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Evolving Métis Identities, 1850-1914

By: Nicole St-Onge,University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center

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Saint-Laurent, Manitoba

Evolving Métis Identities, 1850-1914

By: Nicole St-Onge,University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center

Examines the development of Metis identity and pride through the accounts of selected families and their descendants.

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University of Regina Press

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ISBN 10

0889771731

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The Agrarian Revolt in Western Canada

A Survey Showing American Parallels

By: Paul Frederick Sharp,University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center

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The Agrarian Revolt in Western Canada

A Survey Showing American Parallels

By: Paul Frederick Sharp,University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center

Originally published: Minneapolis: Univ. of Minnesota Press, 1948.

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180

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University of Regina Press

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0889771065

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9780889771062

Forging Alberta's Constitutional Framework

By: Richard Connors,John M. Law,University of Alberta. Centre for Constitutional Studies

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Forging Alberta's Constitutional Framework

By: Richard Connors,John M. Law,University of Alberta. Centre for Constitutional Studies

Forging Alberta’s Constitutional Framework analyzes the principal events and processes that precipitated the emergence and formation of the law and legal culture of Alberta from the foundation of the Hudson’s Bay in 1670 until the eve of the centenary of the Province in 2005. The formation of Alberta’s constitution and legal institutions was by no means a simple process by which English and Canadian law was imposed upon a receptive and passive population. Challenges to authority, latent lawlessness, interaction between indigenous and settler societies, periods (pre- and post-1905) of jurisdictional confusion, and demands for individual, group, and provincial rights and recognitions are as much part of Alberta’s legal history as the heroic and mythic images of an emergent and orderly Canadian west patrolled from the outset by red coated mounted police and peopled by peaceful and law-abiding subjects of the Crown. Papers focus on the development of criminal law in the Canadian west in the nineteenth century; the Natural Resources Transfer Agreement of 1930; the National Energy Program of the 1980s; Federal-Provincial relations; and the role and responsibilities of the offices of Justices of the Peace and of the Lieutenant-Governor; and the legacies of the Lougheed and Klein governments.

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University of Alberta

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0888644574

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9780888644572

Kôhkominawak Otâcimowiniwâwa

By: Glecia Bear,University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center

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Kôhkominawak Otâcimowiniwâwa

By: Glecia Bear,University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center

This collection of reminiscences and personal stories tells us about the daily lives of Cree women over the past household chores, snaring rabbits, and picking berries, going to school, marriage, bearing and raising children. Seven Cree women share memories about their lives and the history of their people, and provide insights into the traditional teachings of a society where practical and spiritual matters are never far apart.--Publisher's description.

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422

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University of Regina Press

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0889771189

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9780889771185

Peace, Progress and Prosperity

A Biography of Saskatchewan's First Premier, T. Walter Scott

By: Gordon Leslie Barnhart,University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center

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Peace, Progress and Prosperity

A Biography of Saskatchewan's First Premier, T. Walter Scott

By: Gordon Leslie Barnhart,University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center

Thomas Walter Scott was a newspaper owner and successful businessman before being elected to the House of Commons in 1905 as member for Assiniboia West. He became leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party by 1905 and premier of the new province. This biography covers the life of this respected political leader from birth through his political career to his retirement years, giving a picture of his labours in the fields of education, female suffrage, agriculture, and public policy whose fruits continue to be of influence in the province.

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200

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University of Regina Press

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0889771421

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9780889771420

Plain Speaking

Essays on Aboriginal Peoples and the Prairie

By: University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center

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Essays on Aboriginal Peoples and the Prairie

By: University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center

This collection of essays is partly based on the proceedings of a two-day conference on the various types & levels of connections between First Nations & Metis peoples and the Canadian Plains. The essay themes are historic, social, political, and artistic and cover such subjects as: preservation of Aboriginal heritage; the agricultural production campaign of 1918-23; Cree-language place names; the challenges of modernity; Aboriginal healing; the Aboriginal writer; pictographs; Sheila Orr, Aboriginal artist; and reminiscences of elders.

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University of Regina Press

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0889771391

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9780889771390

A Language of Our Own : The Genesis of Michif, the Mixed Cree-French Language of the Canadian Metis

The Genesis of Michif, the Mixed Cree-French Language of the Canadian Metis

By: Peter Bakker Researcher University of Aarhus

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A Language of Our Own : The Genesis of Michif, the Mixed Cree-French Language of the Canadian Metis

The Genesis of Michif, the Mixed Cree-French Language of the Canadian Metis

By: Peter Bakker Researcher University of Aarhus

The Michif language -- spoken by descendants of French Canadian fur traders and Cree Indians in western Canada -- is considered an "impossible language" since it uses French for nouns and Cree for verbs, and comprises two different sets of grammatical rules. Bakker uses historical research and fieldwork data to present the first detailed analysis of this language and how it came into being.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0198025750

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9780198025757

The Mounted Police and Prairie Society, 1873-1919

By: University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center

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The Mounted Police and Prairie Society, 1873-1919

By: University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center

This collection of essays presents a variety of scholarly explorations of the nature and role of the Mounties in the Prairie Provinces from the formation of the North West Mounted Police in 1873-74 to its transformation into the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1919-20. The essays are grouped into five broad themes: relations with First Nations; law enforcement; social issues, including relations with minority groups and labour movements; characteristics of the police force; and crisis and change (police-immigrant relations, response to labour unrest, and the origins of domestic intelligence and counter-subversion). An epilogue presents the case for the dramatic change of the force after 1919-20 and the new force's use of the positive image created by the old force.

