Books of Social Science / Ethnic Studies / Canadian Studies
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Visions of Power: Contemporary Art by First Nations, Inuit and Japanese Canadians
By Bryce Kanbara, Alfred Young Man, Ingo HesselArt exhibition which centres on the shared experiences of three cultural groups (First Nations, Inuit and Japanese Canadians) in Canada who have dealt with a social and political power structure...
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The Black Book of English Canada
By Normand LesterNormand Lester, a journalist with Radio-Canada (the French-language equivalent of the CBC) stirred up a hornet’s nest when he revealed that the federal government had secretly funded television’s Heritage Minutes...
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Etude lexicale comparée du français acadien néo-écossais et du français standard
By Moshe StaretsEtude lexicale comparée du français acadien néo-écossais et du français standard
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Acadian Tales from Bygone Days
By Marie-Colombe RobichaudAlthough her primary aim was to write in Acadian French to preserve the language and culture of her ancestors, Marie-Colombe saw the need to write for her English-speaking friends. After...
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Crevasse!: The 1927 Flood in Acadiana
By Carl A. Brasseaux, Glenn R. ConradCrevasse!: The 1927 Flood in Acadiana
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Moses Hazen and the Canadian Refugees in the American Revolution
By Allan Seymour EverestMoses Hazen and the Canadian Refugees in the American Revolution
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Native American Directory: Alaska, Canada, United States
This book has information about "galleries, Indian stores, trading posts, events, organizations, media outlets, tribal office & reserves." -- Title pg.
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Two Wolves at the Dawn of Time: Kingcome Inlet Pictographs, 1893-1998
By Judith WilliamsIn 1998, Dzawada'enuxw artist Marianne Nicholson scaled a vertical rock face in Kingcome Inlet to paint a massive pictograph to mark the continued vitality of her ancestral village of Gwa'yi....
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Peace, Power, Righteousness: An Indigenous Manifesto
By Gerald R. AlfredThis visionary manifesto, first published in 1999, has significantly improved our understanding of First Nations' issues. Taiaiake Alfred calls for the indigenous peoples of North America to move beyond their...