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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.
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
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?
2024, Winner - Donald Smiley Prize, Canadian Political Science Association
- Copyright year: 2023
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.
2024, Joint winner - Best First Book in Native American and Indigenous Studies, Native American and Indigenous Studies Association
- Copyright year: 2022
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.
2024, Winner - W. Wesley Pue Book Prize, Canadian Law and Society Association/Association canadienne droit et société
- Copyright year: 2023
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.
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
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.
2024, Winner -
Jennifer Welsh Scholarly Writing Award, Saskatchewan Book Awards
- Copyright year: 2022