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First Nations, Museums, Narrations

Stories of the 1929 Franklin Motor Expedition to the Canadian Prairies

The story of the Franklin Motor Expedition that collected First Nations artifacts on the Prairies in 1929 as well as a larger study of the relationships between museums and the indigenous peoples whose heritage items they house.

Awards

2015, Shortlisted - Aboriginal Book History Prize, Canadian Historical Association

  • Copyright year: 2014
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According to Baba

A Collaborative Oral History of Sudbury’s Ukrainian Community

This book employs new and critical approaches to oral history to write an insightful and deeply personal history of Sudbury’s Ukrainian community between 1901 and 1939.

Awards

2016, Shortlisted - Kobzar Literary Award, Shevchenko Foundation

  • Copyright year: 2014
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The Canadian Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 50, 2012

Awards

2013, Winner - Hugh Lawford Award for Excellence in Legal Publishing, Canadian Association of Law Libraries

  • Copyright year: 2013
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Negotiating a River

Canada, the US, and the Creation of the St. Lawrence Seaway

A revealing look at the planning and building of the St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project -- a megaproject that had a profound impact on North American history.

Awards

2015, Winner - Floyd S. Chalmers Award, The Champlain Society

  • Copyright year: 2014
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Living Dead in the Pacific

Contested Sovereignty and Racism in Genetic Research on Taiwan Aborigines

A consideration of the impact of racism and questions of sovereignty on genetic research, which details the exploitative history of research on Taiwanese Aborigines.

Awards

2015, Winner - Gertrude J. Robinson Book Prize, Canadian Communication Association

  • Copyright year: 2014
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Power from the North

Territory, Identity, and the Culture of Hydroelectricity in Quebec

This book explores how French Canada’s aspirations migrated north with natural resource development, creating a culture of hydroelectricity that continues to shape territorial planning and relations with Aboriginal peoples in the province.

Awards

2015, Shortlisted - Canada Prize in the Social Sciences, Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Copyright year: 2013
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