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	N/A The Dene: Land and Unity for the Native People for the Native People of the Mackenzie Valley - a Statement of Rights Yellowknife NWT, Dene of NWT. 1975. Stapled Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Red card, black lettering and illustration; small marks from staples; retailer's neat stamp. Very clean, sound copy. Not paged (16 pages). Illustrated in black and white with reproductions of historic and contemporary photographs; map. A collection of statements on behalf of the Dene people at the Berger Mackenzie Valley Inquiry in 1975 under the headings: The People; The Nation; The Caveat; Fort Good Hope; Fort Simpson (I) and (II); Fort Norman; The Agreement; Southern Support; The Future; The Dene Declaration (back cover). "We are saying that we have the right to determine our own lives. This right derives from the fact that we were here first. We are saying that we are a distinct people, a nation of people, and we must have a special right within Canada.". Near Fine/No Jacket (as published). USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 \| £UK 11 \| JP¥ 1589] Book number: 001740 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	N/A Shared Learnings: Integrating Bc Aboriginal Content K-10 British Columbia Canada, British Columbia Ministry of Education. 1998, First Edition. (ISBN: 0 7726 3654 0) Pictorial Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" Horizontal. Ill.: Carey Newman. Mild rubbing; very clean, sound copy. 194 pages including Appendices: A - Shared Learnings Matrix; B - Sample Lesson Plans; C - Assessment; D - Map and Mapping Activities; E - Timeline History; F - Electronic Links; G - Contracts and References; H - Resources; I - Glossary; J - Acknowledgements. Contents include: Introduction; Overview of the resource; Planning your program (adapting instruction to your local situation, building a support network, dealing with sensitive and controversial topics); Aboriginal peoples of BC (brief history, terms applied, present structures and groups). "In recognition of the many cultural and experiential differences that exist among BC Aboriginal peoples, the Shared Learnings are intended to highlight issues, concerns and realities that are common to most or all .. [and] are statements of knowledge about BC Aboriginal peoples' cultures, values, beliefs, traditions, history and languages." A clearly presented, well-documented guide for teachers. Very uncommon. Near Fine/No Jacket (as published). USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 001718 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	N/A Shared Learnings: Integrating Bc Aboriginal Content K-10 British Columbia Canada, British Columbia Ministry of Education. 1998, First Edition. (ISBN: 0 7726 3654 0) Pictorial Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" Horizontal. Ill.: Carey Newman. Minimal rubbing to cover. Very clean, sound copy. 194 pages including Appendices: A - Shared Learnings Matrix; B - Sample Lesson Plans; C - Assessment; D - Map and Mapping Activities; E - Timeline History; F - Electronic Links; G - Contracts and References; H - Resources; I - Glossary; J - Acknowledgements. Contents include: Introduction; Overview of the resource; Planning your program (adapting instruction to your local situation, building a support network, dealing with sensitive and controversial topics); Aboriginal peoples of BC (brief history, terms applied, present structures and groups).Laid in: large folded sheet - "Mapping out classroom strategies". "In recognition of the many cultural and experiential differences that exist among BC Aboriginal peoples, the Shared Learnings are intended to highlight issues, concerns and realities that are common to most or all .. [and] are statements of knowledge about BC Aboriginal peoples' cultures, values, beliefs, traditions, history and languages." A clearly presented, well-documented guide for teachers. Very uncommon. Near Fine/No Jacket (as published). USD 28.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75 \| £UK 17 \| JP¥ 2471] Book number: 003340 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	AHENAKEW, FREDA & WOLFART, H C (EDITORS AND TRANSLATORS) Our Grandmothers' Lives As Told in Their Own Words Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada, Fifth House Publishers. 1992, First Edition. (ISBN: 0 920079 81 4) Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Text in Cree (roman orthography and syllabics) and in English translation. Very clean, sound copy - probably unread. 408 pages including: References; Chapter Notes. "A collection of reminiscences and personal stories that tell us about the daily lives of Cree women over the past century: household chores, snaring rabbits and picking berries, going to school, marriage, bearing and raising children. Seven Cree women share memories about their lives and the history of their people, and provide insights into the traditional teachings of a society where practical and spiritual matters are never far apart." (back cover) Uncommon. [Shipping at cost]. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 \| £UK 18.25 \| JP¥ 2648] Book number: 003269 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	ASTURIAS DE BARRIOS, LINDA Comalapa: Native Dress and Its Significance Guatemala, Ixchel Museum Publications. 1985. Pictorial Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Translated from Spanish by Claudia Feldmar. Some rubbing, corner creased. Very clean, sound copy. 126 pages including: detailed Bibliography; Cakchiquel- English Glossary; Spanish-English Glossary; Notes. Illustrated with many black and white and full colour photographs: artists, local scenes, costumes, textiles; drawings, sketches - maps, artefacts, ornaments, backstrap loom. The book describes the Indian dress of Comalapa, Municipality of Chimaltenango in its sociocultural context, by means of interviews with the artisans, with emphasis on the criteria and categories of the community. A well-documented, carefully researched study of the items and uses of native dress, the techniques and designs with detailed explanation of the terms and names used. Uncommon. Good to Very Good/No Jacket (as published). USD 32.00 [Appr.: EURO 21.5 \| £UK 19.25 \| JP¥ 2824] Book number: 001452 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	BENTLEY, MARY AND TED Gabriola: Petroglyph Island Victoria BC Canada, Sono Nis Press. 1981. (ISBN: 0 919462 81 2) Pictorial Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Second printing January 1982. Slight rubbing, mild toning to cover. Very clean, sound copy. 111 pages including: Index; Suggested Reading; Chart of Unearthed Petroglyphs; Numerical Data; numerous black and white illustrations - photographs, rubbings, drawings, maps, sites, typology sketches. The book documents more than fifty petroglyphs from Gabriola, a major site in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia. Additionally the authors write of their commitment to the preservation of these works and an understanding of the native culture which produced them. They discuss the possible purposes for the petroglyphs, the methods of carving, dating, location. A carefully researched study of an intriguing native art form. Very Good/No Jacket (as published). USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 003318 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	BENTLEY, MARY AND TED Gabriola: Petroglyph Island Victoria BC Canada, Sono Nis Press. 