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Author Name
Skeoch, Alan Edward
Title Your Home on Native Land
Binding Soft Cover
Book Condition New
Edition First Edition
Publisher Canada JackFruit Press 2008
ISBN Number
1897325096 / 9781897325094
Illustrator Mireault, Bernard Edward
Inscription Signed by Author
Seller ID 095545
BRAND NEW UNREAD COPY SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR - although written for a youth audience this book will be enjoyed by adults as well. A cut above the usual history book. The book describes the culture clash and the treaties between Canada's first and later nations that have lef to the land claims making headlines today. Told as a dialogue between two First Nations people, a young boy and an older woman, this book is a step towards understanding this important Canadian issue. Chapter headings: Who Am I? Sky Woman and the Great Snapping Turtle, Who Could Trust a Raven, Our Territories, Capturing Land, Pontiac-Brant-- Tecumseh, Paper War Begins, Upper Canada Treaties, Western Lands, Numbered Treaties, Land Claims - Calder Case, Perplexing Case of the Lubicon Cree, Comprehensive Land Claim Agreements, Our Great Land . Also includes a timleline, glossary, index and more. Beautifully illustrated in full colour
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25.96 USD
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