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• "Métis

  Race, Recognition, and the Struggle for Indigenous Peoplehood

  Andersen, Chris, 1973-

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  Chris Andersen's pivotal work on what it means to be Métis in Canada, and that their history and identity that is key to their survival. Anderson calls into question the racially charged idea that most Canadians have: that Metis is not special or…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Indigenous in the City

  Contemporary Identities and Cultural Innovation

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  A engaging study on Indigenous life in major metropolitan centers because the realty is that many Indigenous peoples have called cities their home for years. This book also examines the distinctive indigenous identities in Canada, the United States,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Indigenous Writes

  a Guide to First Nations, Métis & Inuit Issues in Canada

  Vowel, Chelsea,

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  What's the difference between using Indigenous and why Indian is not? Do we include Metis in the umbrella term of Indigneous? Academic and Metis activist Chelsea Vovel writes a passionate and clear answer to fundamental issues of terminology,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada

  Atlas Des Peuples Autochtones Du Canada : [Indigenous Canada] : Indigenous Perspectives, Much Older Than Nation Itself, Shared Through Maps, Artwork, History and Culture

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  Beautifully created with strong Indigenous authors and artists, this Atlas is a must read for all Canadians. The Royal Canadian Geographical Society, in partnership with Canada's national Indigenous organizations, has made this four-volume atlas…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• French Canadians, Furs, and Indigenous Women in the Making of the Pacific Northwest

  Barman, Jean, 1939-

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  Jean Barman rewrites the history of Canada by focusing on the Indigenous women whose influence set the stage for our history. Beginning in the 1800s, French Canadians were the largest group of newcomers in the Pacific northwest, but the influence of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cree Narrative Memory

  From Treaties to Contemporary Times

  McLeod, Neal

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  Neal McLeod examines the history of the nêhiyawak (Cree People) of Western Canada from the massive upheavals of the 1870s to the reserve period to the vibrant cultural and political rebirth of contemporary times. Central to the text is McLeod's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Heroes Have Always Been Indians

  a Century of Great Indigenous Albertans

  Voyageur, Cora Jane, 1956-

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  The author asked herself why all the heroes were cowboys and not the Indians in this collection of essays on famous Albertan Indigenous people. Light hearted in tone, Voyageur looks at activist, artists, change makes and heroes that should be…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Inuit Shamanism and Christianity

  Transitions and Transformations in the Twentieth Century

  Laugrand, Frédéric

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  A deep dive into Inuit religion, this book argues successfully that traditional Inuit culture is thriving not declined post-contact. Inuit culture has long been dynamic and adaptive, borrowing "outside" elements. Shamanism and Christianity are…Read moreRead more of this annotation