1981, First Edition. (ISBN: 0 919462 81 2) Pictorial Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Name "whited out" on front endpaper - therewise "near fine". Very clean, sound copy. 111 pages including: Index; Suggested Reading; Chart of Unearthed Petroglyphs; Numerical Data; numerous black and white illustrations - photographs, rubbings, drawings, maps, sites, typology sketches. The book documents more than fifty petroglyphs from Gabriola, a major site in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia. Additionally the authors write of their commitment to the preservation of these works and an understanding of the native culture which produced them. They discuss the possible purposes for the petroglyphs, the methods of carving, dating, location. A carefully researched study of an intriguing native art form. Very Good/No Jacket (as published). USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 003410 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	BENTLEY, MARY AND TED Gabriola: Petroglyph Island Victoria BC Canada, Sono Nis Press. 1981. (ISBN: 0 919462 81 2) Pictorial Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Second printing January 1982. 111 pages including: Index; Suggested Reading; Chart of Unearthed Petroglyphs; Numerical Data; numerous black and white illustrations - photographs, rubbings, drawings, maps, sites, typology sketches. The book documents more than fifty petroglyphs from Gabriola, a major site in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia. Additionally the authors write of their commitment to the preservation of these works and an understanding of the native culture which produced them. They discuss the possible purposes for the petroglyphs, the methods of carving, dating, location. A carefully researched study of an intriguing native art form. Very Good/No Jacket (as published). USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 003634 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	BENTLEY, MARY AND TED Gabriola: Petroglyph Island Victoria BC Canada, Sono Nis Press. 1981. (ISBN: 0 919462 81 2) Pictorial Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Fourth printing August 1982. A few small faint marks on page edges. 111 pages including: Index; Suggested Reading; Chart of Unearthed Petroglyphs; Numerical Data; numerous black and white illustrations - photographs, rubbings, drawings, maps, sites, typology sketches. The book documents more than fifty petroglyphs from Gabriola, a major site in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia. Additionally the authors write of their commitment to the preservation of these works and an understanding of the native culture which produced them. They discuss the possible purposes for the petroglyphs, the methods of carving, dating, location. A carefully researched study of an intriguing native art form. Very Good/No Jacket (as published). USD 24.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.25 \| £UK 14.5 \| JP¥ 2118] Book number: 003665 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	BIELAWSKI, ELLEN Rogue Diamonds: Northern Riches on Dene Land Vancouver, Douglas & McIntyre. 2004, First Thus. (ISBN: 155365 056 5) Pictorial Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Very clean, sound copy (unread). 256 pages including detailed Index; Sources and Source Notes; Maps: 1 - Akaitcho Treaty 8 Country; 2 - Major Mineral Claims North of Great Slave Lake. The discovery of the pure "ice" diamonds on the Barren Grounds near Yellowknife in Canada's Arctic caused large conglomerates to stake claims to the minerals. Mining these lands - home to the Dene - required an agreement among the First Nations, the Inuit, the mining company and two levels of government. The author was part of the negotiation team: this is her provacative and insightful account of the process, from closed-door meetings to sacred ceremonies - "an acute rendering of life on the land and the healing power of old ways". Near Fine/No Jacket (as published). USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 \| £UK 11 \| JP¥ 1589] Book number: 001787 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	BOAS, FRANZ (CODERE, HELEN - EDITOR) Kwakiutl Ethnography Chicago and London, The University of Chicago Press. (ISBN: 0 226 06237 6) Pictorial Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Edited and abridged with an Introduction by Helen Codere. Slight crease to spine; faint toning of page edges; neat name on half title page. Very clean, sound copy. 439 pages including; detailed Index; Bibliography; Appendixes - Notes on Gestures, Medicine, Games, the Northern Ceremonial, the Winter Ceremonial. Numerous black and white illustrations: reproductions of historic photographs, drawings, sketches, artefacts, area maps. Carefully edited and annotated, the book provides an account of Boas's findings and conclustions on the Kwakiutl Indians - descriptions of their economic organization, property rights, industries, family relationships, the potlatch, religion, winter ceremonial, arts, life cycle with attendant ceremonies, medicine and games. [Shipping at cost]. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 \| £UK 18.25 \| JP¥ 2648] Book number: 003457 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	BRAND, JOHANNA The Life and Death of Anna Mae Aquash Toronto, James Lorimer & Company. 1978, First Edition. (ISBN: 0 88862 153 1) Pictorial Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Brown cover with green and white lettering; rubbed, spine creased; stamp of Canada Council and neat name on front facing endpaper; faint mark of paper clip on first two pages. Very clean, sound copy. 171 pages including Sources - chapter notes; illustrated with reproduction of black and white historic photographs, map of Pine Ridge reservation and surrounding area. The well-documented account of the life of Anna Mae Aquash, her growing up on the Micmac reserve of Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia, and involvement in the American Indian Movement leading to her death in 1976 and its bizarre and tragic aftermath. "The murder victim was poor, Indian, female and politically radical: she was also idealistic, energetic, capable and committed to her people's fight for equal rights and self-determination .. " Very uncommon. Good to Very Good/No Jacket (as published). USD 150.00 [Appr.: EURO 100.25 \| £UK 90.25 \| JP¥ 13239] Book number: 001451 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	CASSIDY, FRANK (EDITOR) Aboriginal Self-Determination: Proceedings of a Conference Held September 30 - October 3 1990 Lantzville BC Canada, Oolichan Books and The Institute for Research on Public Policy / L'Institut de Recherches Politiques. 