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Ottawa: National Indian Brotherhood. Good. 1973. First Edition. Softcover. Fair to good condition. Ex-library book with usual lib markings does have some moderate wear & soiling. Book appears to have had something heavy sitting on it which caused the cover and pages to be somewhat wavy. Cover has edge wear, light soiling, corner curling and some age tanning, tears to spine bottom and chip out of bottom of spine - some soiling to outer edge of pages. Interior pages are clean, with several library stamps etc. Reading copy only. ; 8vo .

Macmillan Canada. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-library with mylar cover and usual stamps & stickers. Light edge & corner wear, scuffing of jacket. Interior pages clean & unmarked other than lib stamps. Jacket taped to book. 162 pages. A novel of life as seen through the eyes of a 17-year old Metis boy, straight out of the bush, moving to the big city and living in squalor in Northern Alberta (Edmonton).... Author's first novel & winner of the Beaver Award offered by the Hudson's Bay company for new Alberta novelist. . (400) ; 8vo .

Collier Books. Good. 1966. First Edition. Softcover. Scarce Title, 2nd printing. Moderate edgewear & creasing to covers, small tears to bottom spine, light soiling. Interior pages clean & tight for the most part, split at spine can be seen at 2 points but all pages are intact. B/w photos. SUMMARY: The exciting true adventures of a physician whose practice encompassed 600,000 square miles of frozen, wind-swept wilderness - the Canadian East Arctic. A thrilling true account of Dr. Moody's experiences during the three years he combined the duties of Doctor, Justice of the Peace, and Coroner ...in territory where winter temperatures plunge to seventy below. " (os) ; ; 12mo .

Hurtig. Good in Good dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 0888302266 . Ex-library book with usual ex-lib type of markings, library stamps marked out with marker onouter edge of pages. Interior of pages clean. Jacket has scuffing, light soiling and small tears to bottom corners. Based on the personal accounts and records of traders and explorers who opened up the West. The role of the Hudson's Bay company is explored, as well as the impact of the fur trade on the native people and the role of women in the west. [455-noto]; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 191 pages .

Cobalt, ON: Highway Book Shop. Very Good. 1978. Second Printing. Softcover. 0889541604 . 2,000 copies in print. Stapled softcover. Retired libary book with usual stamps & stickers, rear pocket. Light edgewear, a little tearing around staples, scuffing/light soiling to cover. Internal pages are clean other than library markings. Drawn from the author's personal experience, conflicts & confrontation with White & Indian societies. Chapter headings: Indian Connections; Unorganized Crime; The Buckskin Politician; There's Money in those Indians; Indians and Cowboys; Native Alcoholics; Bended Knees; The Legal Dilemma; But I'm an Indian; Indian Time; I Knew an Indian Once & What's After Tomorrow? . Young adult & up. (os) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 67 pages .

Montreal & London: McGill-Queen's University Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. 0773502394 . Please Note: Volume One Only, NO dustjacket. Brown cloth hardcover in very good condition. 453 pages, 1st edition. Cover has some bumping at corners, light age tanning to edges, a bit moreso to spine and minimal soiling, a little ink rubbing on spine. Flaps from missing dustjacket have been taped inside front endpages. Pages are clean and intact, with no markings, minor age tanning to page edges, very light soiling outer edge of pages. B/w illustrations. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 453 pages; Trigger's work integrates insights from archaeology, history, ethnology, linguistics, and geography. This wide knowledge allows him to show that, far from being a static prehistoric society quickly torn apart by European contact and the fur trade, almost every facet of Iroquoian culture had undergone significant change in the centuries preceding European… Leer más

San Francisco: City Lights Books. Good+. 1998. First Edition. Softcover. 0872863484 . Ex-library book with sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings - light edge and corner wear, light soiling. Interior very good except for a few page near rear with light water damage causing some wrinkling, also a few small corner creases. 261 pages..; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Chosen an "Outstanding Book on the Subject of Human Rights in the United States" by the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights. In this volume of incisive essays, Ward Churchill looks at representations of American Indians in literature and film, delineating a history of cultural propaganda that has served to support the continued colonization of Native America. During each phase of the genocide of American Indians, the media has played a critical role in creating easily digestible stereotypes of Indians for popular consumption. [375-osl] .

