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The Fire Still Burns

Life In and After Residential School

The Fire Still Burns is a tale of survival and redemption through which Squamish Elder Sam George recounts his residential school experience and how it led to a life of addiction, violence, and imprisonment until he found the courage to face his past and begin healing.

Awards

2024, Shortlisted - Bill Duthie Booksellers’ Choice Award, BC and Yukon Book Prizes

2024, Commended - Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for Historical Writing, BC Historical Federation

  • Copyright year: 2023
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Life against States of Emergency

Revitalizing Treaty Relations from Attawapiskat

Life against States of Emergency responds to the central question Attawapiskat chief Theresa Spence asked in a high-profile ceremonial fast: What does it mean to be in a treaty relationship today?

Awards

2024, Winner - Donald Smiley Prize, Canadian Political Science Association

  • Copyright year: 2023
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Upholding Indigenous Economic Relationships

Nehiyawak Narratives

Upholding Indigenous Economic Relationships investigates Indigenous economic theories and relationships through the lenses of settler colonial exploitation and Indigenous resurgence.

Awards

2024, Joint winner - Best First Book in Native American and Indigenous Studies, Native American and Indigenous Studies Association

  • Copyright year: 2022
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Family Law in Action

Divorce and Inequality in Quebec and France

Family Law in Action examines the inequalities produced by divorce and separation in France and Quebec.

Awards

2024, Winner - W. Wesley Pue Book Prize, Canadian Law and Society Association/Association canadienne droit et société

  • Copyright year: 2023
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Clara at the Door with a Revolver

The Scandalous Black Suspect, the Exemplary White Son, and the Murder That Shocked Toronto

Gender, race, and politics in late-nineteenth-century Toronto swirl around this riveting true story of the murder of Frank Westwood and the controversial acquittal of the main suspect, Clara Ford – a cross-dressing Black single mother.

Awards

2023, Shortlisted - Toronto Book Award

2024, Shortlisted - Brass Knuckles Award for Non-fiction Crime Books, Crime Writers of Canada

2024, Winner - Heritage Toronto Book Award

  • Copyright year: 2023
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Revival and Change

The 1957 and 1958 Diefenbaker Elections

Revival and Change is a compelling account of the elections, accomplishments, challenges, failures, and ultimate end of the Diefenbaker era.

Awards

2024, Winner -

Jennifer Welsh Scholarly Writing Award, Saskatchewan Book Awards

  • Copyright year: 2022
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