1991, First Edition. (ISBN: 0 88982 111 9) Pictorial Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ill.: Tom Maracle (cover). Slight rubbing; no creasing to spine; slight "bend" in corner of final pages; front endpaper removed; title page taped. Very clean, sound copy. 284 pages including: Foreword and Note on the Institute for Research on Public Policy in both English and French. Contributions from community leaders and academics include detailed, well-documented sections on First Nations Self-Government: Sources of Power; Sharing Power; Implementation; The Road to Self-Determination. Very uncommon. Very Good/No Jacket (as published). USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 \| £UK 21.25 \| JP¥ 3089] Book number: 001702 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	CLUTESI, GEORGE Son of Raven Son of Deer: Fables of the Tse-Shaht People Sidney British Columbia Canada, Gray's Publishing Ltd. 1967, Second Edition 1968. Pictorial Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: George Clutesi. Yellow boards with black printing, pictorial design in red and black; faint rubbing to cover; top corners bumped; page edges toned; small neat stamp on back pastedown . Very clean, sound copy. 126 pages with introduction by author and many full page black and white drawings; photograph of author (frontispiece); decorative title page. A collection of 12 stories, fables of the Native Indian people from the west coast of British Columbia, Canada, handed down in the Clutesi family for at least four hundred years. Emily Carr, a patron of George Clutesi, willed him her brushes, oils and blank canvasses. Painter and poet, Clutesi said: "It was many years before I could decide the best way to portray Indian stories. I wanted not to copy the white man's style and I am satisfied at last I have found the right way.". Very Good/No Jacket (as published). USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12.25 \| JP¥ 1765] Book number: 003726 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	COLLISON, WILLIAM HENRY (EDITED AND ANNOTATED BY CHARLES LILLARD) In the Wake of the War Canoe Victoria British Columbia, Sono Nis Press. 1981. (ISBN: 0 919462 87 1) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Clear Brodart-protected jacket, Third printing February 1987. (Based on the original edition probably published 1915) Brown boards, gilt stamped lettering; slight bumping to end of spine; "dint" in top edge, small faint stain to top page edges. Black and white decorative dust jacket; rubbed; some edgewear; small stain; two taped tears in creases. note on end flap. Very clean, sound copy. 253 pages including: Index, Bibliography, Glossary; illustrated with archival photographs and black and white map of "North Pacific 1904". The author writes in his individual style of his life and experiences as the first missionary to work on the Queen Charlotte Islands. The book is "A stirring record of forty years' successful labour, peril and adventure amongst the savage Indian tribes of the Pacific coast, and the piratical head-hunting Haida of the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia" (title page). Uncommon. Very Good/Good. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 003752 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	CRUIKSHANK, JULIA (IN COLLABORATION WITH ANGELA SIDNEY, KITTY SMITH & ANNIE NED) Life Lived Like a Story: Life Stories of Three Yukon Native Elders Vancouver BC Canada, University of British Columbia Press. 1990. (ISBN: 0 7748 0413 0) Pictorial Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Reprinted 1992. No creasing to spine; occasional very light pencil underlining. Very clean, sound copy. 404 pages including: Index; very detailed Bibliography; Glossary of Native Terms; Chapter Notes; Cultural Constructions of Individual Experience. Readable, engaging, innovative - a valuable contribution to Native American studies, women's studies, northern studies and to anyone curious about alternative ways of seeing the world and living a life. "Candidly and often with sly humour, the three women discuss early white-Indian relations, the Klondike gold rush, the epidemics, the starvation, the healthy and wealthy times and building of the Alaskan Highway." (back cover) Of Athapaskan and Tlingit ancestry, the three women lived in the southern Yukon Territory for nearly a century and collaborated with the author to produce a unique kind of autobiography. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. USD 22.00 [Appr.: EURO 14.75 \| £UK 13.25 \| JP¥ 1942] Book number: 003284 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	CRUIKSHANK, JULIA (IN COLLABORATION WITH ANGELA SIDNEY, KITTY SMITH & ANNIE NED) Life Lived Like a Story: Life Stories of Three Yukon Native Elders Vancouver BC Canada, University of British Columbia Press. 1990. (ISBN: 0 7748 0413 0) Pictorial Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Reprinted 1992. No creasing to spine. Very clean, sound copy. 404 pages including: Index; very detailed Bibliography; Glossary of Native Terms; Chapter Notes; Cultural Constructions of Individual Experience. Readable, engaging, innovative - a valuable contribution to Native American studies, women's studies, northern studies and to anyone curious about alternative ways of seeing the world and living a life. "Candidly and often with sly humour, the three women discuss early white-Indian relations, the Klondike gold rush, the epidemics, the starvation, the healthy and wealthy times and building of the Alaskan Highway." (back cover) Of Athapaskan and Tlingit ancestry, the three women lived in the southern Yukon Territory for nearly a century and collaborated with the author to produce a unique kind of autobiography. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 003353 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	DICKASON, PATRICIA OLIVE Canada's First Nations: A History of Founding Peoples from Earliest Times Ontario Canada, Oxford University Press. 2002, Third Edition. (ISBN: 0 19 541652 X) Pictorial Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ill.: Norval Morriseau (cover art). Updated revised edition. Faint crease on back cover; first 5 pages of Chapter I have some areas of highlighting (text still legible) - otherwise very clean, sound copy. 560 pages including: very detailed Index; lengthy Bibliography; Chapter Notes; Appendix - National Historic Sites of Canada Commemorating Aboriginal History. Numerous black and white illustrations: reproductions of photographs; drawings; annotated maps. "When Europeans came to Canada, they encountered complex, rich societies comprising more than 50 individual nations. [The book] uses an interdisciplinary approach - embracing archaeology, anthropology, biology, sociology, political science, history - to give a more complete account of the country's past." (back cover) [Shipping at cost]. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 \| £UK 18.25 \| JP¥ 2648] Book number: 003409 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	DREES, MEIJER LAURIE The Indian Association of Alberta: A History of Political Action Vancouver, UBC Press. 2002, First Edition. (ISBN: 0 7748 0876 4) Pictorial Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Colourful glossy binding; mild rubbing. Very clean, sound copy. 246 pages including: detailed Index and Bibliography; Page Notes; Appendices: A - Indian Association of Alberta Executive Members 1939-71; B - Supervisors of Local Department of Indian Affairs, Alberta, 1939-69; C Indian Affairs Administration 1939 -68; D - Alberta Reserve Land Surrenders. Illustrated with a number of black and white reproductions of historic photographs; Map of Alberta showing treaty boundaries, selected reserve communities and general location of Alberta Indian agencies. "The history of indigenous political action in Canada is long, hard-fought, and little told." In Alberta, the Indian Association of Alberta (IAA) came to represent a large body of treaty Indian peoples across the province. The author outlines the significance of treaty rights discussions before their constitutional entrenchment and documents the political philosophies of Indian leaders in the praire provices. The history of the IAA reveals much about the perspectives of Indian peoples on their place in Canada before the emergence of civil rights movements and large-scale federal funding of Native organizations. A well-documented historical account. Very uncommon. Near Fine/No Jacket (as published). USD 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 50.25 \| £UK 45.25 \| JP¥ 6619] Book number: 001957 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	DUFF, WILSON The Indian History of British Columbia: Volume 1 - the Impact of the White Man Victoria BC, Province of British Columbia Provincial Museum of Natural History and Anthropology. 1969, Second Edition. Pictorial Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. (Anthropology in British Columbia: Memoir No 5) Fawn cover illustrated with sepia photograph; small sticker shadow; faint toning to page edges; top of spine knocked, slight edgewear - otherwise very clean, sound, copy. 117 pages, printed in sepia throughout, including; location maps; historic photographs; a number of charts and tables; Appendix - Phonemes, Phonetic Key; detailed Bibliography. A detailed, well-documented scholarly study of the Indians of British Columbia (the populations, names, history, culture, arts and crafts, social organization) - the impact of the white man and the changes which have been imposed on the Indian ways of life since the arrival and settlement of Europeans. Good/No Jacket (as published). USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 \| £UK 11 \| JP¥ 1589] Book number: 003496 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	GEDALOF, ROBIN (EDITOR) Paper Stays Put: A Collection of Inuit Writing Edmonton Alberta, Hurtig Publishers. (ISBN: 0 88830 181 2) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ill.: Alootook Ipellie (drawings). Clear Brodart Covering, Green boards, silver stamped lettering; owner's neat stamp on front endpaper. Pictorial dust jacket; slightly rubbed; not price clipped. Very clean sound copy. 172 pages including list of Recommended Books. "This anthology fills a significant gap in bringing together a selection of Inuit writings that are often not easily available to readers in the South. The stories, poems, essays, plays, memoirs and songs draw the reader irresistibly into the world of the Inuit to share their memories and their hopes, their joy and their grief, their anger and their laughter." (flyleaf). Very Good/Very Good. USD 24.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.25 \| £UK 14.5 \| JP¥ 2118] Book number: 003557 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	GEORGE, CHIEF DAN My Heart Soars Saanichton BC Canada, Hancock House Publishers Ltd. 1974, First Edition. (ISBN: 0 919654 15 0) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ill.: Helmut Hirnschall. Clear Brodart-protected jacket, Orange boards, gold stamped lettering; title blind stamped on front cover; slight bumping to spine ends; tan pastedowns and endpapers; neat date (1974) written on front endpaper. Dust jacket illustrated with drawing and photograph of Dan George; some rubbing and fading; not price clipped. Very clean, sound copy. 95 pages illustrated with numerous black and white drawings. A collection of moving and inspiring writings by the well-known Chief of the Salish band, Burrard Inlet, British Columbia. Very Good/Very Good. USD 22.00 [Appr.: EURO 14.75 \| £UK 13.25 \| JP¥ 1942] Book number: 001918 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	GEORGE, CHIEF DAN My Heart Soars North Vancouver BC Canada, Hancock House Publishers Ltd. 1974. (ISBN: 0 919654 15 0) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ill.: Helmut Hirnschall. Clear Brodart-protected jacket, 4th printing 1981. Orange boards, gilt stamped lettering; slight bumping to spine ends. Dust jacket illustrated with drawing and photograph of Dan George; some rubbing, minimal edgewear; not price clipped. Very clean, sound copy. 95 pages illustrated with numerous black and white drawings. A collection of moving and inspiring writings by the well-known Chief of the Salish band, Burrard Inlet, British Columbia. Near Fine/Near Fine. USD 22.00 [Appr.: EURO 14.75 \| £UK 13.25 \| JP¥ 1942] Book number: 003075 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	GEORGE, CHIEF DAN My Heart Soars North Vancouver BC Canada, Hancock House Publishers Ltd. 1974. (ISBN: 0 919654 15 0) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Helmut Hirnschall. Clear Brodart-protected jacket, Orange boards, gilt stamped lettering; title blind stamped on front cover. Dust jacket illustrated with drawings of children and Dan George; some fading to spine edge; not price clipped. Very clean, sound copy. 95 pages illustrated with numerous black and white drawings. A collection of moving and inspiring writings by the well-known Chief of the Salish band, Burrard Inlet, British Columbia. Near Fine/Near Fine. USD 22.00 [Appr.: EURO 14.75 \| £UK 13.25 \| JP¥ 1942] Book number: 003725 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	GEORGE, CHIEF DAN My Spirit Soars BC Canada, Hancock House Publishers Ltd. 1989, First Paperback Edition (stated). (ISBN: 0 88839 233 8) Pictorial Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ill.: Helmut Hirnschall. Third printing 1990. Cover illustrated with photograph of Chief Dan George; slight fading to spine edge. Facsimile message from Chief Dan George on verso of half title page. Very clean, sound copy. 95 pages illustrated with numerous black and white drawings. A collection of moving and inspiring writings by the well-known Chief of the Salish band, Burrard Inlet, British Columbia. Very Good/No Jacket (as published). USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 002903 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).

