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On the Cusp of Contact

Gender, Space and Race in the Colonization of British Columbia

by Jean Barman ...

“The ways in which we can redress the past are many and varied,” writes Jean Barman, “and it is up to each of us to act as best we can.” The seventeen essays collected here, originally published between 1996 and 2013, make a valuable contribution toward this laudable goal. With a wide range of source material, from archival and documentary sources to oral histories, Barman pieces together stories ... Read more

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“The ways in which we can redress the past are many and varied,” writes Jean Barman, “and it is up to each of us to act as best we can.” The seventeen essays collected here, originally published between 1996 and 2013, make a valuable contribution toward this laudable goal. With a wide range of source material, from archival and documentary sources to oral histories, Barman pieces together stories
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British Columbia in the Balance

1846–1871

by Jean Barman ...

Esteemed historian Jean Barman brings new insights on the seemingly disparate events that converged to lay the foundation of the present-day province.By examining newly accessible private correspondence exchanged with the Colonial Office in London, Barman pieces together the chain of events that caused the distant colony of British Columbia to join the Canadian Confederation as opposed to the very ... Read more

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Esteemed historian Jean Barman brings new insights on the seemingly disparate events that converged to lay the foundation of the present-day province.By examining newly accessible private correspondence exchanged with the Colonial Office in London, Barman pieces together the chain of events that caused the distant colony of British Columbia to join the Canadian Confederation as opposed to the very
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The West Beyond the West

A History of British Columbia

by Jean Barman ...

British Columbia is regularly described in superlatives both positive and negative - most spectacular scenery, strangest politics, greatest environmental sensitivity, richest Aboriginal cultures, most aggressive resource exploitation, closest ties to Asia. Jean Barman's The West beyond the West presents the history of the province in all its diversity and apparent contradictions. This critically ... Read more

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British Columbia is regularly described in superlatives both positive and negative - most spectacular scenery, strangest politics, greatest environmental sensitivity, richest Aboriginal cultures, most aggressive resource exploitation, closest ties to Asia. Jean Barman's The West beyond the West presents the history of the province in all its diversity and apparent contradictions. This critically
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French Canadians, Furs, and Indigenous Women in the Making of the Pacific Northwest

by Jean Barman ...

Jean Barman was the recipient of the 2014 George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award.In French Canadians, Furs, and Indigenous Women in the Making of the Pacific Northwest, Jean Barman rewrites the history of the Pacific Northwest from the perspective of French Canadians attracted by the fur economy, the indigenous women whose presence in their lives encouraged them to stay, and their descendants. ... Read more

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Jean Barman was the recipient of the 2014 George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award.In French Canadians, Furs, and Indigenous Women in the Making of the Pacific Northwest, Jean Barman rewrites the history of the Pacific Northwest from the perspective of French Canadians attracted by the fur economy, the indigenous women whose presence in their lives encouraged them to stay, and their descendants.
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Abenaki Daring

The Life and Writings of Noel Annance, 1792-1869

by Jean Barman ...

Series Book 88 - McGill-Queen's Indigenous and Northern Studies
An Abenaki born in St Francis, Quebec, Noel Annance (1792-1869), by virtue of two of his great-grandparents having been early white captives, attended Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. Determined to apply his privileged education, he was caught between two ways of being, neither of which accepted him among their numbers.Despite outstanding service as an officer in the War of 1812, Annance was ... Read more

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An Abenaki born in St Francis, Quebec, Noel Annance (1792-1869), by virtue of two of his great-grandparents having been early white captives, attended Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. Determined to apply his privileged education, he was caught between two ways of being, neither of which accepted him among their numbers.Despite outstanding service as an officer in the War of 1812, Annance was
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Iroquois in the West

by Jean Barman ...

Series Book 93 - McGill-Queen's Indigenous and Northern Studies
Two centuries ago, many hundreds of Iroquois - principally from what is now Kahnawà:ke - left home without leaving behind their ways of life. Recruited to man the large canoes that transported trade goods and animal pelts from and to Montreal, some Iroquois soon returned, while others were enticed ever further west by the rapidly expanding fur trade.Recounting stories of Indigenous self ... Read more

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Two centuries ago, many hundreds of Iroquois - principally from what is now Kahnawà:ke - left home without leaving behind their ways of life. Recruited to man the large canoes that transported trade goods and animal pelts from and to Montreal, some Iroquois soon returned, while others were enticed ever further west by the rapidly expanding fur trade.Recounting stories of Indigenous self
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Iroquois in the West

by Jean Barman ...

