History of the Americas

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Kepmite'taqney Ktapekiaqn - Le chant d'honneur - The honour song

By (author) George Paul
Illustrated by Loretta Gould
Translated by Hélène de Varennes & Barbara Sillyboy
Categories: History of the Americas

Lors de nombreux évènements officiels ou cérémonies spirituelles chez les Premières Nations du pays,

un chant est entonné par les participants. Ce chant a vu le jour dans le coeur et la tête de ...

Les Plaines d’Abraham

Le 13 septembre 1759, l’armée britannique, commandée par le major général James Wolfe, et l’armée française, que dirige le marquis de Montcalm, s’affrontent sur les plaines d’Abraham. Au ...

Okanagan Women’s Voices

An anthology of literary non-fiction featuring women’s historical narratives from the early settlement period of the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia. The writing and relations between Syilx women ...

Undressed Toronto

By (author) Dale Barbour
Categories: History of the Americas

While we take the beach for granted today, it was a novel form of public space in the nineteenth century and Torontonians had to decide how it would work in their city. To create a public beach, bathing ...

From Sojourners to Citizens

From Sojourners to Citizens: Alberta’s Italian History brings to life the untold story of Italian immigrants in Alberta from the 1880s to the present. It places them in the narrative of province building ...

Bushman’s Lair, The

By (author) Paul McKendrick
Categories: Biography: general

Evocative of John Vaillant’s The Golden Spruce and Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild, this fascinating portrait of John Bjornstrom—a far-from-ordinary fugitive—makes for a page-turning read. | The ...

Authorized Heritage

By (author) Robert Coutts
Categories: History of the Americas

Authorized Heritage analyses the history of commemoration at heritage sites across western Canada. Using extensive research from predominantly government records, it argues that heritage narratives are ...

Seen but Not Seen

By (author) Donald B. Smith
Categories: History of the Americas

Seen but Not Seen explores the history of Indigenous marginalization and why non-Indigenous Canadians failed to recognize Indigenous societies and cultures as worthy of respect. Approaching the issue ...

Intimate Integration

Privileging Indigenous voices and experiences, Intimate Integration documents the rise and fall of North American transracial adoption projects, including the Adopt Indian and Métis Project and the Indian ...

Deep and Sheltered Waters

This book brings to light the fascinating story of a community and place: Tod Inlet, near Victoria, British Columbia. From the original inhabitants of the Tsartlip First Nation to the lost community of ...