Canada Bill Goes to Final Reading
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Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 12, no. 2, February/March, 1982, p. 3
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Objections raised on the Constitution.
Primary source for titles was Amazon Best Sellers in Children’s Native Canadian Story Books, as well as publishers' web pages, and library and authors' lists. Objective was to identify fiction books for ages 0-18 written by Indigenous authors that contained reconciliation-related themes. More than 150 books met the inclusion criteria.
Overview of Métis history from the 1840s to 1875. Discusses the collapse of the buffalo hunting economy, the establishment of the community of St. Laurent, passing of laws to establish order, and the arrival of the North West Mounted Police.
Includes questions for students.
Excerpt from an essay that examines the themes in Maria Campbell's Halfbreed.