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Food insecurity takes a disproportionate toll on the health of Canada’s Indigenous people.

Life Among the Qallunaat is the story of Mini Aodla Freeman’s experiences growing up in the Inuit communities of James Bay and her journey in the 1950s from her home to the strange land and strange

In the first part of the twentieth century few women in western Canada had careers as artists—Pauline Boutal had three: 23 years as a fashion illustrator for the Eaton’s catalogue for the graphic d

The history of the twentieth century is one of modernization, a story of old ways being left behind.

"Defining Métis" examines categories used in the latter half of the nineteenth century by Catholic missionaries to describe Indigenous people in what is now northwestern Saskatchewan.

Indigenous North Americans continue to be overrepresented among those who are poor, unemployed, and with low levels of education.

A rare and inspiring guide to the health and well-being of Aboriginal women and their communities.The process of “digging up medicines” - of rediscovering the stories of the past - serves as a powe

“My name is Weetaltuk; Eddy Weetaltuk.

Despite the fact that Russian Mennonites began arriving in Canada en masse in the 1870s, Mennonite Canadian literature has been marked by a compulsive retelling of the mass migration of some 20,000

During the early Cold War, thousands of Canadians attended events organized by the Canadian-Soviet Friendship Society (CSFS) and subscribed to its publications.

Climate change and an evolving non-renewable energy sector threaten the future viability and sustainability of communities across the country.

Place and Replace is a collection of recent interdisciplinary research into Western Canada that calls attention to the multiple political, social, and cultural labours performed by the concept of “

Stefan Epp-Koop’s "We’re Going to Run This City: Winnipeg’s Political Left After the General Strike" explores the dynamic political movement that came out of the largest labour protest in Canadian

Anahareo (1906-1985) was a Mohawk writer, environmentalist, and activist.

Rural communities, often the first indicators of economic downturns, play an important role in planning for development and sustainability.