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A Healthy Society: How a Focus on Health Can Revive Canadian Democracy
Ryan Meili
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► Through a mix of scholarship and story, the author proposes a new approach to politics. The use of human health as a measure of our success as a society, and the application of the ideas of the social determinants of health to public policy, appeals beyond political lines to common values.
► For further information and to order, please click on "Social Justice Issues" to the left.
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Join us to celebrate Ryan's book!
► Regina launch: Wednesday, May 16, 2012
4:30 - 6:30 pm
RIC Atrium
University of Regina
Reading and Refreshments / Music by Belle Plaine
Following TEDx event in Regina, in which Ryan is participating.
► Saskatoon launch: Thursday, May 24, 2012, 7 pm
Caffe Sola, 38 - 23rd Street East
Saskatoon SK S7K 0H7
Tel: 306-244-5344
Reading and Refreshments / Music by Slow Down Molasses
► Toronto launch: Monday, May 28, 2012, 7 pm
Another Story Bookstore
315 Roncesvalles Avenue
Toronto ON M6R 2M6
Tel: 416-462-1104
► Ottawa launch: Monday, June 5, 2012, 5:00 pm - NOTE change in venue and time
Octopus Books - at Under One Roof
251 Bank Street
Ottawa ON
Tel: 613-688-0752 (Bank St. Store)
Tel: 613-233-2589 (Main Store)
► Moose Jaw launch: Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Java Express
23 Main Street
Moose Jaw SK
Tel: 306-693-5282
Tel: 306-693-4243 - Post Horizon Booksellers
► Yellowknife launch: Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Yellowknife BookCellar
4923 49th Street, NWT Commerce Place
Yellowknife NT X1A 2N9
Tel: 867-920-2220
Details TBA
Postcolonial Sovereignty? The Nisga'a Final Agreement
Tracie Lea Scott
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► Author Tracie Lea Scott analyzes the impact the Nisga'a Final Agreement has on federal/provincial/First Nations relations, and in a concise manner examines the agreement's major terms.
► For further information and to order, please click on "Aboriginal" or "Law" to the left.
Related title: for Future Generations - see below
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Beyond Blood: Rethinking Indigenous Identity
Pamela Palmater
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► The author argues that the Indian Act's registration provisions (status) will lead to the extinguishment of First Nations as legal and constitutional entities. The current status criteria contain descent-based rules akin to blood quantum that are particularly discriminatory against women and their descendants.
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Making a Living: Food, Place, and Economy in an Inuit Community
Nicole Gombay
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Rooted in phenomenological engagements with place, and using the commoditization of country foods harvested from the local environment as a vehicle, the author documents the experiences of an Inuit community as it strives to retain the values rooted in life on the land while adjusting to the realities of life in settlements.
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Realizing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Triumph, Hope, and Action
Edited by Jackie Hartley, Paul Joffe, and Jennifer Preston
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“The Declaration is a visionary step towards addressing the human rights of indigenous peoples ... it provides a momentous opportunity for States and indigenous peoples to ... promote reconciliation and ensure that the past is not repeated.” — United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Contributors to this collection discuss the realization of the Declaration, and ways and means to implement it.
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The Duty to Consult: New Relationships with Aboriginal Peoples
Dwight G. Newman
February 28, 2011 — an update is available. Please go to a dedicated page (Aboriginal or Law) for this book to view and print
November 27, 2010 — Winner of the Publishing in Education Award (Saskatchewan Book Awards)
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► The duty to consult has massive implications for governments, Aboriginal communities, and many industries, particularly the resource industries, yet there remain many uncertainties and a lack of understanding about this doctrine. This book examines the doctrine through court decisions, legislation, policies developed by those affected by the duty, and offers thoughts on what constitutes "good" consultation.
► For further information and to order, please click on "Aboriginal" or "Law" to the left.
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Phone: (306) 373-5311
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Purich Publishing gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund, and the Grants to Publishers Program made possible through funding provided to the Saskatchewan Arts Board by the Government of Saskatchewan through the Ministry of Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport for its publishing program.
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