North America local history
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Our Slippery Earth: Nawa Philosophy in the Modern AgeThe modern-day descendants of the Nawa peoples have inherited a complex cosmovision from their indigenous ancestors. This philosophical and scientific achievement is the product of a thorough and disciplined observation of the natural world. In Our Slippery Earth, Kurly Tlapoyawa asserts that there is...
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Strengthening the Canadian Armed Forces Through Diversity and InclusionThe Canadian Armed Forces has not always embraced diversity and inclusion, but its future depends on it. As the country's demographic makeup changes, its military must adapt to a new multicultural reality and diminishing pools of people from which it can recruit. Canada's population...
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A Weary Road: Shell Shock in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1918More than 16,000 Canadian soldiers suffered from shell shock during the Great War of 1914 to 1918. Despite significant interest from historians, we still know relatively little about how it was experienced, diagnosed, treated, and managed in the frontline trenches in the Canadian and...
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1968 Mexico: Constellations of Freedom and DemocracyRecognizing the fiftieth anniversary of the protests, strikes, and violent struggles that formed the political and cultural backdrop of 1968 across Europe, the United States, and Latin America, Susana Draper offers a nuanced perspective of the 1968 movement in Mexico. She challenges the dominant...
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The Fisherman and the TurtleIn the tale of "The Fisherman and the Turtle," set during the time of the Aztecs, a fisherman catches a magical turtle who grants wishes in exchange for being released. The fisherman's wife nags her husband to ask for increasingly extravagant wishes, and in...
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On Common Ground: The Ongoing Story of the Commons in Niagara-On-The-LakeThis tract of land in Niagara-on-the-Lake has witnessed an amazing cavalcade of Canadian history. For 250 years a large tract of oak savannah at the mouth of the Niagara River designated as a Military Reserve has witnessed a rich military and political history: the...
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Kouchibouguac: Removal, Resistance, and Remembrance at a Canadian National ParkIn 1969, the federal and New Brunswick governments created Kouchibouguac National Park on the province's east coast. The park's creation required the relocation of more than 1200 people who lived within its boundaries. Government officials claimed the mass eviction was necessary both to allow...
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The Fragrance of Sweet-Grass: L.M. Montgomery's Heroines and the Pursuit of RomanceWhen it originally appeared, Elizabeth Rollins Epperly's The Fragrance of Sweet-Grass was one of the first challenges to the idea that L.M. Montgomery's books were unworthy of serious study. Examining all of Montgomery's fiction, Epperly argues that Montgomery was much more than a master...
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Nibi a Soif, Très SoifSee below for English description. Nibi (dont le nom signifie eau dans la langue anishinaabe) est une jeune fille autochtone à la recherche d'eau potable. En dépit des nombreux obstacles auxquels elle fait face, elle provoque d'importants changements dans son entourage! Bientôt, grâce à...
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The Aztec Empire: An Interactive History AdventureDelve into fascinating time periods This series allows readers to explore different times and places in history from different perspectives. The narrative format, suspenseful action, and path navigation keep readers readingAuthor: Elizabeth RaumPublisher: Capstone PressPublished: 07/01/2012Pages: 112Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 7.40h x 5.00w x...
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Beast Rider: A Boy's Journey Beyond the BorderTwelve-year-old Manuel leaves his small town in Mexico to join his older brother in Los Angeles. To cross the US border, he must become a "beast rider"--someone who hops on a train. The first time he tries, he is stopped by the Mexican police,...
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Gonzalez and Daughter Trucking Co.: A Road Novel with Literary LicenseFrom the author of L.A. Weather comes "a whimsical, humorous, and passionate mystery that explores the love and hurt of a father and daughter on the run" (Jorge Ramos, News Anchor for Univision). "1,001 nights in a Mexicali women's prison . . . González...
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The World Almanac Places to Go Before You Can'tFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling World Almanac comes a full-color book celebrating the world's most breathtaking, exciting, and astonishing attractions--places you'll want to visit before it's too late. Add to your personal list of must-see destinations with this exceptional collection of locales,...
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Vértigo HorizontalAuthor: Juan VilloroPublisher: Editorial AnagramaPublished: 10/04/2022Pages: 416Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.40lbsSize: 8.60h x 5.40w x 1.20dISBN: 9788433971241Language: Spanish
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Âmî Osâwâpikones (Dear Dandelion)A debut picture book that celebrates self-love, care, and resilience with one of the most widespread plants--the dandelion.Both a love letter to the dandelion and a call to love ourselves in a difficult world, mî Osâwâpikones reminds us that we are not defined as...
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The First Salmon Run: The Bear Cubs' AdventureFather Bear-Pâpâ Maskwa-is taking his two bear cubs to the river for their first salmon run. Along the journey, they meet their friends squirrel, (añikwacâs), seal, (âhkik), and salmon, (sôsâsiw). With each friend, the cubs learn lessons in friendship, determination and courage. This totem...
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Home In SteadAnnie loves her hometown on the prairie. She has beautiful things, dear friends, and plenty to do. But her father's dream comes true when he secures their family their own homestead in the wilderness of British Columbia, and Annie must leave her beloved town...
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Patrick and Elizabeth Long: A Pioneer Family in the Long Point SettlementInspired by a short article on her family background and a deep passion for history, author Mae Long Pagdin spends thirty-five years haunting pioneer cemeteries, library archives, municipal records offices, and locales in Ireland, Pennsylvania, and Ontario to research her Long family ancestors, beginning...
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Bernice and the Georgian Bay GoldIt's the summer of 1914. Eight-year-old Bernice lives with her family in a lighthouse on Georgian Bay. One day Bernice wakes up to find a stranger named Tom Thomson sleeping in their living room. When she overhears him talk about gold on a nearby...
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Studies of the Yaqui Indians of Sonora, Mexico: The History, Culture and Anthropology of the Yaqui Native AmericansIn the 1930s, a party led by Professor W. C. Holden led these investigations into the Yaqui Native American tribes of Sonora, Mexico, revealing much about their culture and characteristics.Noting a relative absence of Yaqui studies in Native American ethnology, Professor Holden sought to...
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