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Metis history and culture with focus on student objectives. ... Read more

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To many people, Alberta represents the true Canadian frontier. It is known for the rugged independence of its residents whether they are homesteaders, cowboys, explorers, oilmen, grassroots politicians or strong-willed feminists. This book is a wonderful collection of images and stories that tell of Alberta's many roots. Beginning in the 18th century and continuing into the present day, this collection of over 150 photographs chronicles the development of Alberta from a frontier society into a modern-day economic powerhouse. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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The history of indigenous political action in Canada is long, hard-fought, and under-told. By the mid-1900s, Native peoples across western Canada were actively involved in their own political unions in a drive to be heard outside their own, often isolated, reserve communities.

In Alberta, the Indian Association of Alberta (IAA) represented the interests of Alberta's reserve communities. Perhaps best known for its role in spearheading the protest against the 1969 White Paper produced by the Department of Indian Affairs, the IAA, founded in 1939, allowed Native peoples access to politics at the provincial level. Its rich history reveals much about First Nations' perspectives on the place of Indian peoples in Canada before the emergence of civil rights movements and large-scale federal funding of Native organizations.

This book, which outlines the significance of treaty rights discussions before their constitutional entrenchment and documents the political philosophies of First Nations leaders in the prairie provinces, will be welcomed by those with an interest in Native studies, political science, and Canadian history. ... Read more

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This book presents eight selected papers from a conference held in Edmonton in 1979, that examined the relationship between ethnicity and the works of selected writers in Canada. Includes two panel discussions.

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Publisher: Ottawa : J. de L. Taché, printerPublication date: 1918Subjects: Manitoba -- Census, 1916Saskatchewan -- Census, 1916Alberta -- Census, 1916Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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Alberta is distinctive both for its awe-inspiring natural wonders and its fascinating history, and from the earliest footprints of human settlement to today’s dynamic society, Alberta has captivated countless generations who have visited or settled in this remarkable province.To celebrate Alberta’s centennial in 2005, this two-volume edition features thirty eminent historians contributing articles spanning an incredible 12,000 years of history encompassing the archaeological foundations, the natural resources, and the social and political development of the province. From the primordial to the present, Alberta Formed – Alberta Transformed is an inspiring record of the people, places, and events that have defined our province and made Alberta one of the most vibrant areas of the country–and the world.This project is made possible through grants from the Alberta Historic Resources Foundation and the Alberta Real Estate Foundation. ... Read more

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In this, the companion to the landmark volume The Literary History of Alberta, Volume One: From Writing-on-Stone to World War Two, George Melnyk examines Alberta literature in the second half of the twentieth century. At last, Melnyk argues, Alberta writers have found their voice--and their accomplishments havebeen remarkable. The contradictory landscape, the stereotypes of the Indian, the Mountie, and the Cowboy, and the language of the Other, speakingfrom the margins--these elements all left their impressions on the consciousness of early Alberta. But writers in the last few decades have turned this inheritance to their advantage, to create compellingstories about this place and its people. Today, Melnyk discovers, Alberta writers can appreciate not only this achievement, but also its essential source: the symbolic communication of Writing-on-Stone. The Literary History of Alberta, Volume Two extends the study of Alberta's cultural history to the present day. It is a vital text foranyone interested in Alberta's vibrant literary culture. ... Read more

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Businesses large and small have always been an integral part of Alberta's identity and growth. Exploring the evolution of business growth in Alberta, Dr Klassen's study examines the role businesses have played in the economic, political and social development of the province. This book offers an unprecedented look at the birth of business firms, and the subsequent effects these had upon wider political and cultural matters in Alberta. ... Read more

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Eric Hanson -- Alberta's first, and arguably greatest, economist -- wrote a number of influential books on federal-provincial relations, education finance, health care finance, and energy economics. In 1949, he took a leave from the University of Alberta, where he was a lecturer, to write his PhD at Clark University in Worchester, Massachusetts. His doctoral thesis was entitled 'A Financial History of Alberta, 1905-1950' and was found by Paul Boothe at the University of Alberta library while Boothe was doing research on Alberta government spending almost forty-five years after it was written. Upon reading the thesis, Boothe quickly became aware of the enormous value of Hanson's work as a source of data and as a chronicle of Alberta's history. This "forgotten gem" sheds light on the institutional, economic, and public development of the province from a financial perspective and documents many of the early financial decisions of the Alberta government, including the railway scandal, the rise of Social Credit, and the province's default in the Great Depression.With a detailed and analytical introduction, this edited work provides historical perspective on the perennial problems facing Alberta's fiscal managers: wildly fluctuating revenues, in-migration, seemingly insatiable demands for infrastructure, high-quality public services, and resistance to taxes while exuding an optimistic attitude for the future.Providing institutional, political, and social background needed to better understand current institutions, political choices, and societal biases and anxieties, this book should be required reading for present-day policy-makers, elected provincial officials, teachers, and students of public finance. ... Read more

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This is the story of Alberta's senior militia regiment, which celebrates its centennial in2005. Although it was authorized in 1905, the SALH traces its origins to the 1880s when cavalry units were raised to protect Alberta during the Northwest Rebellion.This fascinating study takes "Her Majesty's Cowboys" from the 1880s to the 21st century. It describes how the predecessor units of the modern Light Horse fought for their nation in wartime and struggled to stay alive in peacetime.The reader will accompany the Light Horse as they fight in the Rebellion of 1885, South Africa in 1899-1901, the Western Front in the First World War and Northwest Europe in the Second World War. More recently members of the regiment have helped to keep the peace in Afghanistan and the former Yugoslavia.The story of the SALH includes that of the World War II South Alberta Regiment, whose story was told in more detail in SOUTH ALBERTAS (by the same author), described by more than one reviewer as among the best regimental histories ever published. ... Read more

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Donald Graves' history of the South Alberta Regiment in World War Two is acclaimed as one of the best WW II regimental histories yet written.This history, of the South Alberta Light Horse, is just as good, and offers a substantially wider view, looking in detail at the SALH from inception to the present, 1905 to 2005 (hence the title).

