Canadian nonfiction

  • Serpent river resurgence : confronting uranium mining at Elliot Lake

    Creator

    Leddy, Lianne C.

    Abstract

    Focusing on the impacts of uranium mining at Elliot Lake, Ontario, this book examines how the forces of the Cold War and settler colonialism shaped the lives of the Serpent River Anishinaabek in the second half of the twentieth century.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    University of Toronto Press

    Non spécifié
  • Song of the sparrow : a memoir

    Creator

    MacLean, Tara

    Abstract

    An astonishing memoir about how song saved a life. Singer/songwriter Tara MacLean has had an extraordinary musical career. From being discovered singing on a BC ferry to touring with Dido, Tom Cochrane and Lilith Fair, her solo albums and those with the band Shaye have touched legions of fans. But she hasn't, until now, disclosed the details of how the power of song saved her from a childhood filled with danger. From her earliest days in the backwoods of Prince Edward Island, Tara was surrounded by nature, the songs of her musician father and the love of her actor mother.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    HarperAvenue

    Non spécifié
  • Kiss the cod : superstitions, traditions, omens and old wives' tales of Atlantic Canada

    Creator

    Oickle, Vernon

    Abstract

    If a fisherman pees in the ocean, a bad storm will come. Good luck will come to your household if you own a three-coloured cat. Ancient, entertaining and sometimes-quirky folklore enrich all cultures, but many superstitions and traditions of Atlantic Canada are truly unique.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Edmonton, Alberta]

    Blue Bike Books

    Non spécifié
  • UFO sightings in Canada : true stories, strange encounters and cover-ups

    Creator

    Wojna, Lisa

    Abstract

    Shrouded in mystery, unidentified flying objects have been reported in every corner of Canada. Surprisingly, some of these seemingly far-fetched stories may be based in fact, while others will never be explained.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Edmonton, Alberta]

    Folklore Publishing

    Non spécifié
  • Disasters of Western Canada : courage amidst the chaos

    Creator

    Hollihan, Tony

    Abstract

    The history of western Canada has its share of disasters, both natural and man-made. The devastation, the loss of life and the courage in the face of adversity make for powerful and poignant stories that are well told in this collection by bestselling author Tony Hollihan.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Edmonton, Alberta]

    Folklore Publishing

    Non spécifié
  • Bogart Creek, volume 3

    Creator

    Evernden, Derek

    Abstract

    Collecting the latest and funniest of Bogart Creek, Derek Evernden's laugh out loud funny, single-panel comics of absurd and dark humour. If life scares the hell out of you one minute and cracks you up the next, you'll feel right at home in Bogart Creek.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Canmore, Alberta]

    Renegade Arts Entertainment

    Non spécifié
  • Violence, imagination, and resistance : socio-legal interrogations of power

    Abstract

    Much of the discussion of social transformation and resistance in socio-legal studies centres around the question of whether and how the law can be used to achieve practical change. However, the editors of this volume argue that it will never be possible to enact change through the law because it is inseparable from violence, be it metaphysical, social, or political. They posit that a "just world," free from oppressive power relations, requires us to imagine communities where the state and its law cease to exist.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Calgary, Alberta]

    Athabasca University Press

    Non spécifié
  • Racism in southern Alberta and anti-racist activism for change

    Abstract

    Drawing on reflective personal narrative, experiential research, and critical theoretical engagement, this collection connects localized experiences with broader structural and systemic forms of intersectional racism. These detailed examinations of the various forms of racism faced by immigrants and Indigenous people living and working in Southern Alberta reveal how institutional racism continues to saturate modern Canadian culture and practice.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Calgary, Alberta]

    Athabasca University Press

    Non spécifié
  • Indigenous territorial autonomy and self-governance in the diverse Americas

    Abstract

    Across the Americas, Indigenous and Afro-descendent peoples have demanded autonomy, self-determination, and self-governance. By exerting their collective rights, they have engaged with domestic and international standards on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, implemented full-fledged mechanisms for autonomous governance, and promoted political and constitutional reform aimed at expanding understandings of multicultural citizenship and the plurinational state.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Calgary, Alberta]

    University of Calgary Press

    Non spécifié