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Difference under scrutiny
In mirroring the postmodern challenge to notions of unity, this collection of essays presents ranges of views on difference in law, culture, and politics concerning identity and difference in a Hegelian fashion, in the midst of the Lyotard-Habermas debates, to highlight some disquiet about postmodern assumptions.

It presents ranges of views on difference in law, culture, and politics under two sections.

`Theoretical accounts' that map difference along with community in terms of rights relationships and Kantian autonomy (Nedelsky, Chambers), or community and dialogue in a Du Bois fashion (Norris). Next, with cultural identity (Chambers), and last, some disquiet about difference while presenting it as a challenge to the modern state and as an antidote to false universalism of emancipation theories(Sypnowich): `difference is bound to defeat the political theories which seek to emphasize and resolve it' (p.124).

`Instances' that examine Canadian and international cases that include feminine views of emancipation à la Jaggard (Noonan), and the political rhetoric surrounding the Irish hunger strikes (Devlin). Further, the conflict of rights between cultures, namely aboriginal and European (Denis), and the emancipatory politics of the enlightenment and of the French revolution when inscribed in the New World colonies (McCallum).

Overall, an interesting collection of essays to be used together with texts concerned with cultural and ethic studies, even though the treatment of difference tends to be more (unfortunately) implicit rather than explicit, with the notable exception maybe of Sypnowich who skillfully brings "difference" and (democratic) "equity" under tension - an important issue to be pursued further.
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This heavily illustrated, full-color book uses the framework of historical narrative to elucidate the past 11,000 years of Aboriginal history in present-day Alberta. In so doing, it conveys the challenges that Aboriginal people have confronted and celebrates the enduring legacy that they have created. From medicine wheels, buffalo jumps, and rock art images, the story moves forward through the fur trade era, the disappearance of the bison, and the long years of cultural suppression that followed the signing of treaties. Importantly, the story carries through to the present day, exploring grassroots political and cultural movements of the 1960s, contemporary self-government initiatives, and the ongoing reclamation of Aboriginal voice.

Aboriginal Cultures in Alberta, Five Hundred Generations also showcases the diversity of Aboriginal groups in Alberta. The book was developed in consultation with and features the experiences and perspectives of Elders and representatives from First Nations and Metis communities throughout the province. With its recognition that Aboriginal people are a vital part of contemporary society, Aboriginal Cultures in Alberta, Five Hundred Generations makes an important contribution toward fostering an understanding of Aboriginal history and culture in Alberta.

"Aboriginal Cultures in Alberta: Five Hundred Generations" was the also the Royal Alberta Museum's exhibition that was unlike any other in Canada: more than 3,000 artifacts, recorded voices, film, dynamic lighting, interactive computer technology and Aboriginal interpreters told a story of triumph and survival. ... Read more

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Buffalo conjure up the West the way no other symbol can. They hold a special place in our culture and imagination. In this prize-winning collection, writers reveal the buffalo in plains ecology and culture from prehistoric times to its present and uncertain future. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Wind Speaker, published by Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA) on June 1, 2001. The length of the article is 474 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Largest tipi in the World guards against loss of culture.(Calgary, Canada)(Brief Article)
Author: Kenton Friesen
Publication: Wind Speaker (Newsletter)
Date: June 1, 2001
Publisher: Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA)
Volume: 19Issue: 2Page: 18

Article Type: Brief Article

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In 1912, Mary Vaux, a botanist, glaciologist, painter, and photographer, wrote about her mountain adventures: “A day on the trail, or a scramble over the glacier, or even with a quiet day in camp to get things in order for the morrow's conquests? Some how when once this wild spirit enters the blood…I can hardly wait to be off again." Vaux's compulsion was shared by many women whose intellects, imaginations, and spirits rose to the challenge of the mountains between the late-nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries. This Wild Spirit explores a sampling of women's creative responses—in fiction and travel writing, photographs and paintings, embroidery and beadwork, letters and diaries, poetry and posters—to their experiences in the Rocky Mountains of Canada. ... Read more

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Mapper of Mountains follows the career of Dominion Land Surveyor Morrison Parsons Bridgland, who provided the first detailed maps of many regions of the Canadian Rockies. Between 1902 and 1930, this unheralded alpinist perfected phototopographical techniques to compile a series of mountaintop photographs during summers of field work, and spent his winters collating them to provide the Canadian government, tourists, and mountain climbers with accurate topographical maps. Bridgland was a great climber and co-founder of the Alpine Club of Canada. Mapper of Mountains also tells the story of the Rocky Mountain Repeat Photography Project, which studies the changes sustained in the Rockies, repeating the field work accomplished by Bridgland almost a century ago. ... Read more

