The history of East Greenland and its indigenous settlements is presented by Apollonio, a retired marine biologist who specialized in Arctic research projects for many years. The author provides a viv
Despite the fact that Russian Mennonites began arriving in Canada en masse in the 1870s, Canadian Mennonite literature has been characterized by a compulsive telling and retelling of the migration of
Sanaaq is the intimate story of an Inuit family negotiating the changes brought into their community by the coming of the qallunaat, the white people, in the mid-nineteenth century. Sanaaq, a strong a
In this autobiography, author Kirkness, now emeritus professor at the University of British Columbia, describes her journey to becoming a teacher, from a tiny school on an Indian reservation in Manito
Gordon W. Smith’s 1952 dissertation from Columbia University on ?The Historical and Legal Background of Canada’s Arctic Claims” remains a foundational work on the topic, as does his 1966 chapter ?Sove
With a burgeoning academic interest in Latin American science fiction and representations of science and technology in Latin American literature and cinema, this book adds new understanding to the gro
Eigenbrod (Aboriginal literature, U. of Manitoba) explains how she came to read Canadian Indigenous literatures from an immigrant perspective--as an outsider in relation to the texts--and in a migrant
This book explores the complex interplay between the economic realities of producing energy for a global market and the role of government in regulating and structuring the extraction, production, and
Small enough to carry in a backpack, this comprehensive guide explores the many diverse natural communities of Michigan, providing detailed descriptions, distribution maps, photographs, lists of chara
When the Second World War broke out, Winnipeg was Canada’s fourth-largest city, home to strong class and ethnic divisions, and marked by a vibrant tradition of political protest. Citizens demonstrated
The Haudenosaunee, more commonly known as the Iroquois or Six Nations, have been one of the most widely written about Indigenous groups in the United States and Canada. But seldom have the voices emer
A quixotic figure, Vasile Avramenko (1895?1981) used folk culture and modern media in a life-long crusade to promote Ukraine’s struggle for independence to North American audiences. From his base in N
George Kenny is an Anishinaabe poet and playwright who learned traditional ways from his parents before being sent to residential school in 1958. When Kenny published his first book, 1982’s Indians Do
Why don’t more Metis people go to traditional ceremonies? How does going to ceremonies impact Metis identity? In Rekindling the Sacred Fire, Chantal Fiola investigates the relationship between Red Riv
Between 1973 and 1978, six thousand Chilean leftists took refuge in central Canada after the Pinochet coup d’etat. Once resettled at the northern extreme of the Americas, these political exiles had to
Sometimes things come to people out of the blue and seemingly for a reason. The Anishinaabe word for this is nigika. The stories contained in this collection reached Howard Webkamigad nearly eighty ye
Packer and Gould have provided an invaluable service for anyone interested in western North American botany by creating a simple, user-friendly, and portable key to the 21,000 Alberta species found in
Zhorna is the Ukrainian word for a stone mill that was used to grind grain into flour. The zhorna stands as the perfect symbol for the Ukrainian-Canadian pioneers who settled in western Canada. The pa
Eliezer Segals approach to Jewish history and tradition has often been light-hearted and humorous. In Those Days, At This Time is a collection of entertaining short essays that explores the intricate
Writing Geographical Exploration summarizes the various factors that influence the writing and interpretation of exploration narratives, demonstrating the limitations of the assumption that there is a
