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Peace pipe dreams : the truth about lies about Indians / Darrell Dennis.
Employing pop culture examples, personal anecdote and a cutting wit, Darrell Dennis deftly weaves history with current events to entertain, inform and provide a convincing, readable overview of First Nations issues and why they matter today.
Record details
- ISBN: 1771000406
- ISBN: 9781771000406
- Physical Description: 239 pages ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: Madeira Park, British Columbia : Douglas & McIntyre, [2014].
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Native names: "what do we call you this week?" -- Native perceptions: the European P.O.V.: "walk like an In-di-an" -- Native perceptions: the North American P.O.V.: "our home and native land?" -- Natives & alcohol: "why the only Indian on Cheers was a wooden Indian" -- Religion & residential schools: "peace pipe dreams" -- Treaties: "sign on the dotted lie" -- Native land: "let's call ahead and make reservations" -- Native government: "chief and council or flotsam and jetsam?" -- The future: "Indianfinity and beyond!". |
| Additional Physical Form available Note: | Issued also in electronic format. |
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| Genre: | Humour. |
| Topic Heading: | Indigenous. First Nations Canada. First Nations interest Indigenous collection |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Dawson Creek Campus | E 98 H77 D45 2014 (Text) | 31512001045886 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Dawson Creek Municipal Public Library | 970 DEN (Text) | DCL150506 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Fort Nelson Public Library | 970.00497 DEN (Text) | 35246000847911 | Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Fort St. James Public Library | 970.0049 DEN (Text) | 35196001004519 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
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Summary:
Employing pop culture examples, personal anecdote and a cutting wit, Darrell Dennis deftly weaves history with current events to entertain, inform and provide a convincing, readable overview of First Nations issues and why they matter today.