The book is substantially more than that, however.The SALH result from several postwar amalgamations, and therefore the book provides a detailed history of the 31st Battalion in World War One, the 13th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery and the South Alberta Regiment in World War Two.Aside from the history of these combat units, the peacetime service of the 15th Alberta Light Horse, 19th Alberta Dragoons, South Alberta Regiment, and others is told in some detail, as well as the story of the many cavalry units in Southern Alberta from inception through the First World War and into the 1920s reorganizations of the Militia, as well as stay-home Militia units in WW II such as the 31st Recce Regiment.

Graves does not just start his story in 1905, however, and traces the history of the Militia in Alberta back to its starting points.

Despite covering all this ground, the book is laid out in several distinct chapters, broken up with interesting sub-paragraph headings and always written so the reader knows exactly which unit is being discussed.

The prose is lucid, meeting the tenets of good historical reporting using period terminology (yet avoiding abbreviations that would confuse the layman) and remaining conversational and even light in tone.To that end, despite the richness of detail and abundance of academic footnotes, Graves has very much made this book - like the SAR history - storylike in tone, making maximum use of personal anecdotes to illustrate points.

And those points are well covered - Graves discusses many themes in detail - for the combat units, he sketches out methods of employment, conditions for the average soldier and the officers in charge of them, and places their battles into the overall larger context demanded.He does the same thing with peacetime history, providing the political context of how and why the Militia evolved, what its purpose was, and how the SALH and predecessors went about meeting its objectives.

The book can't be praised highly enough for being a comprehensive look at not just one regiment, but the histories of many Alberta militia regiments and how they reflected on the Canadian Army as a whole.

Colour photos and plates by the superb Ron Volstad bring the subject matter to life, though they are unfortunately few in number.The mass of black and white photos are unpublished and extremely well captioned, each caption being more of a sidebar to the main text than simple explanatory piece of the picture itself.The photos have been carefully selected to maximize the understanding of the reader and make him relate to the story being told.

Additionally, Chris Johnston's line drawings are here in abundance, a very welcome treat, including such rarities as the loading layout for LCTs of the the 13th Field Regiment (self propelled) on D-Day, and a look at the rare ammunition sledges they towed into action on 6 June.There is much in this book for not just devotees of regimental history, but wargamers, general interest historians, armour buffs and more.

The maps (all thirty of them) are also superb and in appropriate quantity to illustrate the text fully.

This book will give the general interest reader a deep understanding of what it was like to be in a cavalry or infantry unit in the First World War, in the Militia in the mid and post war eras, in an armoured or artillery regiment in Normandy and NW Europe, and paints a vivid picture of life in the Militia today.

Extensive appendices include Rolls of Honour for the pertinent units, lists of Battle Honours of same, Major awards and decorations from 1914 to 1945, Commanding Officers and RSMs of the SALH, national and command competitions won in the postwar era, a complete lineage of the SALH, Commanding Officers of the predecessor units, and a listing of Canadian Expetionary Force units raised in Alberta.

The colour photo section includes a nice layout of insignia of all predecessor units.

And, a full glossary is included.Sadly, no battle manual as in the SAR history, but Graves has a real grasp of the mechanics of how these infantry, cavalry, artillery and armoured regiments "did business" and this comes through in the text and photo captions.

This book can not be bettered by any regimental history in the foreseeable future. ... Read more

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Historians Don Wetherell and Irene Kmet follow the transformation of northern Alberta from the early 1890s to the 1950s into a distinct region with diverging interests. ... Read more

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My grandparents were Danish settlers in the area of Fort McMurray Alberta. I grew up in the same area, and even though I live in Wisconsin now, the region is a fascinating combination of resources, colorful personalities and changing economic times. As this book shows, a railway or a refinery can change an area forever. It has helped me to understand my origins. Recommended. ... Read more

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This is a critical history of the genesis and evolution of the University of Alberta and a splendid way to mark the University's centennial. Professor Emeritus of History and alumnus, Rod Macleod, relates the University's coming of age against the parallel history of the Province of Alberta's remarkable growth. "All True Things" - a variation on the University of Alberta's motto, Quaecumque Vera, or, 'Whatsoever Things Are True' - uncovers times of triumph and trouble by examining key people, circumstances, and decisions of that first century. What emerges is an enduring narrative of an institutional will to thrive and become a vibrant centre of learning. As the University embarks on its second century, this definitive source of information and reflection on institutional history and governance will inspire future leaders and policy makers and delight the University of Alberta's many friends far and wide. ... Read more

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Automobile racing, the world's fastest sport, began almost as soon as the first cars were built. It developed and thrived in the Province of Alberta, far removed from the world power centres of racing. In The Speediest Land Traveller, former race driver Dick McDonell spins a story of the heroes and geniuses who built and raced cars against the best on the planet, and of the developers, politicians, promoters and wheeler-dealers who gave them places to learn their craft.

At times hilarious and others tragic, The Speediest Land Traveller paints a memorable portrait of an exciting sport and the century of change in which it grew. This is must-have book for anyone with an interest in auto racing or Alberta history. ... Read more