B. C.: Theytus Books. Very Good. 2002. First Edition. Softcover. 1894778065 . Clean, tight condition. Ex-library book but still in great shape - pages are clean, cover has light scuffing. Laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. An annual journal of Indigeous People's literary writing, compiled and published on behalf of the En'owkin International School of Writing. Guest forward by Leonard Peltier. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 198 pages; [295-osl] .

Toronto: Key Porter Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 1895555949 . Hardcover has light edge & corner wear, light soiling outer edge of pages, tape marks on cover. Internal pages are very good other than some light wrinkling on first few pages, a date stamp on 1st page & small peeled area inside cover, one or two earmarks. There is a library stamp on outer edge of pages & sticker residue on jacket but these are the only indications of this being a library book. Jacket has light edgewear, scuffing & some fading/discoloration to edges, some sticker residue. " Arthur J. Ray describes the various economic arrangements Native men and women entered into with newcomers, the assault on Native culture in the Industrial Age, and the relentless efforts of Native groups to find a place in the new world order. " (*Note: book is oversize & will incur an addt'l shipping charge to some locations) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

British Columbia: Good Medicine Books. Good. 1989. First Edition. Softcover. 0920698115 . Ex-library with laminated cover and a few stamps & stickers - light edgewear, a little wear to laminate along spine, light soiling outside edge of pages. Interior is clean & tight, a few light spots seen and 1-2 pages with a small amount of underling. Great old photos in b/w. 134 pages. (*Shipping may be reduced, depending on your location.)Cultural information and historic facts about tribes living in the northern Rocky Mountains. Includes many old photographs and reprints of old treaties. An illustrated handbook with photographs, maps, charts, and historical data of the following groups: Blackfoot confederacy, Sarcee, Stoney, Kootenay, & Flathead-Salish.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. Very Good. 1971. Hardcover. Reprint. English & French text, no jacket as issued. Ex-library book with laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Pages are tight and clean other than a few light spots seen. Cover has light soiling and a moderate amount of scuffing. Colour & b/w illustrations. [780]; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Hamilton, Ont.: Art Gallery of Hamilton. Very Good+. 2007. First Edition. Softcover. 0919153860 . Ex-library book, but still in great condition - sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type of markings. Pages are clean and intact, no markings. Cover has very light wear to edges and corners. Colour illustrations. 65 pages. The first comparative analysis of contemporary artforms of two cultures: the Inuit people of the Canadian North and the Sami people of northern Scandinavia. Both function as single cultures across national boundaries, yet the Sami have long had regular contact with European civilization. In their contemporary artistic manifestations, both show connections with earlier times as well as clear indications of change. (360os,0514) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 65 pages .

Gibsons, B. C.: Nightwood Editions. Very Good+. 2009. First Edition. Softcover. 088971228x . Ex-library book, but still in great condition - sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type of markings. Pages are clean and intact, no markings other than one tiny stain on title page. Cover has light scuffing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; The first anthology of urban Aboriginal songs by Gregory Scofield is a retrospective of the award-winning poet's pivotal work to date. The word Kipocihkan is Cree slang for someone who is mute or unable to speak, and charted in this book is Scofield's journey out of that silence to become one of the most powerful voices of our time. "I make offerings to my Grandmothers and Grandfathers when I write. I ask them to come and sit with me, to give me courage and strength. I ask them to help me be honest, reflective of the ceremony that I am about to begin. I ask them to guide me, to help me touch people. I ask to make good medicine, even out of… Leer más

Vancouver, B. C.: Talonbooks. New. 2005. Softcover. 0889225222 . New book, with no markings. ; 8vo; 288 pages; Following on two previous collections, Write It on Your Heart: The Epic World of an Okanagan Storyteller (1989) and Nature Power: In the Spirit of an Okanagan Storyteller (2004) Talonbooks is pleased to announce the release of this third volume of oral narratives by Okanagan storyteller Harry Robinson. Living by Stories includes a number of classic stories set in the "mythological age" about the trickster/transformer, Coyote, and his efforts to rid the world of bad people Spatla or "monsters, " but this new volume is more important for its presentation of historical narratives set in the more recent past.... .