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	N/A The Dene: Land and Unity for the Native People for the Native People of the Mackenzie Valley - a Statement of Rights Yellowknife NWT, Dene of NWT. 1975. Stapled Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Red card, black lettering and illustration; small marks from staples; retailer's neat stamp. Very clean, sound copy. Not paged (16 pages). Illustrated in black and white with reproductions of historic and contemporary photographs; map. A collection of statements on behalf of the Dene people at the Berger Mackenzie Valley Inquiry in 1975 under the headings: The People; The Nation; The Caveat; Fort Good Hope; Fort Simpson (I) and (II); Fort Norman; The Agreement; Southern Support; The Future; The Dene Declaration (back cover). "We are saying that we have the right to determine our own lives. This right derives from the fact that we were here first. We are saying that we are a distinct people, a nation of people, and we must have a special right within Canada.". Near Fine/No Jacket (as published). USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 \| £UK 11 \| JP¥ 1589] Book number: 001740 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	N/A Shared Learnings: Integrating Bc Aboriginal Content K-10 British Columbia Canada, British Columbia Ministry of Education. 1998, First Edition. (ISBN: 0 7726 3654 0) Pictorial Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" Horizontal. Ill.: Carey Newman. Mild rubbing; very clean, sound copy. 194 pages including Appendices: A - Shared Learnings Matrix; B - Sample Lesson Plans; C - Assessment; D - Map and Mapping Activities; E - Timeline History; F - Electronic Links; G - Contracts and References; H - Resources; I - Glossary; J - Acknowledgements. Contents include: Introduction; Overview of the resource; Planning your program (adapting instruction to your local situation, building a support network, dealing with sensitive and controversial topics); Aboriginal peoples of BC (brief history, terms applied, present structures and groups). "In recognition of the many cultural and experiential differences that exist among BC Aboriginal peoples, the Shared Learnings are intended to highlight issues, concerns and realities that are common to most or all .. [and] are statements of knowledge about BC Aboriginal peoples' cultures, values, beliefs, traditions, history and languages." A clearly presented, well-documented guide for teachers. Very uncommon. Near Fine/No Jacket (as published). USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 001718 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	N/A Shared Learnings: Integrating Bc Aboriginal Content K-10 British Columbia Canada, British Columbia Ministry of Education. 1998, First Edition. (ISBN: 0 7726 3654 0) Pictorial Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" Horizontal. Ill.: Carey Newman. Minimal rubbing to cover. Very clean, sound copy. 194 pages including Appendices: A - Shared Learnings Matrix; B - Sample Lesson Plans; C - Assessment; D - Map and Mapping Activities; E - Timeline History; F - Electronic Links; G - Contracts and References; H - Resources; I - Glossary; J - Acknowledgements. Contents include: Introduction; Overview of the resource; Planning your program (adapting instruction to your local situation, building a support network, dealing with sensitive and controversial topics); Aboriginal peoples of BC (brief history, terms applied, present structures and groups).Laid in: large folded sheet - "Mapping out classroom strategies". "In recognition of the many cultural and experiential differences that exist among BC Aboriginal peoples, the Shared Learnings are intended to highlight issues, concerns and realities that are common to most or all .. [and] are statements of knowledge about BC Aboriginal peoples' cultures, values, beliefs, traditions, history and languages." A clearly presented, well-documented guide for teachers. Very uncommon. Near Fine/No Jacket (as published). USD 28.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75 \| £UK 17 \| JP¥ 2471] Book number: 003340 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	AHENAKEW, FREDA & WOLFART, H C (EDITORS AND TRANSLATORS) Our Grandmothers' Lives As Told in Their Own Words Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada, Fifth House Publishers. 1992, First Edition. (ISBN: 0 920079 81 4) Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Text in Cree (roman orthography and syllabics) and in English translation. Very clean, sound copy - probably unread. 408 pages including: References; Chapter Notes. "A collection of reminiscences and personal stories that tell us about the daily lives of Cree women over the past century: household chores, snaring rabbits and picking berries, going to school, marriage, bearing and raising children. Seven Cree women share memories about their lives and the history of their people, and provide insights into the traditional teachings of a society where practical and spiritual matters are never far apart." (back cover) Uncommon. [Shipping at cost]. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 \| £UK 18.25 \| JP¥ 2648] Book number: 003269 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	ASTURIAS DE BARRIOS, LINDA Comalapa: Native Dress and Its Significance Guatemala, Ixchel Museum Publications. 1985. Pictorial Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Translated from Spanish by Claudia Feldmar. Some rubbing, corner creased. Very clean, sound copy. 126 pages including: detailed Bibliography; Cakchiquel- English Glossary; Spanish-English Glossary; Notes. Illustrated with many black and white and full colour photographs: artists, local scenes, costumes, textiles; drawings, sketches - maps, artefacts, ornaments, backstrap loom. The book describes the Indian dress of Comalapa, Municipality of Chimaltenango in its sociocultural context, by means of interviews with the artisans, with emphasis on the criteria and categories of the community. A well-documented, carefully researched study of the items and uses of native dress, the techniques and designs with detailed explanation of the terms and names used. Uncommon. Good to Very Good/No Jacket (as published). USD 32.00 [Appr.: EURO 21.5 \| £UK 19.25 \| JP¥ 2824] Book number: 001452 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	BENTLEY, MARY AND TED Gabriola: Petroglyph Island Victoria BC Canada, Sono Nis Press. 1981. (ISBN: 0 919462 81 2) Pictorial Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Second printing January 1982. Slight rubbing, mild toning to cover. Very clean, sound copy. 111 pages including: Index; Suggested Reading; Chart of Unearthed Petroglyphs; Numerical Data; numerous black and white illustrations - photographs, rubbings, drawings, maps, sites, typology sketches. The book documents more than fifty petroglyphs from Gabriola, a major site in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia. Additionally the authors write of their commitment to the preservation of these works and an understanding of the native culture which produced them. They discuss the possible purposes for the petroglyphs, the methods of carving, dating, location. A carefully researched study of an intriguing native art form. Very Good/No Jacket (as published). USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 003318 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	BENTLEY, MARY AND TED Gabriola: Petroglyph Island Victoria BC Canada, Sono Nis Press. 