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A grandmother, daughter, and granddaughter take us on a remarkable journey in which the cycles of life - childhood, adolescence, marriage, birthing and child rearing - are presented against the contrasting experiences of three successive generations. Their memories and reflections give us poignant insight into the history of the people of the new territory of Nunavut. Apphia Awa, who was born in 1931, experienced the traditional life on the land while Rhoda Katsak, Apphia's daughter, was part of the transitional generation who were sent to government schools. In contrast to both, Sandra Katsak, Rhoda's daughter, has grown up in the settlement of Pond Inlet among the conveniences and tensions of contemporary northern communities - video games and coffee shops but also drugs and alcohol. During the last years of Apphia's life Rhoda and Sandra began working to reconnect to their traditional culture and learn the art of making traditional skin clothing. 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Emma LaRoque, an author and instructor in Native Studies, presents an Aboriginal scholar’s perspective on the ethics of publishing historical documents.","brand":"University of Manitoba Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48167522468003,"sku":"ert1789916469119","price":8.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/7595\/8435\/files\/the-orders-of-the-dreamed_1.jpg?v=1789916472"},{"product_id":"the-falcon","title":"The Falcon","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Falcon: The Narrative of the Captivity of John Tanner is the memoir and autobiography of John Tanner (1780-1846?), who wrote the original work in 1830. His life growing up in Kentucky changed forever when he was captured by the Shawnee along the Ohio River in 1789. He was later adopted by the Ojibwe and went on to become a fully adopted member holding the name, Shaw-Shaw-Wa Be-Na-Se (Falcon). 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Reclaiming Tom Longboat documents the history of the Tom Longboat Awards and a new direction for thinking about the awards and their role in reimagining Indigenous involvement in Canadian sports through administrative, statistical and cultural layers. This is achieved through stories shared and interviews including with award recipients and many people involved in the history of the Award. This includes Jan Eisenhardt, who implemented the Tom Longboat Award, while working at Indian Affairs in the early 1950s. Willy Littlechild, one of three commissioners for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada and four-time Tom Longboat Awards recipient was also involved and has written the foreword. Tom Longboat is remembered in the Introduction as the Onondaga runner from Six Nations of the Grand River, through his running career, perspectives and opinions, ideology, ethnic relations, national identity, promotions, and the history of the 1951 inauguration of the Award. A chapter outline is as follows: Chapter 1: Cultivating Civilized Habits: Sport and Assimilation Chapter 2: Establishing the Tom Longboat Awards, 1951-72. Chapter 3: From Assimilation to Self-Determination, 1973-98. Chapter 4: The Struggle for Meaningful Inclusion, 1999-2001. Chapter 5: Telling Our Stories: Challenging Dominant Views. Conclusion: Truth, Reconciliation and Sport. 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