Immigration, Settlement, and Social Welfare in Winnipeg's Jewish Community, 1882-1930
Between 1882 and 1930 approximately 9,800 Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe settled in Winnipeg. Newly arrived Jewish immigrants began to establish secular mutual aid societies, organizations based on egalitarian principles of communal solidarity that dealt with the pervasive problem of economic insecurity by providing financial relief to ......
First Nations Agriculture in Manitoba, 1871 to 1971
The history of First Nations agriculture in Manitoba Informed by the oral histories, speeches, petitions, and writings of Indigenous Peoples in Manitoba, and by Department of Indian Affairs (DIA) records, author Sarah Carter details First Nations' ancient history of agriculture and the impacts of federal and provincial policy on their ......
First Nations Agriculture in Manitoba, 1871 to 1971
The history of First Nations agriculture in Manitoba Informed by the oral histories, speeches, petitions, and writings of Indigenous Peoples in Manitoba, and by Department of Indian Affairs (DIA) records, author Sarah Carter details First Nations' ancient history of agriculture and the impacts of federal and provincial policy on their ......
Gaa Bi Kidwaad Maa Nbiising Nishnaabeg:The Stories of the Original People of Lake Nipissing shares the history of Nbissing Nishnaabeg (the people of Nipissing First Nation) from the perspectives of the community, the land, and the lake that holds their name. This social and cultural history explores themes of creation and language; women and ......
Judicial Discourses in the Sentencing of Indigenous Women
Indigenous women continue to be overrepresented in Canadian prisons; research demonstrates how their overincarceration and often extensive experiences of victimization are interconnected with and through ongoing processes of colonization. Implicating the System: Judicial Discourses in the Sentencing of Indigenous Women explores how judges navigate ......
Land and Settler Colonialism in Manitoba Newspapers
The 1870s was a time of rapid transformation for the province of Manitoba. Though reeling from the aftermath of the Red River Resistance and ongoing oppression of the Metis community, at the onset of the decade the province was still an Indigenous space. However, by the decade's close, settler hands firmly grasped power structures and territory ......
Land and Settler Colonialism in Manitoba Newspapers
The 1870s was a time of rapid transformation for the province of Manitoba. Though reeling from the aftermath of the Red River Resistance and ongoing oppression of the Metis community, at the onset of the decade the province was still firmly an Indigenous space. However, by the decade's close, settler hands firmly grasped power structures and ......
James Bay Memoirs and Other Stories brings together the poetry, stories, essays, and editorials of Eeyou writer Margaret Sam-Cromarty. Born in 1936 on Fort George Island in Eeyou Istchee, Sam-Cromarty is the daughter of hunters and trappers, a residential school survivor, a mother and grandmother, and a poet and painter. In 1980, during the first ......
Constitutional Pathways to Indigenous Language Education
Beyond Bilingualism In Living Language Rights: Constitutional Pathways to Indigenous Language Education, Lorena Fontaine's ground-breaking work explores the constitutional foundations and growing recognition of Indigenous language rights in Canada. By documenting the history of First Nations' language transmission on the prairies, Fontaine ......
