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Members of Eli Baxter's generation are the last of the hunting and gathering societies living on Turtle Island. They are also among the last fluent speakers of the Anishinaabay language known as Anishinaabaymowin. Aki-wayn-zih is a story about the land and its spiritual relationship with the Anishinaabayg, from the beginning of their life on Miss-koh-tay-sih Minis (Turtle Island) to the present day.

The presence of Jews in Quebec dates back four centuries. Quebec Jewry, in Montreal in particular, has evolved over time, thanks to successive waves of migration from different regions of the world. The Jews of Quebec belong to a unique society in North America, which they have worked to fashion. The dedication with which they have defended their rights and their extensive achievements in multiple sectors of activity have helped foster diversity in Quebec.

Depuis 2012, Clément de Gaulejac a produit un grand nombre d’affiches et d’illustrations qui ont contribué à équiper visuellement la critique sociale et politique au Québec. Ce livre offre un prolongement à son travail d’illustrateur engagé sur le terrain des idées.

Anais Granofsky is known worldwide as Lucy Hernandez on the hit show Degrassi, but her childhood story of splitting weeks between the extreme wealth and extreme poverty is told here for the first time.

In 1913, two Catholic priests set out to the Canadian Arctic to convert isolated Inuit's. Three days after reaching their destination, the two men were murdered. It took years for Western justice to investigate.

An immigrant who battles everything from parental expectations to cultural stereotypes, Liu is determined to carve out a path for himself that leads him to not only succeed as an actor but also to opening the door to reconciling with his parents. After all, the courage to pursue his ambitions at all costs is something that he inherited from his parents. This is more than a celebrity memoir. It's a story about growing up between cultures, finding your family, and becoming the master of your own extraordinary circumstance.

Though William Gibson is known primarily as a novelist, he is also a widely sought out magazine journalist and critic. Here, his collected essays and articles are presented together for the first time.

"Building on mâci-nêhiyawêwin / Beginning Cree, Solomon Ratt's first influential Cree language resource, âhkami-nêhiyawêtân / Let's Keep Speaking Cree helps intermediate nêhiyawêwin learners begin to understand more advanced grammar of the language. The textbook is more than a language textbook though: it includes a series of the author's original stories written in Cree, complete with comprehension questions, making it ideal for self-study as well as classroom use."

"Over the past decade, a climate of polarization and hyper-partisanship has swept Saskatchewan into a near-perpetual state of anger and social division. Embers of discontent have been fanned into flames by opportunistic politicians and their industry cronies, who have together sought to rebrand the province into a materialistic, macho alter-ego called the New Saskatchewan. These actions are not without consequences. In Divided, a diverse range of voices describe the impact on their lives and communities when simmering wedge issues burst open on social media and in public spaces.

"Beginning with the Grand Rapids Dam in the 1960s, hydroelectric development has dramatically altered the social, political, and physical landscape of northern Manitoba. The Nelson River has been cut up into segments and fractured by a string of dams, for which the Churchill River had to be diverted and new inflow points from Lake Winnipeg created to manage their capacity. Historic mighty rapids have shrivelled into dry river beds. Manitoba Hydro's Keeyask dam and generating station will expand the existing network of 15 dams and 13,800 km of transmission lines.