Book Description
Takes readers through one calendar year of Aboriginal history, providing visuals and details of past and contemporary achievements and challenges of First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples of Canada.
Author : Jonathan Anuik
Publisher : University of Regina Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 43,74 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Art
ISBN : 0889772401
Takes readers through one calendar year of Aboriginal history, providing visuals and details of past and contemporary achievements and challenges of First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples of Canada.
Author : Scholastic Canada, Limited
Publisher :
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 11,64 MB
Release : 2021-01-05
Category :
ISBN : 9781443185981
Learning your colours can be a rainbow of fun! Perfect for little hands and inquisitive minds, this sturdy and appealing first book introduces young learners to colours, sorting concepts and first words. Includes activities throughout that reinforce learning while having fun! A bright and friendly board book developed in conjunction with educators and Canadian editors.
Author : Scholastic
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 27,65 MB
Release : 2020-09
Category :
ISBN : 9781443182461
It's never too soon to develop number skills! Perfect for little hands and inquisitive minds, this sturdy and appealing counting book introduces young learners to early numeracy skills. A colourful and friendly board book developed in conjunction with educators and Canadian editors.
Author : Allen R. Wells
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 13,84 MB
Release : 2014-01-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1493161687
William Lyon Mackenzie King served all of Canada as Prime Minister. He was Canadas longest serving Prime Minister and for all other Commonwealth countries, too. His successive governments created the Canadian Welfare state and the place we once held in the world. King strove for the social cushion of a united, autonomous and prosperous country. A lifetime later all Canadians still benefit from his initiative and skill. Kings life followed the Social Gospel in the political world and in the pioneering study of industrial relations. His work, relatives and friends; successes and disappointments, are presented as you have never encountered them before.
Author : Timothy Charles Winegard
Publisher : Univ. of Manitoba Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 45,15 MB
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 0887554180
"The first comprehensive history of the Aboriginal First World War experience on the battlefield and the home front. When the call to arms was heard at the outbreak of the First World War, Canada's First Nations pledged their men and money to the Crown to honour their long-standing tradition of forming military alliances with Europeans during times of war, and as a means of resisting cultural assimilation and attaining equality through shared service and sacrifice. Initially, the Canadian government rejected these offers based on the belief that status Indians were unsuited to modern, civilized warfare. But in 1915, Britain intervened and demanded Canada actively recruit Indian soldiers to meet the incessant need for manpower. Thus began the complicated relationships between the Imperial Colonial and War Offices, the Department of Indian Affairs, and the Ministry of Militia that would affect every aspect of the war experience for Canada's Aboriginal soldiers. In his groundbreaking new book, For King and Kanata, Timothy C. Winegard reveals how national and international forces directly influenced the more than 4,000 status Indians who voluntarily served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force between 1914 and 1919--a per capita percentage equal to that of Euro-Canadians--and how subsequent administrative policies profoundly affected their experiences at home, on the battlefield, and as returning veterans."--Publisher's website.
Author : Roger E. Riendeau
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 24,33 MB
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 1438108222
Presents a concise history of Canada, from the time of early exploration by Europeans to the present day.
Author : Ged Martin
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 39,21 MB
Release : 2013-06-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1459706536
A biography of Canada’s first prime minister, a legendary political strategist who helped found a new nation in 1867. Shocked by Canada’s 1837 rebellions, John A. Macdonald sought to build alliances and avoid future conflicts. Thanks to financial worries and an alcohol problem, he almost quit politics in 1864. The challenge of building Confederation harnessed his skills, and in 1867 he became the country’s first prime minister. As "Sir John A.," he drove the Dominion’s westward expansion, rapidly incorporating the Prairies and British Columbia before a railway contract scandal unseated him in 1873. He conquered his drinking problem and rebuilt the Conservative Party to regain power in 1878. The centrepiece of his protectionist National Policy was the transcontinental railway, but a western uprising in 1885 was followed by the controversial execution of rebel leader Louis Riel. Although dominant nationally, Macdonald often cut ethical corners to resist the formidable challenge of the Ontario Liberals in his own province. John A. Macdonald created Canada, but this popular hero had many flaws.
Author : Mark Cronlund Anderson
Publisher : Univ. of Manitoba Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 40,6 MB
Release : 2011-09-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0887554067
The first book to examine the role of Canada’s newspapers in perpetuating the myth of Native inferiority. Seeing Red is a groundbreaking study of how Canadian English-language newspapers have portrayed Aboriginal peoples from 1869 to the present day. It assesses a wide range of publications on topics that include the sale of Rupert’s Land, the signing of Treaty 3, the North-West Rebellion and Louis Riel, the death of Pauline Johnson, the outing of Grey Owl, the discussions surrounding Bill C-31, the “Bended Elbow” standoff at Kenora, Ontario, and the Oka Crisis. The authors uncover overwhelming evidence that the colonial imaginary not only thrives, but dominates depictions of Aboriginal peoples in mainstream newspapers. The colonial constructs ingrained in the news media perpetuate an imagined Native inferiority that contributes significantly to the marginalization of Indigenous people in Canada. That such imagery persists to this day suggests strongly that our country lives in denial, failing to live up to its cultural mosaic boosterism.
Author : Mark Zuehlke
Publisher : Douglas & McIntyre
Page : 1 pages
File Size : 48,30 MB
Release : 2011-11-08
Category : History
ISBN : 1553659724
The ninth book in the Canadian Battle Series, Breakout from Juno, is the first dramatic chronicling of Canada's pivotal role throughout the entire Normandy Campaign following the D-Day landings. On July 4, 1944, the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division won the village of Carpiquet but not the adjacent airfield. Instead of a speedy victory, the men faced a bloody fight. The Canadians advanced relentlessly at a great cost in bloodshed. Within 2 weeks the 2nd Infantry and 4th Armoured divisions joined coming together as the First Canadian Army. The soldiers fought within a narrow landscape extending a mere 21 miles from Caen to Falaise. They won a two-day battle for Verrières Ridge starting on July 21, after 1,500 casualties. More bloody battles followed, until finally, on August 21, the narrowing gap that had been developing at Falaise closed when American and Canadian troops shook hands. The German army in Normandy had been destroyed, only 18,000 of about 400,000 men escaping. The Allies suffered 206,000 casualties, of which 18,444 were Canadians. Breakout from Juno is a story of uncommon heroism, endurance and sacrifice by Canada's World War II volunteer army and pays tribute to Canada's veterans.
Author : History of the Book in Canada Project
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 24,11 MB
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780802089434
Impressive in its scope and depth of scholarship, this first volume of the History of the Book in Canada is a landmark in the chronicle of writing, publishing, bookselling, and reading in Canada.