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University of Regina Press

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0889771030

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9780889771031

Secession of Quebec and the Future of Canada

By: Robert Andrew Young,Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Institute of Intergovernmental Relations

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Secession of Quebec and the Future of Canada

By: Robert Andrew Young,Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Institute of Intergovernmental Relations

Provides a thorough review of existing literature, analysis of comparative cases of peaceful secession, assessment of constitutional options for Canada without Quebec, and a detailed set of scenarios on how the transition to sovereignty might occur and the implications of the separation for the long-term future of both Canada and Quebec. Published with the Institute of Intergovernmental Relations at Queen's University. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773513159

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9780773513150

Money, Politics and Health Care

Reconstructing the Federal-provincial Partnership

By: Institute for Research on Public Policy,Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Institute of Intergovernmental Relations

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Money, Politics and Health Care

Reconstructing the Federal-provincial Partnership

By: Institute for Research on Public Policy,Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Institute of Intergovernmental Relations

Current tensions in intergovernmental fiscal arrangements are thus important impediment to improving the health care system. At the same time, the failure of provinces to correct health care problems acts a serious irritant in intergovernmental relations, creating a vicious cycle where deficiencies in intergovernmental fiscal relations make health care reform difficult while failures to effect health care reform increase conflict between the provinces and the federal government. This collection of essays analyses key issues in federal-provincial health care relations, particularly the fiscal component. The authors look at why there is a role for the federal government in health care and consider the critical issues in recent intergovernmental political battles over this role. The issues of whether the vertical federal-provincial fiscal imbalance is myth or reality, how much the federal government does and should contribute financially to provincial health care programs, and methods for settling disputes, such as those over user fees, are discussed. The authors also provide concrete proposals for reconstructing the federal-provincial partnership. Contributors include Keith Banting (Queen's University), Robin Boadway (Queen's University), David Cameron (University of Toronto), Harvey Lazar, Jennifer McCrea-Logie, France St-Hilaire, and Jean-François Tremblay.

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IRPP

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0886452007

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9780886452001

Language Universals

By: Morten H. Christiansen Professor of Psychology Cornell University,Christopher Collins Professor of Linguistics Cornell University,Shimon Edelman Professor of Psychology Cornell University

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Language Universals

By: Morten H. Christiansen Professor of Psychology Cornell University,Christopher Collins Professor of Linguistics Cornell University,Shimon Edelman Professor of Psychology Cornell University

Languages differ from one another in bewildering and seemingly arbitrary ways. For example, in English, the verb precedes the direct object ('understand the proof'), but in Japanese, the direct object comes first. In some languages, such as Mohawk, it is not even possible to establish a basic word order. Nonetheless, languages do share certain regularities in how they are structured and used. The exact nature and extent of these "language universals" has been the focus of much research and is one of the central explanatory goals in the language sciences. During the past 50 years, there has been tremendous progress, a few major conceptual revolutions, and even the emergence of entirely new fields. The wealth of findings and theories offered by the various language-science disciplines has made it more important than ever to work toward an integrated understanding of the nature of human language universals. This book is the first to examine language universals from a cross-disciplinary perspective. It provides new insights into long standing questions such as: What exactly defines the human capacity for language? Are there universal properties of human languages and, if so, what are they? Can all language universals be explained in the same way, or do some universals require different kinds of explanations from others? Language Universals is unique in starting with the assumption that the best way to approach these and related questions is through a dialogue between a wide range of disciplines, including linguistics, cognitive neuroscience, philosophy, computer science and biology.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199719381

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9780199719389

Disciplining Dissent

The Curbing of Free Expression in Academia and the Media

By: William Bruneau,James Turk,Canadian Association of University Teachers

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Disciplining Dissent

The Curbing of Free Expression in Academia and the Media

By: William Bruneau,James Turk,Canadian Association of University Teachers

Respected contributors from Canada, the United States and Europe share examine the many issues associated with the increasing restrictions on free speech in the media and the academic world.

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James Lorimer & Company

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1550288415

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9781550288414

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Saint-Laurent, Manitoba

Saint-Laurent, Manitoba

The Agrarian Revolt in Western Canada

The Agrarian Revolt in Western Canada

Forging Alberta's Constitutional Framework

Forging Alberta's Constitutional Framework

Kôhkominawak Otâcimowiniwâwa

Kôhkominawak Otâcimowiniwâwa

Peace, Progress and Prosperity

Peace, Progress and Prosperity

Plain Speaking

Plain Speaking

A Language of Our Own : The Genesis of Michif, the Mixed Cree-French Language of the Canadian Metis

A Language of Our Own : The Genesis of Michif, the Mixed Cree-French Language of the Canadian Metis

The Mounted Police and Prairie Society, 1873-1919

The Mounted Police and Prairie Society, 1873-1919

Secession of Quebec and the Future of Canada

Secession of Quebec and the Future of Canada

Money, Politics and Health Care

Money, Politics and Health Care

Language Universals

Language Universals

Disciplining Dissent

Disciplining Dissent

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