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Revealing how Canada's first Prime Minister used a policy of
starvation against Indigenous people to clear the way for
settlement, the multiple award-winning Clearing the Plains sparked
widespread debate about genocide in Canada. In arresting, but
harrowing, prose, James Daschuk examines the roles that Old World
diseases, climate, and, most disturbingly, Canadian politics-the
politics of ethnocide-played in the deaths and subjugation of
thousands of Indigenous people in the realization of Sir John A.
Macdonald's "National Dream." It was a dream that came at great
expense: the present disparity in health and economic well-being
between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations, and the
lingering racism and misunderstanding that permeates the national
consciousness to this day. This new edition of Clearing the Plains
has a foreword by Pulitzer Prize winning author, Elizabeth Fenn, an
opening by Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, and explanations of the
book's influence by leading Canadian historians. Called "one of the
most important books of the twenty-first century" by the Literary
Review of Canada, it was named a "Book of the Year" by The Globe
and Mail , Quill & Quire , the Writers' Trust, and won the Sir
John A. Macdonald Prize, among many others. " Clearing the Plains
is a tour de force that dismantles and destroys the view that
Canada has a special claim to humanity in its treatment of
indigenous peoples. Daschuk shows how infectious disease and
state-supported starvation combined to create a creeping,
relentless catastrophe that persists to the present day. The prose
is gripping, the analysis is incisive, and the narrative is so
chilling that it leaves its reader stunned and disturbed. For days
after reading it, I was unable to shake a profound sense of sorrow.
This is fearless, evidence-driven history at its finest."
-Elizabeth A. Fenn, author of Pox Americana "Required reading for
all Canadians." -Candace Savage, author of A Geography of Blood
"Clearly written, deeply researched, and properly contextualized
history...Essential reading for everyone interested in the history
of indigenous North America." -J.R. McNeill, author of Mosquito
Empires
Explore the past 150 years through the eyes of Indigenous creators
in this groundbreaking graphic novel anthology. Beautifully
illustrated, these stories are an emotional and enlightening
journey through Indigenous wonderworks, psychic battles, and time
travel. See how Indigenous peoples have survived a post-apocalyptic
world since Contact. Each story includes a timeline of related
historical events and a personal note from the author. Find cited
sources and a select bibliography for further reading in the back
of the book. The accompanying teacher guide includes curriculum
charts and 12 lesson plans to help educators use the book with
their students. This is one of the 200 exceptional projects funded
through the Canada Council for the Arts' New Chapter initiative.
With this $35M initiative, the Council supports the creation and
sharing of the arts in communities across Canada.
Indigenous Nationhood is a selection of blog posts by well-known
lawyer, activist and academic Pamela Palmater. Palmater offers
critical legal and political commentary and analysis on
legislation, Aboriginal rights, Canadian politics, First Nations
politics and social issues such as murdered and missing Indigenous
women, poverty, economics, identity and culture. Palmater s writing
tackles myths and stereotypes about Indigenous peoples head-on,
discusses Indigenous nationhood and nation building, examines
treaty rights and provides an accessible, critical analysis of laws
and government policies being imposed on Indigenous peoples.
Fiercely anti-racist and anti-colonial, this book is intended to
help rebuild the connections between Indigenous citizens and their
home communities, local governments and Indigenous Nations for the
benefit of future generations. "
What do we know of masculinities in non-patriarchal societies?
Indigenous peoples of the Americas and beyond come from traditions
of gender equity, complementarity, and the sacred feminine,
concepts that were unimaginable and shocking to Euro-western
peoples at contact. Indigenous Men and Masculinities, edited by Kim
Anderson and Robert Alexander Innes, brings together prominent
thinkers to explore the meaning of masculinities and being a man
within such traditions, further examining the colonial disruption
and imposition of patriarchy on Indigenous men. Building on
Indigenous knowledge systems, Indigenous feminism, and queer
theory, the sixteen essays by scholars and activists from Canada,
the U.S., and New Zealand open pathways for the nascent field of
Indigenous masculinities. The authors explore subjects of
representation through art and literature, as well as Indigenous
masculinities in sport, prisons, and gangs. Indigenous Men and
Masculinities highlights voices of Indigenous male writers,
traditional knowledge keepers, ex-gang members, war veterans,
fathers, youth, two-spirited people, and Indigenous men working to
end violence against women. It offers a refreshing vision toward
equitable societies that celebrate healthy and diverse
masculinities.
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