Series Book 93 - McGill-Queen's Indigenous and Northern Studies
Two centuries ago, many hundreds of Iroquois - principally from what is now Kahnawà:ke - left home without leaving behind their ways of life. Recruited to man the large canoes that transported trade goods and animal pelts from and to Montreal, some Iroquois soon returned, while others were enticed ever further west by the rapidly expanding fur trade.Recounting stories of Indigenous self ... Read more

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Two centuries ago, many hundreds of Iroquois - principally from what is now Kahnawà:ke - left home without leaving behind their ways of life. Recruited to man the large canoes that transported trade goods and animal pelts from and to Montreal, some Iroquois soon returned, while others were enticed ever further west by the rapidly expanding fur trade.Recounting stories of Indigenous self
... Read more
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association. Vol. 27 No. 2, 2016

by Ian Wereley, Tina Adcock, Keith Grant, Stacy Nation-Knapper, Beth Robertson, Corey Slumkoski, Corinne Doria, Ken MacMillan, Melissa Glass, Heather Coleman, Andrea Chandler, Corinne Gaudin, Yanni Kotsonis, Heather Devine, Yves Frenette, Bruce McIntyre Watson, Jean Barman ...

Series Book 27 - Journal of the Canadian Historical Association
This article surveys the impacts of blogging on Canadian historical practice to date. Drawing upon the experiences and practices of five collaborative or multi-author Canadian history blogs — ActiveHistory.ca, The Otter~La Loutre, Findings/Trouvailles, the Acadiensis Blog, and Borealia — it explores how this activity is changing the ways in which Canadian historians tell stories, publish their ... Read more

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This article surveys the impacts of blogging on Canadian historical practice to date. Drawing upon the experiences and practices of five collaborative or multi-author Canadian history blogs — ActiveHistory.ca, The Otter~La Loutre, Findings/Trouvailles, the Acadiensis Blog, and Borealia — it explores how this activity is changing the ways in which Canadian historians tell stories, publish their
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The History of the World in Comics

by Jean-Baptiste de Panafieu ...

Illustrated by Adrienne Barman ...

Never has natural history been so fun! Scientific accuracy and humor combine to tell the entire history of Earth in a comic book format.A paleontologist and a storyteller take two children through the birth of our planet, the beginning of microbes, and through the heydays of protozoans, dinosaurs, and early mammals with unfailing enthusiasm.The art accurately portrays animal species and ... Read more

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Never has natural history been so fun! Scientific accuracy and humor combine to tell the entire history of Earth in a comic book format.A paleontologist and a storyteller take two children through the birth of our planet, the beginning of microbes, and through the heydays of protozoans, dinosaurs, and early mammals with unfailing enthusiasm.The art accurately portrays animal species and
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Strength of Conviction

by Tom Mulcair ...

Globe & Mail Non-Fiction BestsellerToronto Star Non-Fiction BestsellerThe inside story of Tom Mulcair’s rise from modest, middle-class beginnings to the threshold of power.He has been called the strongest Opposition leader in the television era; he was also known in Québec as the provincial Opposition’s “pit bull.” Here, in his own words, and for the first time, is the inside story of Tom Mulcair ... Read more

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Globe & Mail Non-Fiction BestsellerToronto Star Non-Fiction BestsellerThe inside story of Tom Mulcair’s rise from modest, middle-class beginnings to the threshold of power.He has been called the strongest Opposition leader in the television era; he was also known in Québec as the provincial Opposition’s “pit bull.” Here, in his own words, and for the first time, is the inside story of Tom Mulcair
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Imperial Plots

Women, Land, and the Spadework of British Colonialism on the Canadian Prairies

by Sarah Carter ...

WINNER Governor General's History Award for Scholarly Research, 2017WINNER Best Scholarly Book in Canadian History Prize, Canadian Historical Association, 2017WINNER CLIO History Prize (Prairies), Canadian Historical Association, 2017WINNER Gita Chaudhuri Prize, Western Association of Women Historians, 2017Sarah Carter’s Imperial Plots: Women, Land, and the Spadework of British Colonialism on the ... Read more

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WINNER Governor General's History Award for Scholarly Research, 2017WINNER Best Scholarly Book in Canadian History Prize, Canadian Historical Association, 2017WINNER CLIO History Prize (Prairies), Canadian Historical Association, 2017WINNER Gita Chaudhuri Prize, Western Association of Women Historians, 2017Sarah Carter’s Imperial Plots: Women, Land, and the Spadework of British Colonialism on the
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Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Volume One: Summary

Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future

by Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada ...

This is the Final Report of Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission and its six-year investigation of the residential school system for Aboriginal youth and the legacy of these schools. This report, the summary volume, includes the history of residential schools, the legacy of that school system, and the full text of the Commission's 94 recommendations for action to address that legacy.This ... Read more

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This is the Final Report of Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission and its six-year investigation of the residential school system for Aboriginal youth and the legacy of these schools. This report, the summary volume, includes the history of residential schools, the legacy of that school system, and the full text of the Commission's 94 recommendations for action to address that legacy.This
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