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Daphne Odjig - Potawatomi's Celebrated Visual Artist Who Told The Stories of Her People Canadian History for Kids True Canadian Heroes - Indigenous PeDaphne Odjig was a self-taught visual artist who showcased her originality, social awareness and feminism to create masterpieces that are reflective of he Anishinaabe culture. Daphne gave the Indigenous people of Canada a voice to the foreground of contemporary art. See the world through...
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Gord Downie - Brilliant Musician, Poet and Cultural Activist Who Sang Stories of Canada Canadian History for Kids True Canadian HeroesGord Downie was more than just a musician. His music told stories of Canada. His lyrics celebrated myths. Through his songs, Canadians slowly realized the richness of their historical and cultural backgrounds. Gord Downie made his countrymen proud of being Canadians. Read his life...
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Tom Longboat - The Onondaga Runner Who Broke Many Records Canadian History for Kids True Canadian Heroes - Indigenous People Of Canada EditionHow did Tom Longboat use his skills as a distance runner to campaign for the cultural awareness of the indigenous people of Canada? Know the answer by reading this educational book that has been adapted for kids. Reading about the extraordinary lives of extraordinary...
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Insurgent Mexico"...Villa was an outlaw for twenty-two years. When he was only a boy of sixteen, ... he killed a government official... that in itself would not have outlawed him long in Mexico, where human life is cheap; but once a refugee he committed the...
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Spanish American Independence Movements: A History in Documents: (From the Broadview Sources Series)A documentary history of the independence movements of Spanish America in the early nineteenth century. Author: Wim KloosterPublisher: Broadview Press IncPublished: 05/10/2021Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.90w x 0.60dISBN: 9781554814565About the AuthorWim Klooster is Robert H. and Virginia N. Scotland Chair in History...
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Noises of the Night: A Canadian LullabyThe noises of the nightDiffer near, differ farThey sing you lullabiesWherever you are.The oceans of the coasts, the winds in the North, and everything in between provide a backdrop for this Canadian lullaby. With unfamiliar noises made comforting, children will relax to the sounds...
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Stories That Make History: Mexico Through Elena Poniatowska's CrónicasFrom covering the massacre of students at Tlatelolco in 1968 and the 1985 earthquake to the Zapatista rebellion in 1994 and the disappearance of forty-three students in 2014, Elena Poniatowska has been one of the most important chroniclers of Mexican social, cultural, and political...
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Die Olmeken: Ein fesselnder Führer zu der frühesten bekannten Hochkultur in MexikoWussten Sie, dass die Olmeken vielleicht das erste Volk waren, das die Schrift einführte?Das erste Volk, dem es gelang, sich zu einer Kultur zu entwickeln, waren die Olmeken. Aber warum sind sie bisher relativ unbekannt geblieben, versteckt in den langen, dunklen Korridoren der vergessenen...
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The Heartbeat of Innovation: A History of Cardiac Surgery at the Toronto General HospitalGreat innovations take place within great institutions. Founded in 1819, Toronto General Hospital (TGH) is one of Canada's oldest hospitals and has created a nurturing environment for early Canadian innovations in heart surgery. The Heartbeat of Innovation tells the story of the brilliant surgeons...
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The U.S.-Mexican Border Today: Conflict and Cooperation in Historical PerspectiveThis comprehensive survey systematically explores the dynamic historic and contemporary interface between Mexico and the United States along the shared 1,954-mile international land boundary. Now fully updated and revised, the book provides an overview of the history of the region and traces the economic...
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Biographie En Images: Voici Thérèse CasgrainSee below for English description.Th r se Casgrain tait une r formatrice, militante f ministe et politicienne de Montr al. Mieux connue pour avoir men la campagne en faveur du droit de vote des femmes au Qu bec, elle a t la premi re...
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Villa and Zapata: A Biography of the Mexican Revolution'Refreshing ... Frank McLynn has plunged into an important episode in the modern Mexican experience - namely, the social and political revolution that rocked the country for some twenty years, cost two million lives and reshaped its institutions.' The Wall Street JournalThe Mexican Revolution...
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El Tercer País: San Diego & Tijuana: Two Countries, Two Cities, One Community"A fascinating look at the history and future of this mega-region binding Mexico and the United States."--Earl Anthony Wayne, US Ambassador to Mexico (2011-2015)Two of the most important cities in North America are so physically close they would touch were they not separated by...
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Popular Day Hikes: The Castle and CrowsnestPopular Day Hikes: The Castle and Crowsnest covers 37 of the best trails north of southern Alberta's Waterton National Park. Featuring easy short-day walks, more-strenuous full-day hikes, and the occasional easy scramble in Castle Provincial Park, Castle Wildland Provincial Park, and Crowsnest Pass, Andrew...
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Unravelling Canada: A Knitting OdysseyToques, mittens and scarves are all associated with northern climates, but the quintessential garment of Canadian knitting is surely the bulky and distinctly patterned West Coast cardigan. In the early twentieth century, Indigenous woolworkers on southern Vancouver Island began knitting what are now called...
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Folklore of Nova ScotiaThis book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as...
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Folklore of Nova ScotiaThis book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as...
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A Portrait of Canada's ParliamentA stunning visual exploration of Canada's most recognized building accompanied by a comprehensive study of its history, in a coffee-table worthy volume. The Centre Block, the iconic parliament building that has come to be Canada's foremost representation, was closed in 2018 and will remain...
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Geschichte der Azteken: Ein fesselnder Führer zum Reich, der Mythologie und der Zivilisation der AztekenWussten Sie, dass die Azteken jedes Jahr 500 bis 700 Menschen opferten, um die Götter zufrieden zu stellen?Seit vielen Jahren regen die Azteken unsere Vorstellungskraft an. Geschichten der ersten europäischen Eroberer über einzigartige, Ehrfurcht gebietende Ruinen und Legenden von Palästen aus Gold erschaffen ein...
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Kwu‿c'əx̌wəntim Təl Stunx Isck'wuls / Lessons from Beaver's Workkʷu‿c̕əx̌ʷəntim təl stunx isck'ʷuls / Lessons From Beaver's Work teaches children through storytelling to hold reverence for all life forms. The book depicts a conflict between Tapit, a rancher, and stunx (beaver), as they both try to meet their water needs. The touching humanity...
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