1981, First Edition. (ISBN: 0 919462 81 2) Pictorial Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Name "whited out" on front endpaper - therewise "near fine". Very clean, sound copy. 111 pages including: Index; Suggested Reading; Chart of Unearthed Petroglyphs; Numerical Data; numerous black and white illustrations - photographs, rubbings, drawings, maps, sites, typology sketches. The book documents more than fifty petroglyphs from Gabriola, a major site in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia. Additionally the authors write of their commitment to the preservation of these works and an understanding of the native culture which produced them. They discuss the possible purposes for the petroglyphs, the methods of carving, dating, location. A carefully researched study of an intriguing native art form. Very Good/No Jacket (as published). USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 003410 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	BENTLEY, MARY AND TED Gabriola: Petroglyph Island Victoria BC Canada, Sono Nis Press. 1981. (ISBN: 0 919462 81 2) Pictorial Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Second printing January 1982. 111 pages including: Index; Suggested Reading; Chart of Unearthed Petroglyphs; Numerical Data; numerous black and white illustrations - photographs, rubbings, drawings, maps, sites, typology sketches. The book documents more than fifty petroglyphs from Gabriola, a major site in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia. Additionally the authors write of their commitment to the preservation of these works and an understanding of the native culture which produced them. They discuss the possible purposes for the petroglyphs, the methods of carving, dating, location. A carefully researched study of an intriguing native art form. Very Good/No Jacket (as published). USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 003634 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	BENTLEY, MARY AND TED Gabriola: Petroglyph Island Victoria BC Canada, Sono Nis Press. 1981. (ISBN: 0 919462 81 2) Pictorial Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Fourth printing August 1982. A few small faint marks on page edges. 111 pages including: Index; Suggested Reading; Chart of Unearthed Petroglyphs; Numerical Data; numerous black and white illustrations - photographs, rubbings, drawings, maps, sites, typology sketches. The book documents more than fifty petroglyphs from Gabriola, a major site in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia. Additionally the authors write of their commitment to the preservation of these works and an understanding of the native culture which produced them. They discuss the possible purposes for the petroglyphs, the methods of carving, dating, location. A carefully researched study of an intriguing native art form. Very Good/No Jacket (as published). USD 24.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.25 \| £UK 14.5 \| JP¥ 2118] Book number: 003665 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	BIELAWSKI, ELLEN Rogue Diamonds: Northern Riches on Dene Land Vancouver, Douglas & McIntyre. 2004, First Thus. (ISBN: 155365 056 5) Pictorial Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Very clean, sound copy (unread). 256 pages including detailed Index; Sources and Source Notes; Maps: 1 - Akaitcho Treaty 8 Country; 2 - Major Mineral Claims North of Great Slave Lake. The discovery of the pure "ice" diamonds on the Barren Grounds near Yellowknife in Canada's Arctic caused large conglomerates to stake claims to the minerals. Mining these lands - home to the Dene - required an agreement among the First Nations, the Inuit, the mining company and two levels of government. The author was part of the negotiation team: this is her provacative and insightful account of the process, from closed-door meetings to sacred ceremonies - "an acute rendering of life on the land and the healing power of old ways". Near Fine/No Jacket (as published). USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 \| £UK 11 \| JP¥ 1589] Book number: 001787 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	BOAS, FRANZ (CODERE, HELEN - EDITOR) Kwakiutl Ethnography Chicago and London, The University of Chicago Press. (ISBN: 0 226 06237 6) Pictorial Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Edited and abridged with an Introduction by Helen Codere. Slight crease to spine; faint toning of page edges; neat name on half title page. Very clean, sound copy. 439 pages including; detailed Index; Bibliography; Appendixes - Notes on Gestures, Medicine, Games, the Northern Ceremonial, the Winter Ceremonial. Numerous black and white illustrations: reproductions of historic photographs, drawings, sketches, artefacts, area maps. Carefully edited and annotated, the book provides an account of Boas's findings and conclustions on the Kwakiutl Indians - descriptions of their economic organization, property rights, industries, family relationships, the potlatch, religion, winter ceremonial, arts, life cycle with attendant ceremonies, medicine and games. [Shipping at cost]. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 \| £UK 18.25 \| JP¥ 2648] Book number: 003457 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	BRAND, JOHANNA The Life and Death of Anna Mae Aquash Toronto, James Lorimer & Company. 1978, First Edition. (ISBN: 0 88862 153 1) Pictorial Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Brown cover with green and white lettering; rubbed, spine creased; stamp of Canada Council and neat name on front facing endpaper; faint mark of paper clip on first two pages. Very clean, sound copy. 171 pages including Sources - chapter notes; illustrated with reproduction of black and white historic photographs, map of Pine Ridge reservation and surrounding area. The well-documented account of the life of Anna Mae Aquash, her growing up on the Micmac reserve of Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia, and involvement in the American Indian Movement leading to her death in 1976 and its bizarre and tragic aftermath. "The murder victim was poor, Indian, female and politically radical: she was also idealistic, energetic, capable and committed to her people's fight for equal rights and self-determination .. " Very uncommon. Good to Very Good/No Jacket (as published). USD 150.00 [Appr.: EURO 100.25 \| £UK 90.25 \| JP¥ 13239] Book number: 001451 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	CASSIDY, FRANK (EDITOR) Aboriginal Self-Determination: Proceedings of a Conference Held September 30 - October 3 1990 Lantzville BC Canada, Oolichan Books and The Institute for Research on Public Policy / L'Institut de Recherches Politiques. 