Bøger i Manitoba Studies in Native History serien
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- Epidemics in the Petit Nord, 1670 to 1846
234,95 - 853,95 kr. Although new diseases had first arrived in the New World in the 16th century, by the end of the 17th century shorter transoceanic travel time meant that a far greater number of diseases survived the journey from Europe and were still able to infect new communities. Historical geographer Paul Hackett meticulously traces the diffusion of these diseases from Europe through central Canada to the West.
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- 234,95 kr.
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- The Canadian Government and the Residential School System
298,95 - 898,95 kr. With the conclusion of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, more Canadians than ever are aware of the ugly history of Canada's residential schools. Nearly twenty years earlier, John Milloy's A National Crime provided a groundbreaking history of the schools that exposed details of the system to thousands of readers. This is a timely reissue of A National Crime.
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- 298,95 kr.
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- Original People of the Great Swampy Land
298,95 kr. The original people of the Hudson Bay lowlands were among the first Aboriginal peoples in northwestern North America to come into contact with Europeans. This book challenges long-held misconceptions about the Lowland Cree, and illustrates how historians have often misunderstood the role and resourcefulness of Aboriginal peoples during the fur-trade era.
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- 298,95 kr.
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- Historical Perspectives on the Ojibwa Midewiwin
298,95 - 453,95 kr. Historian Michael Angel compares the early texts written about the Midewiwin, and identifies major, common misconceptions in these accounts. In his explanation of the historical role played by the Midewiwin, he provides alternative viewpoints and explanations of the significance of the ceremonies, while respecting the sacred and symbolic nature of the Midewiwin rituals, songs, and scrolls.
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- 298,95 kr.
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- The Story of the Relocation of the Sayisi Dene
228,95 - 898,95 kr. In Night Spirits, the survivors, including those who were children at the time of the move, as well as the few remaining elders, recount their stories. They offer a stark and brutally honest account of the near-destruction of the Sayisi Dene, and their struggle to reclaim their lives. It is a dark story, told in hope.
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- 228,95 kr.
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- Government Repression of Indigenous Religious Ceremonies on the Prairies
343,95 kr. - Bog
- 343,95 kr.
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- Power, Wisdom, and Strength
298,95 kr. This collection counters the marginalization and silencing of First Nations women's voices and reflects the power, strength, and wisdom inherent in their lives.
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- 298,95 kr.
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- Trade, Diplomacy, and War, 1780 to 1870
298,95 kr. Offers the first economic, military, and diplomatic history of the Plains Cree from contact with the Europeans in the 1670s to the disappearance of the buffalo from Cree lands by the 1870s, focussing on military and trade relations between 1790 and 1870.
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- 298,95 kr.