North America local history
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No Time to Say Goodbye: Children's Stories of Kuper Island Residential SchoolNo Time to Say Goodbye is a fictional account of five children sent to aboriginal boarding school, based on the recollections of a number of Tsartlip First Nations people. These unforgettable children are taken by government agents from Tsartlip Day School to live at...
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If You're Not from the PrairieIf You're Not From The Prairie is a poetic tribute that invites readers to experience the blazing light, cutting wind, endless sky, piercing cold, and extraordinary beauty of the prairie. The Prairie is a land of extremes and, as the lyrical text and illustrations...
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Where to from Here: A Path to Canadian ProsperityBill Morneau's experience as Canada's finance minister crystalized his vision for the country's potential for growth and prosperity. Where To from Here looks backward with coolness and candor and forward with a fresh vision of all that Canada can -- and must -- become....
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Baja [Map Pack Bundle]- Waterproof - Tear-Resistant - Travel MapThe National Geographic Adventure Baja Map Pack is the perfect companion for anyone who wants to travel in the Mexican states of Baja California and Baja California Sur. The Map Pack includes two Adventure maps that cover the...
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(Un)Controlled Chaos: Canada's Remarkable Professional Wrestling LegacyThe heroic feats of ring gladiators have taken wrestling fans on an emotional journey-living vicariously through every body slam, dropkick, and piledriver. The investment of the crowd is demonstrated by their roars of excitement, their cheers for their heroes, and their catcalls at nasty...
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The Rough Guide to Canada (Travel Guide with Free Ebook)Practical travel guide to Canada with a free eBook featuring points-of-interest structured lists of all sights and off-the-beaten-track treasures, with detailed colour-coded maps, practical details about what to see and to do in Canada, how to get there and around, pre-departure information, as well...
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Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis, & Inuit Issues in CanadaDelgamuukw. Sixties Scoop. Bill C-31. Blood quantum. Appropriation. Two-Spirit. Tsilhqot'in. Status. TRC. RCAP. FNPOA. Pass and permit. Numbered Treaties. Terra nullius. The Great Peace...Are you familiar with the terms listed above? In Indigenous Writes, Chelsea Vowel, legal scholar, teacher, and intellectual, opens an important...
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Rand McNally 2023 Deluxe Motor Carriers' Road AtlasLaminated and spiral bound Motor Carriers' Road Atlas for heavy-duty users. The #1 selling trucker's road atlas in North America is as tough as the rig you're driving. With its laminated pages and spiral binding, the Deluxe Motor Carriers' Road Atlas can stand up...
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The PencilUSBBY OUTSTANDING INTERNATIONAL BOOK [A] wonderful and touching story -- New York Time Book Review A breath of warmth from the far north-- Kirkus Reviews Susan and her sister, Rebecca, love watching their mother write letters to people in other camps. Their mother has...
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Those Girls"Hold on tight. This is a terrifying and terrific book." -Fort Worth Star-Telegram "If you are looking for a riveting mix of survival, redemption and sheer terror, Those Girls is not to be missed." -Bookreporter Life has never been easy for the three Campbell...
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Who Is Wayne Gretzky?After breaking or tying more than sixty records in hockey, it's no wonder that Wayne Gretzky is known as The Great One. Born in Brantford, Ontario, on January 26, 1961, in a nation obsessed with the sport, he threw himself into the game practically...
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Arise!: Global Radicalism in the Era of the Mexican Revolution Volume 66An international history of radical movements and their convergences during the Mexican Revolution The Mexican Revolution was a global event that catalyzed international radicals in unexpected sites and struggles. Tracing the paths of figures like Black American artist Elizabeth Catlett, Indian anti-colonial activist M.N....
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Eyewitness Top 10 Montreal and Quebec CityCanada's cultural capitals, Montreal and Quebec City captivate with their innovative museums, historic sites and year-round festivals. Make the most of your trip to these must-visit cities with DK Eyewitness Top 10. Planning is a breeze with our simple lists of ten, covering the...
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It's a Mitig!A fun and colorful introduction to the Ojibwe language through natureIt's a Mitig! guides young readers through the forest and introduces them to Ojibwe words that describe the natural world. Featuring vibrant and playful artwork, an illustrated Ojibwe-to-English glossary and a simple introduction to...
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Toronto Best Urban StrollsAuthor: Nathalie PrézeauPublisher: Word-Of-Mouth ProductionPublished: 06/03/2020Pages: 256Binding Type: PaperbackISBN: 9780995064317This title is not returnable
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The Yellow Handkerchief (El Pañuelo Amarillo)A child confronts conflicting feelings of embarrassment and love for her Mexican abuela in this moving, personal story from Newbery- and Pura Belpré Award-winning author Donna Barba Higuera My abuela wears an old yellow handkerchief that her grandmother gave to her. I don't like...
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Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated CultureGeneration X is Douglas Coupland's classic novel about the generation born from 1960 to 1978--a generation known until then simply as twenty somethings. Andy, Claire, and Dag, each in their twenties, have quit pointless jobs in their respective hometowns to find better meaning in...
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South to Freedom: Runaway Slaves to Mexico and the Road to the Civil WarA brilliant and surprising account of the coming of the American Civil War, showing the crucial role of slaves who escaped to Mexico. The Underground Railroad to the North promised salvation to many American slaves before the Civil War. But thousands of people in...
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In Flanders Fields: The Story of the Poem by John McCraeChildren's Literature Roundtables of Canada Information Book Award winner Canadian Library Association Honour Book With new introduction! In May 2015, In Flanders Fields, one of the most popular poems ever written on the subject of war, marked 100 years since it was written. This...
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The Last Secret1860 - In a small town on Lake Ontario, at a time when an affluent young girl is forbidden to have any ambition of her own, Sarah defies her social-climbing mother to marry Joe, the Scottish farmer she loves, convinced he is the only...
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