Society and culture: general
Reverberations
Most people think Alzheimer’s Disease is the same as memory loss, if they think about it at all, and hope that if they ignore it hard enough, it will go away. Marion Agnew’s world changed as her mother—a ...
Carpe Fin
This unique graphic novel, by acclaimed Indigenous artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, blends Asian manhwa/manga with the Haida artistic and oral tradition in one stunning hand-painted volume. The story ...
Distorted Descent
Distorted Descent examines a social phenomenon that has taken off in the 21st century: otherwise white, French-descendant settlers in Canada shifting into a self-defined “Indigenous” identity. This ...
Picking Up the Pieces
Picking Up the Pieces tells the story of the making of the Witness Blanket, a living work of art conceived and created by Indigenous artist Carey Newman. It includes hundreds of items collected from residential ...
Women's Writing in Canada
Spanning the period from the Massey Commission to the present and reflecting on the media of print, film, and song, this study attends to the burgeoning energy of women writers across genres. It explores ...
Wisdom Engaged
Wisdom Engaged shows how traditional knowledge, Indigenous approaches to healing, and the insights of Western bio-medicine can complement each other when all voices are heard in a collaborative effort ...
The Man Who Lived with a Giant
The Man Who Lived with a Giant presents traditional and personal stories told by Johnny Neyelle, a respected Dene storyteller and Elder from Déline, Northwest Territories. Johnny Neyelle used storytelling ...
Recasting History
Since 1952, CBC television has played a unique role as the primary mass media purveyor of Canadian history. Yet, until now, there have been no comprehensive accounts of Canadian history on television. ...
Free to a Good Home
Free to a Good Home is evidence of Torti’s life-long commitment to feeling at home where it mattered most: within herself. At eighteen, with one thousand dollars in her bank account, she moved to the ...
Indigenous Education
For Indigenous students and teachers alike, formal teaching and learning occurs in contested places. Here, leading scholars in contemporary Indigenous education from North America, New Zealand, and Hawaii ...