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Buried in the Silence
Connie Sampson
Connie Sampson
Journalist Connie Sampson examines the life and death of Leo LaChance, his brother David’s quest for the truth, and the story of the inquiry that followed Leo’s death.
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Edmonton on Location: River City Chronicles
Heather Zwicker
Heather Zwicker
An innovative collection of essays, memoirs, poems, and stories by acclaimed Edmontonians that describe the heartbeat of this vibrant city, from parks and back alleys to the High Level Bridge and North Saskatchewan River.
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Frog Lake Reader (The)
Myrna Kostash
Myrna Kostash
Non-fiction author Myrna Kostash merges the past and the present in The Frog Lake Reader, offering a new perspective on the tragic events surrounding the Frog Lake Massacre of 1885.
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From Mushkegowuk to New Orleans: A Mixed Blood Highway
Joseph Boyden
Joseph Boyden
Boyden speaks passionately, relating Aboriginal people in Canada to poor African Americans, Whites, and Hispanics in post-Katrina New Orleans. At the end of his lecture he presented a provocative manifesto to the audience.
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Last Great Forest (The)
Larry Pratt & Ian Urquhart
Larry Pratt & Ian Urquhart
The story of the Alberta government’s decision to develop the Northern boreal forest and of the ensuing battles between multinational developers, environmentalists, Native groups, and sawmillers over the rights to exploit the timber resources.
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Nahanni Remembered
A.C. Lewis
A.C. Lewis
The author recounts the four months he and a friend spent at a trapping camp in the Nahanni Valley.
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Playing Dead: A Contemplation Concerning the Arctic
Rudy Wiebe
Rudy Wiebe
A new edition of Rudy Wiebe’s 1989 book of essays, featuring two new essays and an afterword by Robert Kroetsch. This is the first book in the Landmark Editions Series.
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Return to the Drum: Teaching Among the Dene in Canada's North
Miggs Wynne Morris
Miggs Wynne Morris
Return to the Drum is the real life adventure of Miggs Morris, who, as a young teacher in 1965, accepts a position to live and teach in the Northwest Territories.
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Those Who Know: Profiles of Alberta's Native Elders
Dianne Meili
Dianne Meili
A re-telling of Meili’s interviews with Alberta’s Native Elders.
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Trail of the Spirit: The Mysteries of Medicine Power Revealed
George Blondin
George Blondin
In this new collection of stories, Dene Elder George Blondin defines medicine power, a gift from the Creator for the Dene way of life.
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Weasel Tail
Michael Ross
Michael Ross
Intercultural issues in Canada's new West are met with humour, wit, and at times, heartbreak, in this collection of Joe Crowshoe's stories.
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Without Reserve: Stories from Urban Natives
Lynda Shorten
Lynda Shorten
This collection of real-life stories of First Nations people living in Canadian cities relies on individual voices and words to convey a sense of the difficulty, diversity, joy and pride in being a contemporary urban Native.
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Writing the Circle: Native Women of Western Canada. An Anthology
Jeanne Perreault & Sylvia Vance
Jeanne Perreault & Sylvia Vance
This anthology of stories, poetry, essays, and biographical pieces from western and northwestern Canadian Native women makes available seldom-heard voices.
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Yamoria the Lawmaker: Stories of the Dene
George Blondin
George Blondin
Dene Elder George Blondin creates a spiritual guidebook that weaves together oral stories with the recounting of how the Northern Canadian Dene came to depend on the European fur traders. The result is a magical journey for readers of any heritage.
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