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The true story of dominion land surveyor Morrison Parsons Bridgland
Mapper Of Mountains: M.P. Bridgland In The Canadian Rockies 1902-1930 is the true story of dominion land surveyor Morrison Parsons Bridgland, who climbed many of Canada's Rocky Mountains for the first time and perfected photographic techniques to compile a series of mountaintop photographs and create accurate topographical maps. In 1915 he applied his top-rate skills to Jasper Park, creating a legacy of research and exacting quality for future generations to build upon. Mapper Of Mountains is the true testimony of one man's lifetime dedication to, and passion for, precisely recording the lay of high and sometimes deadly peaks. Illustrated with black-and-white maps and photographs throughout, Mapper Of Mountains is as much a tribute to geographic history as it is to Bridgland's acute vision and drive.

The true story of dominion land surveyor Morrison Parsons Bridgland
Mapper Of Mountains: M.P. Bridgland In The Canadian Rockies 1902-1930 is the true story of dominion land surveyor Morrison Parsons Bridgland, who climbed many of Canada's Rocky Mountains for the first time and perfected photographic techniques to compile a series of mountaintop photographs and create accurate topographical maps. In 1915 he applied his top-rate skills to Jasper Park, creating a legacy of research and exacting quality for future generations to build upon. Mapper Of Mountains is the true testimony of one man's lifetime dedication to, and passion for, precisely recording the lay of high and sometimes deadly peaks. Illustrated with black-and-white maps and photographs throughout, Mapper Of Mountains is as much a tribute to geographic history as it is to Bridgland's acute vision and drive.

The true story of dominion land surveyor Morrison Parsons Bridgland
Mapper Of Mountains: M.P. Bridgland In The Canadian Rockies 1902-1930 is the true story of dominion land surveyor Morrison Parsons Bridgland, who climbed many of Canada's Rocky Mountains for the first time and perfected photographic techniques to compile a series of mountaintop photographs and create accurate topographical maps. In 1915 he applied his top-rate skills to Jasper Park, creating a legacy of research and exacting quality for future generations to build upon. Mapper Of Mountains is the true testimony of one man's lifetime dedication to, and passion for, precisely recording the lay of high and sometimes deadly peaks. Illustrated with black-and-white maps and photographs throughout, Mapper Of Mountains is as much a tribute to geographic history as it is to Bridgland's acute vision and drive.

The true story of dominion land surveyor Morrison Parsons Bridgland
Mapper Of Mountains: M.P. Bridgland In The Canadian Rockies 1902-1930 is the true story of dominion land surveyor Morrison Parsons Bridgland, who climbed many of Canada's Rocky Mountains for the first time and perfected photographic techniques to compile a series of mountaintop photographs and create accurate topographical maps. In 1915 he applied his top-rate skills to Jasper Park, creating a legacy of research and exacting quality for future generations to build upon. Mapper Of Mountains is the true testimony of one man's lifetime dedication to, and passion for, precisely recording the lay of high and sometimes deadly peaks. Illustrated with black-and-white maps and photographs throughout, Mapper Of Mountains is as much a tribute to geographic history as it is to Bridgland's acute vision and drive.

The true story of dominion land surveyor Morrison Parsons Bridgland
Mapper Of Mountains: M.P. Bridgland In The Canadian Rockies 1902-1930 is the true story of dominion land surveyor Morrison Parsons Bridgland, who climbed many of Canada's Rocky Mountains for the first time and perfected photographic techniques to compile a series of mountaintop photographs and create accurate topographical maps. In 1915 he applied his top-rate skills to Jasper Park, creating a legacy of research and exacting quality for future generations to build upon. Mapper Of Mountains is the true testimony of one man's lifetime dedication to, and passion for, precisely recording the lay of high and sometimes deadly peaks. Illustrated with black-and-white maps and photographs throughout, Mapper Of Mountains is as much a tribute to geographic history as it is to Bridgland's acute vision and drive.
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Adults need playgrounds. In 1907, the Canadian government designated a vast section of the Rocky Mountains as Jasper Forest Park. Tourists now play where Native peoples once lived, fur traders toiled, and Métis families homesteaded. In Culturing Wilderness in Jasper National Park, I.S. MacLaren and eight other writers unearth the largely unrecorded past of the upper Athabasca River watershed, and bring to light two centuries' worth of human history, tracing the evolution of trading routes into the Rockies’ largest park. Serious history enthusiasts and those with an interest in Canada’s national parks will find a sense of connection in this long overdue study of Jasper. ... Read more

