with a sociologically-informed introduction to t… |
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