North America local history
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Charity for and by the Poor: Franciscan and Indigenous Confraternities in Mexico, 1527-1700Spanish colonization of Latin America in the sixteenth century continues to provoke scholarly debate. Spanish missionaries employed various strategies to convert indigenous inhabitants to the Catholic faith, including operating schools, organizing choirs, and establishing charitable brotherhoods known as confraternities. In Charity for and by...
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Le communisme installé chez nous: La révolte du matérialismeEdition originale non censur e. "Notre devoir devant les faits". "La Libert par la V rit ". Causerie prononc e Montr al en 1966.Author: Adrien ArcandPublisher: Vettaz Edition LimitedPublished: 07/16/2013Pages: 40Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.16lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.10dISBN: 9781648580918Language: FrenchThis title is not...
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Producing Predators: Wolves, Work, and Conquest in the Northern RockiesIn Producing Predators Michael D. Wise argues that contestations between Native and non-Native people over hunting, labor, and the livestock industry drove the development of predator eradication programs in Montana and Alberta from the 1880s onward. The history of these antipredator programs was significant...
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Elijah's Super Halloween: Bilingual Inuktitut and English EditionHalloween is almost here Elijah is excited to go trick-or-treating in his community of Arviat, Nunavut. His anaana even made him a special superhero costume. But just before Halloween, a polar bear is spotted near town. It is not safe to go trick-or-treating. Will...
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The Sun and Moon: English EditionThe sun and moon are important figures in all Northern cultures. This book shares traditional knowledge and stories about the sun and moon and their significance in the Arctic.Author: Carolyn MacDonaldPublisher: Inhabit Education Books Inc.Published: 06/28/2022Pages: 30Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 9.80h x 7.80w x...
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Oleepeeka's First Hunt: Bilingual Inuktitut and English EditionOleepeeka is from Panniqtuuq, Nunavut. It's time for her first hunting trip Oleepeeka is excited to spend the day with Ataata and learn about catching ptarmigans. Join Oleepeeka and Ataata as they set off on the land and bring home a special feast for...
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Still Living the Edges: A Disabled Women's ReaderLiving the Edges: A Disabled Woman's Reader, the lives of women with disabilities have not changed much. Still Living the Edges provides a timely follow-up that traces the ways disabled women are still on the edges, whether that be on the cutting edge, being...
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Partisan Odysseys: Canada's Political PartiesIn Partisan Odysseys, Nelson Wiseman sets out to survey the history of Canada's political parties. Uncovering distinctive motifs and events in Canadian party politics from pre-Confederation to the present, Wiseman shows how parties have adjusted, adapted, and reinvented themselves in response to significant social...
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Stand on Guard for Whom?: A People's History of the Canadian MilitaryWe Stand on Guard for Whom? is the first book to present a history of the Canadian military from the perspective of its victims. In his eleventh book, Yves Engler, the prolific author and critic of Canadian politics, exposes the reality of Canadian wars,...
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Canadarm and Collaboration: How Canada's Astronauts and Space Robots Explore New WorldsWith interviews from Chris Hadfield and Marc Garneau, the tale of Canada's involvement in international space exploration from the 1960s to the present day Canada is a small but mighty power in space exploration. After providing the Canadarm robotic arm for the space shuttle...
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Diego Rivera: An Artist for the PeopleDiego Rivera offers young readers unique insight into the life and artwork of the famous Mexican painter and muralist. The book follows Rivera's career, looking at his influences and tracing the evolution of his style. His work often called attention to the culture and...
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Why We Fight: New Approaches to the Human Dimension of Warfare Volume 12For decades, the Canadian Armed Forces has used the work of foreign scholars and writers in its professional military education to try to understand the human dimension of warfare: why and how people are motivated to fight, and how they behave once they do...
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Olmecas: Una Guía Fascinante de la Civilización Antigua Más Importante Conocida En MéxicoSab a usted que los olmecas pudieron haber sido los primeros en iniciar la escritura?Las primeras personas que lograron elevarse a la vida civilizada fueron los olmecas. Pero por qu siguen siendo relativamente desconocidos, y permanecen escondidos en los largos y oscuros pasadizos de...
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Gray Wolf's SearchYoung Gray Wolf lives on the Pacific Northwest coast with the Wolf Clan. His uncle, the clan shaman, tells Gray Wolf that his future success depends on completing an important task--he must find a very important person and get to know him well.Author: Bruce...
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A Giant Man from a Tiny Town: A Story of Angus MacaskillWhen Angus MacAskill was still just a boy, he began to grow...and grow...and grow! Known far and wide as the Cape Breton Giant, Angus was loved by his neighbours as much for his beautiful singing voice as for his renowned strength. But as much...
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All 'Bout Canada: A Compendium of CanadianaDid you know the Jolly Jumper is a Canadian invention? What exactly is a quinzhee, anyway? Porcupines do what when they are mating? Using a blend of poetry, prose, posters, jokes, and quizzes, and featuring twenty-six original two-colour illustrations, All 'Bout Canada is a...
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A Knock on the Door: The Essential History of Residential Schools from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Edited and Abridg"It can start with a knock on the door one morning. It is the local Indian agent, or the parish priest, or, perhaps, a Mounted Police officer." So began the school experience of many Indigenous children in Canada for more than a hundred years,...
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Guns, Grit, and Glory: How the US and Mexico came together to defeat the last Empire in the AmericasFrance invaded Mexico in 1861 on the pretext of collecting past-due debts. Their armies overran the country as Napoleon III imposed a new emperor, Austrian nobleman Maximilian, upon Mexico. The United States, busy with its Civil War, couldn't provide much help. But following the...
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No Holding Back: Operation Totalize, Normandy, August 1944- Landmark study of the Canadians' first major operation in Normandy - New revelations on the death of German panzer ace Michael Wittmann - Handsomely illustrated with maps, photos, and diagrams On August 8, 1944, the Canadian Army launched Operation Totalize, a massive armored...
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Nanuq and Nuka: Try Again, Nuka!: Bilingual Inuktitut and English EditionNanuq and Nuka have found a giant ice patch while out for a walk. Look out--it's slippery Watch Nanuq encourage his little brother, Nuka, to try again so they can have fun sliding together.Author: Ali HinchPublisher: Inhabit Education Books Inc.Published: 09/15/2020Pages: 28Binding Type: PaperbackWeight:...
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