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OUTSTANDING!
"For every armchair mountain climber and back packer this intricate examination of the fur trading, homesteading, and exploring of Canadian mountains is outstanding." ... Read more

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Survivors of spousal abuse inevitably fail to find answers in the realm of reason as they try to make sense of their pain and suffering. Focussing on the healing power of spirituality, Lifelines offers a celebration of healing, a message of hope, and a way of helping. Lifelines addresses family violence and spirituality in a community and cultural context. It is a collection of knowledge, experiences, and impressions of people who have discovered that the process of healing depends on one's spirituality and inner strength. ... Read more

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ReCalling Early Canada is the first substantial collection of essays to focus on the production of Canadian literary and cultural works prior to WWI. Reflecting an emerging critical interest in the literary past, the authors seek to retrieve the early repertoire available to Canadian readers—fiction and poetry certainly, but family letters, photographs, journalism, and captivity narratives are also investigated. Filling a significant gap in Canadian criticism, the authors demonstrate that to recall the past is not only to shape it, but also to reshape the present. This fresh interest in the cultural past, informed by new approaches to historical inquiry, has resulted in a unique and diverse investigation of more than two centuries of a little known “early Canada.” ... Read more

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Everything Old is New Again
In ReCalling Early Canada: Reading the Political in Literary and Cultural Production, twelve scholars perform and critique acts of "recall", their subjects ranging from 19th century fiction to 20th century acts of parliament.In so doing, the writers strike familiar chords in Canadian literature criticism--feminism, postcolonialism, nationalism--on unfamiliar texts--the work of West Coast artist Frederick Alexcee and B.C. photograph archives, to name but two.
Indeed, the unfamiliarity of many of the texts discussed (except to a few Canlit scholars and trivia buffs) constitutes much of the collection's value.And if, as a student of Canadian literature, names such as Napoleon Bourassa, William Kirby, and Letitia Mactavish Hargrave (three of the writers discussed) do not ring a bell, those of Benedict Anderson, Ann McClintock, Terry Goldie, Michel Foucault, and Northrop Frye (who serve as critical touchstones in the volume) probably will.A nodding acquaintance with these usual suspects of litcrit will serve you well as you delve into this recollection of early Canada--as an English BA I was able to follow, more or less, the various arguments, and only occasionally found myself dizzied by the cross-currents of critical jargon.Unfortunately, I found that my zeal for further reading was sometimes frustrated by inadequate cross-referencing between the articles and the bibliography: some citations are hard to identify, others appear to be missing.Nonetheless, with primary texts as little-studied as many of those taken up here, any article can be a goldmine.Moreover, the volume's appeal extends beyond specific research interests.
The collection follows a few key themes--gender, race, and the canon spring quickly to mind--and the editors have created a text in which diverse scholars cross and combine fruitfully.For instance, Jennifer Blair's article on 19th century nun's tales and Kate Higginson's critique of Theresa Gowanlock's and Theresa Delaney's captivity narratives examine similar discourses of femininity and their production and circulation in 19th century Canadian society.Perhaps because I've read neither primary text, I found the two articles more illuminating in combination than separately, and I found this experience repeated throughout the volume.Pairs of articles often complete each other: Andrea Cabajsky makes a lengthy and eloquent argument for greater comparative study of French and English Canadian literature; R. D. Stacey's chapter, which immediately follows, executes just such a comparison of 19th century historical fiction.The articles in ReCalling Early Canada were developed for and at a 2003 conference of the same name; the thematic coherence and complementarity of the collection recreate the "stimulating intellectual companionship" of that event (Blair et al., xiv).
Finally, I appreciated this collection's concern for contemporary acts of recall.To a greater or lesser extent, each chapter sheds light not just on literary and cultural production in "early Canada," but the ways in which that literary and cultural production, and early Canada itself, are framed in more recent acts of recall.The collection not only draws attention to little-known, little-studied aspects of Canada's literary and cultural history, but urges the reader toward a more critical appraisal of Canadian history-making. ... Read more

