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• Talk Treaty to Me

  Understanding the Basics of Treaties and Land in Canada

  Fraser, Crystal

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  Crystal Gail Fraser and Sara Komarnisky explain Canada’s treaty history, Indigenous sovereignty, and land rights while emphasizing what readers can do to support reconciliation. With accessible information, maps, photographs, and a timeline, they…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• 21 Things You Need to Know About Indigenous Self-government

  a Conversation About Dismantling the Indian Act

  Joseph, Robert P. C., 1963-

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  Bob Joseph explores Indigenous self-government as a path toward dismantling the Indian Act. Drawing on existing self-government arrangements, he explains how Indigenous nations are reclaiming authority and argues that expanding these models is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Canada and Colonialism

  An Unfinished History

  Reynolds, Jim

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  Whereas colonies such as India were ruled through despotism and violence, Canada's white settler population governed itself while oppressing the Indigenous peoples whose lands they were on. Canada and Colonialism shows that Canadians' support for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hòt'a! Enough!

  Georges Erasmus's Fifty-year Battle for Indigenous Rights

  Spear, Wayne K., 1965-

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  Georges Erasmus's five-decade battle for Indigenous rights took him around the world and saw him sitting across the table from prime ministers and premiers. In the 1980s, when Georges was the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, he was…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Treaty Words

  for as Long as the Rivers Flow

  Craft, Aimée, 1980-

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  Accompanied by beautiful illustrations by Luke Swinson and an author's note at the end, Aimée Craft affirms the importance of understanding an Indigenous perspective on treaties in this evocative book that is essential for readers of all ages.

• Reclaiming Anishinaabe Law

  Kinamaadiwin Inaakonigewin and the Treaty Right to Education

  Baskatawang, Leo

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  In Reclaiming Anishinaabe Law Leo Baskatawang traces the history of the neglected treaty relationship between the Crown and the Anishinaabe Nation in Treaty #3, and the Canadian government’s egregious failings to administer effective education…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Our Long Struggle for Home

  the Ipperwash Story

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  Most Canadians know only a tiny apart of the Ipperwash story - the 1995 police shooting of Dudley George. In Our Long Struggle for Home, George's sister, cousins, and others from the Stoney Point Reserve tell of broken promises and thwarted hopes in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Standoff

  Why Reconciliation Fails Indigenous People and How to Fix It

  McIvor, Bruce

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  By weaving in personal stories of growing up Métis on the fringes of the Peguis First Nation in Manitoba and representing First Nations in court and negotiations, the author brings to life the human side of the law and politics surrounding…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Treaty #

  Poems

  Ruffo, Armand Garnet

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  In this far-ranging work, Ruffo documents his observations on life – and in the process, his own life – as he sets out to restructure relationships and address obligations nation-to-nation, human to human, human to nature.

• Solemn Words and Foundational Documents

  An Annotated Discussion of Indigenous-Crown Treaties in Canada, 1752-1923

  Morin, Jean-Pierre, 1974-

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  In Solemn Words and Foundational Documents, Jean-Pierre Morin unpacks the complicated history of Indigenous treaties in Canada. By including the full text of eight significant treaties from across the country--each accompanied by a cast of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• No Surrender

  the Land Remains Indigenous

  Krasowski, Sheldon, 1968-

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  According to Sheldon Krasowski's research, Canada understood that the Cree, Anishnabeg, Saulteaux, Assiniboine, Siksika, Piikani, Kainaa, Stoney and Tsuu T'ina nations wanted to share the land with newcomers--with conditions--but were misled over…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Indigenous Relations

  Insights, Tips & Suggestions to Make Reconciliation a Reality

  Joseph, Robert P. C., 1963-

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  We are all treaty people. But what are the everyday impacts of treaties, and how can we effectively work toward reconciliation if we're worried our words and actions will unintentionally cause harm? Hereditary chief and leading Indigenous relations…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• From Treaty Peoples to Treaty Nation

  a Road Map for All Canadians

  Poelzer, Greg, 1965-

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  Canada is a country founded on relationships and treaties between Indigenous people and newcomers. Although recent court cases have strengthened Aboriginal rights, the cooperative spirit of the treaties is being lost as Canadians engage in endless…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Peace and Good Order

  the Case for Indigenous Justice in Canada

  Johnson, Harold, 1954-2022

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  Peace and Good Order examines the failure of Canada's justice system to deliver justice to Indigenous people.

• Treaties

  Rose, Simon, 1961-

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  Discusses treaties and the difficulties Indigenous peoples face while negotiating treaties with governments over the use of their land.

• Children of the Broken Treaty

  Canada's Lost Promise and One Girl's Dream

  Angus, Charlie, 1962-

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  Exposes a system of apartheid in Canada that led to the largest youth-driven human rights movement in the country's history, inspired by Shannen Koostachin, a young Cree woman who wanted a decent education but was denied.