1991, First Edition. (ISBN: 0 88982 111 9) Pictorial Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ill.: Tom Maracle (cover). Slight rubbing; no creasing to spine; slight "bend" in corner of final pages; front endpaper removed; title page taped. Very clean, sound copy. 284 pages including: Foreword and Note on the Institute for Research on Public Policy in both English and French. Contributions from community leaders and academics include detailed, well-documented sections on First Nations Self-Government: Sources of Power; Sharing Power; Implementation; The Road to Self-Determination. Very uncommon. Very Good/No Jacket (as published). USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 \| £UK 21.25 \| JP¥ 3089] Book number: 001702 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	CLUTESI, GEORGE Son of Raven Son of Deer: Fables of the Tse-Shaht People Sidney British Columbia Canada, Gray's Publishing Ltd. 1967, Second Edition 1968. Pictorial Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: George Clutesi. Yellow boards with black printing, pictorial design in red and black; faint rubbing to cover; top corners bumped; page edges toned; small neat stamp on back pastedown . Very clean, sound copy. 126 pages with introduction by author and many full page black and white drawings; photograph of author (frontispiece); decorative title page. A collection of 12 stories, fables of the Native Indian people from the west coast of British Columbia, Canada, handed down in the Clutesi family for at least four hundred years. Emily Carr, a patron of George Clutesi, willed him her brushes, oils and blank canvasses. Painter and poet, Clutesi said: "It was many years before I could decide the best way to portray Indian stories. I wanted not to copy the white man's style and I am satisfied at last I have found the right way.". Very Good/No Jacket (as published). USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12.25 \| JP¥ 1765] Book number: 003726 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	COLLISON, WILLIAM HENRY (EDITED AND ANNOTATED BY CHARLES LILLARD) In the Wake of the War Canoe Victoria British Columbia, Sono Nis Press. 1981. (ISBN: 0 919462 87 1) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Clear Brodart-protected jacket, Third printing February 1987. (Based on the original edition probably published 1915) Brown boards, gilt stamped lettering; slight bumping to end of spine; "dint" in top edge, small faint stain to top page edges. Black and white decorative dust jacket; rubbed; some edgewear; small stain; two taped tears in creases. note on end flap. Very clean, sound copy. 253 pages including: Index, Bibliography, Glossary; illustrated with archival photographs and black and white map of "North Pacific 1904". The author writes in his individual style of his life and experiences as the first missionary to work on the Queen Charlotte Islands. The book is "A stirring record of forty years' successful labour, peril and adventure amongst the savage Indian tribes of the Pacific coast, and the piratical head-hunting Haida of the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia" (title page). Uncommon. Very Good/Good. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 003752 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	CRUIKSHANK, JULIA (IN COLLABORATION WITH ANGELA SIDNEY, KITTY SMITH & ANNIE NED) Life Lived Like a Story: Life Stories of Three Yukon Native Elders Vancouver BC Canada, University of British Columbia Press. 1990. (ISBN: 0 7748 0413 0) Pictorial Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Reprinted 1992. No creasing to spine; occasional very light pencil underlining. Very clean, sound copy. 404 pages including: Index; very detailed Bibliography; Glossary of Native Terms; Chapter Notes; Cultural Constructions of Individual Experience. Readable, engaging, innovative - a valuable contribution to Native American studies, women's studies, northern studies and to anyone curious about alternative ways of seeing the world and living a life. "Candidly and often with sly humour, the three women discuss early white-Indian relations, the Klondike gold rush, the epidemics, the starvation, the healthy and wealthy times and building of the Alaskan Highway." (back cover) Of Athapaskan and Tlingit ancestry, the three women lived in the southern Yukon Territory for nearly a century and collaborated with the author to produce a unique kind of autobiography. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. USD 22.00 [Appr.: EURO 14.75 \| £UK 13.25 \| JP¥ 1942] Book number: 003284 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	CRUIKSHANK, JULIA (IN COLLABORATION WITH ANGELA SIDNEY, KITTY SMITH & ANNIE NED) Life Lived Like a Story: Life Stories of Three Yukon Native Elders Vancouver BC Canada, University of British Columbia Press. 1990. (ISBN: 0 7748 0413 0) Pictorial Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Reprinted 1992. No creasing to spine. Very clean, sound copy. 404 pages including: Index; very detailed Bibliography; Glossary of Native Terms; Chapter Notes; Cultural Constructions of Individual Experience. Readable, engaging, innovative - a valuable contribution to Native American studies, women's studies, northern studies and to anyone curious about alternative ways of seeing the world and living a life. "Candidly and often with sly humour, the three women discuss early white-Indian relations, the Klondike gold rush, the epidemics, the starvation, the healthy and wealthy times and building of the Alaskan Highway." (back cover) Of Athapaskan and Tlingit ancestry, the three women lived in the southern Yukon Territory for nearly a century and collaborated with the author to produce a unique kind of autobiography. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 003353 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	DICKASON, PATRICIA OLIVE Canada's First Nations: A History of Founding Peoples from Earliest Times Ontario Canada, Oxford University Press. 2002, Third Edition. (ISBN: 0 19 541652 X) Pictorial Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ill.: Norval Morriseau (cover art). Updated revised edition. Faint crease on back cover; first 5 pages of Chapter I have some areas of highlighting (text still legible) - otherwise very clean, sound copy. 560 pages including: very detailed Index; lengthy Bibliography; Chapter Notes; Appendix - National Historic Sites of Canada Commemorating Aboriginal History. Numerous black and white illustrations: reproductions of photographs; drawings; annotated maps. "When Europeans came to Canada, they encountered complex, rich societies comprising more than 50 individual nations. [The book] uses an interdisciplinary approach - embracing archaeology, anthropology, biology, sociology, political science, history - to give a more complete account of the country's past." (back cover) [Shipping at cost]. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 \| £UK 18.25 \| JP¥ 2648] Book number: 003409 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	DREES, MEIJER LAURIE The Indian Association of Alberta: A History of Political Action Vancouver, UBC Press. 2002, First Edition. (ISBN: 0 7748 0876 4) Pictorial Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Colourful glossy binding; mild rubbing. Very clean, sound copy. 246 pages including: detailed Index and Bibliography; Page Notes; Appendices: A - Indian Association of Alberta Executive Members 1939-71; B - Supervisors of Local Department of Indian Affairs, Alberta, 1939-69; C Indian Affairs Administration 1939 -68; D - Alberta Reserve Land Surrenders. Illustrated with a number of black and white reproductions of historic photographs; Map of Alberta showing treaty boundaries, selected reserve communities and general location of Alberta Indian agencies. "The history of indigenous political action in Canada is long, hard-fought, and little told." In Alberta, the Indian Association of Alberta (IAA) came to represent a large body of treaty Indian peoples across the province. The author outlines the significance of treaty rights discussions before their constitutional entrenchment and documents the political philosophies of Indian leaders in the praire provices. The history of the IAA reveals much about the perspectives of Indian peoples on their place in Canada before the emergence of civil rights movements and large-scale federal funding of Native organizations. A well-documented historical account. Very uncommon. Near Fine/No Jacket (as published). USD 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 50.25 \| £UK 45.25 \| JP¥ 6619] Book number: 001957 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	DUFF, WILSON The Indian History of British Columbia: Volume 1 - the Impact of the White Man Victoria BC, Province of British Columbia Provincial Museum of Natural History and Anthropology. 1969, Second Edition. Pictorial Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. (Anthropology in British Columbia: Memoir No 5) Fawn cover illustrated with sepia photograph; small sticker shadow; faint toning to page edges; top of spine knocked, slight edgewear - otherwise very clean, sound, copy. 117 pages, printed in sepia throughout, including; location maps; historic photographs; a number of charts and tables; Appendix - Phonemes, Phonetic Key; detailed Bibliography. A detailed, well-documented scholarly study of the Indians of British Columbia (the populations, names, history, culture, arts and crafts, social organization) - the impact of the white man and the changes which have been imposed on the Indian ways of life since the arrival and settlement of Europeans. Good/No Jacket (as published). USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 \| £UK 11 \| JP¥ 1589] Book number: 003496 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	GEDALOF, ROBIN (EDITOR) Paper Stays Put: A Collection of Inuit Writing Edmonton Alberta, Hurtig Publishers. (ISBN: 0 88830 181 2) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ill.: Alootook Ipellie (drawings). Clear Brodart Covering, Green boards, silver stamped lettering; owner's neat stamp on front endpaper. Pictorial dust jacket; slightly rubbed; not price clipped. Very clean sound copy. 172 pages including list of Recommended Books. "This anthology fills a significant gap in bringing together a selection of Inuit writings that are often not easily available to readers in the South. The stories, poems, essays, plays, memoirs and songs draw the reader irresistibly into the world of the Inuit to share their memories and their hopes, their joy and their grief, their anger and their laughter." (flyleaf). Very Good/Very Good. USD 24.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.25 \| £UK 14.5 \| JP¥ 2118] Book number: 003557 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	GEORGE, CHIEF DAN My Heart Soars Saanichton BC Canada, Hancock House Publishers Ltd. 1974, First Edition. (ISBN: 0 919654 15 0) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ill.: Helmut Hirnschall. Clear Brodart-protected jacket, Orange boards, gold stamped lettering; title blind stamped on front cover; slight bumping to spine ends; tan pastedowns and endpapers; neat date (1974) written on front endpaper. Dust jacket illustrated with drawing and photograph of Dan George; some rubbing and fading; not price clipped. Very clean, sound copy. 95 pages illustrated with numerous black and white drawings. A collection of moving and inspiring writings by the well-known Chief of the Salish band, Burrard Inlet, British Columbia. Very Good/Very Good. USD 22.00 [Appr.: EURO 14.75 \| £UK 13.25 \| JP¥ 1942] Book number: 001918 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	GEORGE, CHIEF DAN My Heart Soars North Vancouver BC Canada, Hancock House Publishers Ltd. 1974. (ISBN: 0 919654 15 0) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ill.: Helmut Hirnschall. Clear Brodart-protected jacket, 4th printing 1981. Orange boards, gilt stamped lettering; slight bumping to spine ends. Dust jacket illustrated with drawing and photograph of Dan George; some rubbing, minimal edgewear; not price clipped. Very clean, sound copy. 95 pages illustrated with numerous black and white drawings. A collection of moving and inspiring writings by the well-known Chief of the Salish band, Burrard Inlet, British Columbia. Near Fine/Near Fine. USD 22.00 [Appr.: EURO 14.75 \| £UK 13.25 \| JP¥ 1942] Book number: 003075 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	GEORGE, CHIEF DAN My Heart Soars North Vancouver BC Canada, Hancock House Publishers Ltd. 1974. (ISBN: 0 919654 15 0) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Helmut Hirnschall. Clear Brodart-protected jacket, Orange boards, gilt stamped lettering; title blind stamped on front cover. Dust jacket illustrated with drawings of children and Dan George; some fading to spine edge; not price clipped. Very clean, sound copy. 95 pages illustrated with numerous black and white drawings. A collection of moving and inspiring writings by the well-known Chief of the Salish band, Burrard Inlet, British Columbia. Near Fine/Near Fine. USD 22.00 [Appr.: EURO 14.75 \| £UK 13.25 \| JP¥ 1942] Book number: 003725 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).
	GEORGE, CHIEF DAN My Spirit Soars BC Canada, Hancock House Publishers Ltd. 1989, First Paperback Edition (stated). (ISBN: 0 88839 233 8) Pictorial Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ill.: Helmut Hirnschall. Third printing 1990. Cover illustrated with photograph of Chief Dan George; slight fading to spine edge. Facsimile message from Chief Dan George on verso of half title page. Very clean, sound copy. 95 pages illustrated with numerous black and white drawings. A collection of moving and inspiring writings by the well-known Chief of the Salish band, Burrard Inlet, British Columbia. Very Good/No Jacket (as published). USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 002903 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo).