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Children of the Broken Treaty exposes a system of apartheid in
Canada that led to the largest youth-driven human rights movement
in the country's history. The movement was inspired by Shannen
Koostachin, a young Cree woman whom George Stroumboulopoulos named
as one of "five teenage girls who kicked ass in history". All
Shannen wanted was a decent education. She found an ally in Charlie
Angus, who had no idea she was going to change his life and inspire
others to change the country. Based on extensive documentation
assembled from Freedom of Information requests, Angus establishes a
dark, unbroken line that extends from Sir John A. Macdonald's time
to today. He provides chilling insight into how Canada -- through
breaches of treaties, broken promises, and callous neglect --
deliberately denied Indigenous children their basic human rights.
In this new edition of Charlie Angus's award-winning and
bestselling book, he brings us up-to-date on the unrelenting
epidemic of youth suicides in Indigenous communities, the Thunder
Bay inquiry into the shocking deaths of young people there, the
powerful impact of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's final
report, and how the Trudeau government's commitment to Indigenous
communities continues to be stymied by decades-old policy
roadblocks.
For twenty-two years politicians and businessmen pushed for the
Adams Mine landfill as a solution to Ontario?'s garbage disposal
crisis. This plan to dump millions of tonnes of waste into the
fractured pits of the Adams Mine prompted five separate civil
resistance campaigns by a rural region of 35,000 in Northern
Ontario. Unlikely Radicals traces the compelling history of the
First Nations people and farmers, environmentalists and miners,
retirees and volunteers, Anglophones and Francophones who stood
side by side to defend their community with mass demonstrations,
blockades, and non-violent resistance.
Based on in-depth oral interviews with local residents, and rich
archival sources, "We Lived A Life and Then Some" relates the
common person's struggle to overcome harsh working conditions and
government neglect. The unique culture of the hardrock mining town
of Cobalt is exposed through the eyes of retired miners, young
welfare mothers, and grade-school children. Angus and Griffin
reveal why, in spite of great adversity, Cobalt remains a
distinctive and cohesive working-class community.
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