Vancouver, B. C.: Douglas & Mcintyre. Very Good. 1988. First Edition. Softcover. 0888946252 . Large ex-library book, still in quite good condition - sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Page are clean and intact, profusely illustrated in b/w and colour. Light edgewear and some rough edges to laminate on covers, a little soiling to outer edge of pages. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 288 pages; From Publishers Weekly: Contemporary American Indian arts and crafts are sometimes dismissed as a pale reflection of a once-great art form. Coe, who spent eight years crisscrossing North America, meeting Indian artists and collecting their works, disproves this viewpoint. A rich legacy of tribal tradition lives on in modern textiles, masks, carvings, jewelry and sacred objects, as revealed in the 400 artworks reproduced in this catalogue of a touring exhibition. When a Makah Indian in Washington State carves a painted box in the shape of a wolf's head, he rediscovers an… Leer más

Manitoba Metis Federation Press. Good+. 1979. First Edition. Softcover. 0889250596 . Ex-library book with sturdy laminated cover & usual type markings. Internal pages are clean & tight, light soiling outer edge of pages. Laminated cover has light edgewear, scuffing & tears to spine top. The purpose of this study was to bring together all revelent material, both historical and legan, about Riel and his involvement in the Red River Resistance of 1869-70 and the Northwest Uprising in 1885. There is a general consensus that Riel was dealt with unjustly by an incompetent government..... [203-osl]; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 89 pages .

Natural Heritage. Very Good. 1995. Second Printing. Softcover. 0920474691 . Ex-library book, but still in very good condition, only light wear overall. Sturdy laminated cover & usual ex-lib type markings. Light edgewear to cover, slight fading to spine, internal pages clean & tight. "The story of Ka Kita Wa Pa No Kwe (Wise Day Woman) from her birth on Bear Island, Temagami, Ontario, in 1908, takes the reader on a remarkable journey. In her own words, she has lived in both cultures, Indian & white man's. " (240-osl); 8vo 8" - 9" tall; .

Timmins, Ont.: Ojibway and Cree Cultural Centre. Very Good+. 2003. First Edition. Spiral-bound. 0919523536 . Spiralbound soft cover, laminated covers. Some ex-library stickers - could be removed if desired. Book is in excellent condition, clean and unmarked. Laminate on cover has some small corner creases and light scuffing. B/w illustrations. 86 pages. Contents: Chapleau first Nation; Missanabie First Nation, Taykwa Tagmou (New Post) First Nation. The purpose of this book is to highlight the past and present life experiences of elders and youth in the southern most Mushkegowuk communities. (305os,0514); 4to 11" - 13" tall; 86 pages .

Oxford University Press. Very Good. 1995. First Edition. Softcover. 0195413733 . 2nd edition 1995, 639 pages. Ex-library book, but still in very good condition - sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Pages are all intactn and clean other than a small amount of spotting and light soiling to outer edge of pages. Cover laminate has light wear at corners. The history and culture of the Canadian Aboriginal peoples, from the Tsimshian and Kwakiutl of British Columbia, to the Micmac of the Atlantic provinces, the Dene of the Northwest Territories and the Iroquois of southern Ontario. Includes 26 chapters by anthropologists and ethnohistorians and defines seven culture areas. [868]; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 639 pages .

Mcclelland & Stewart. Good+. 1995. Second Edition. Softcover. 0771065116 . Large softcover, 639 pages. Ex-library book with laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Cover has moderate edge and corner wear to laminate, light soiling outer edge of pages, small tears spine ends. Pages are all intact and clean other than light soiling on a couple of pages. B/w photos/illus. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 639 pages; The history and culture of the Canadian Aboriginal peoples, from the Tsimshian and Kwakiutl of British Columbia, to the Micmac of the Atlantic provinces, the Dene of the Northwest Territories and the Iroquois of southern Ontario. Includes 26 chapters by anthropologists and ethnohistorians and defines seven culture areas. (*due to heavy weight, extra postage may be required). .