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Global Television Network (more commonly called Global TV or just Global) is a Canadian English language privately owned television network. It is owned by Canwest Media Inc., a division of Canwest which is headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Throughout the 1990s, it dominated primetime ratings in key markets such as southern Ontario, B.C. and Quebec, but had limited reach in certain areas such as Alberta until 2000. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Wind Speaker, published by Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA) on February 1, 2000. The length of the article is 2972 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Membership issues illustrate cultural differences: decisions should protect culture, leaders say.
Author: Paul Barnsley
Publication: Wind Speaker (Newsletter)
Date: February 1, 2000
Publisher: Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA)
Volume: 17Issue: 10Page: 6-7

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Emma Minde's portraits of the family into which she was given in marriage more than sixty years ago are instructive and touching. She offers rare insight into a life history guided by two powerful forces: the traditional world of the Plains Cree and the influence of the Catholic missions. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Wind Speaker, published by Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA) on December 1, 2003. The length of the article is 631 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Program connects students with culture and traditions.(Careers & Training)
Author: Avery Ascher
Publication: Wind Speaker (Newsletter)
Date: December 1, 2003
Publisher: Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA)
Volume: 21Issue: 9Page: 34(1)

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This digital document is an article from Wind Speaker, published by Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA) on February 1, 1998. The length of the article is 781 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Festival draws crowds from Canada, States (Canadian Aboriginal Festival).
Author: Lisa Young
Publication: Wind Speaker (Newsletter)
Date: February 1, 1998
Publisher: Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA)
Volume: 15Issue: 10Page: 12-13

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This digital document is an article from Wind Speaker, published by Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA) on June 1, 2001. The length of the article is 445 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Metis culture showcased at award-winning festival.(native Indian tribe)(Brief Article)
Author: Ross Kimble
Publication: Wind Speaker (Newsletter)
Date: June 1, 2001
Publisher: Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA)
Volume: 19Issue: 2Page: 9

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Media relations is one of the mainstays of the communications business. With the proliferation of round-the-clock media, communicators have more opportunities than ever to find themselves "in the news." Yet today's communicators come from diverse backgrounds and are not always trained to work to their best advantage with the media.In the News: The Practice of Media Relations in Canada provides an introduction to media relations, grounded in both communications theory and hands-on, day-to-day experience. The book explains current media practices and presents a plan for managing media relationships. Whether you need media to promote your issues to the nation at large or to reach small, targeted groups, this book is your step-by-step guide.In the News is perfect for communications students, media relations practitioners in the private, public and voluntary sectors, and anyone who wants to break a story in the news. ... Read more

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Western Producer review
Carney is a former journalist who has worked in various aspects of communications for more than 20 years. His book is packed with information on approaching the media, developing and maintaining a relationship with it, handling interviews, analyzing the success of message delivery, lodging complaints and a whole lot more in between.

Media magazine review
This is a book designed for people in the public,private and voluntary sector who know very little about the news media but need to know more if they are going to do their jobs properly. It contains lots of practical advice about how to approach reporters, turn events into a news story,navigate difficult interviews,and write grabby press releases.

Although Carney, a former journalist and now an experienced political staffer in the premier's office in Saskatchewan,he manages to avoid casting news media as puppets to be manipulated. Instead, he urges public relations practitioners to help the news media do their job rather than hinder them. Journalists wanting to
know more about the tricks of the trade used in the PR business will also find this interesting. G.S..

PRCanada review
Recommendation: Definitely worth owning for all but the very experienced. The two chapters on handling interviews are touchstones to be read over and over, as are the concluding thoughts on professional development. Total beginners will want to supplement this volume with additional case studies showing the principles in action and material on the how-to of activities such as setting up a news conference venue or conducting a media drop.

"Good Communications Cannot Override Bad Judgement" & more
In The News: The Practice Of Media Relations In Canada by experienced journalist and lecturer William Wray Carney is a solidly informative treatise about public relations with the media - in particular the Canadian media, but the vital advice and sound information, such as the principle of "Good Communications Cannot Override Bad Judgement" apply directly to public relations workers everywhere. Grounded solidly in research and personal experience, yet written in a straightforward, direct style particularly suitable for introducing novices to public relations while offering new tips, tricks, and techniques for veteran PR workers, In The News is a first-rate and highly recommended guidebook to the art, craft and science of media relations. ... Read more