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The rise of American civilization : Volume One

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1930
Author
Charles A. Beard and Mary R. Beard
Publisher
New York : The MacMillan Company
Call Number
08 B38t
Author
Charles A. Beard and Mary R. Beard
Responsibility
Decorations by Wilfred Jones
Publisher
New York : The MacMillan Company
Published Date
1930
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
American
American Civil War
History
Colonialism
War
Politics
Contents
I. England's Colonial Secret ; II. Laying the Structural Base of the Thirteen Colonies ; III. The Growth of Economic and Poltical Power ; IV. Provincial America ; V. The Clash of Metropolis and Colony ; VI. Independence and Civil Conflict ; VII. Populism and Reaction ; VIII. The Rise of National Parties ; IX. Agricultural Imperialism and the Balance of Power ; X. The The Young Republic ; XI. New Agricultural States ; XII. Jacksonian Democracy -- A Triumphant Farmer-Labor Party ; XIII. Westward to the Pacific ; XIV. The Sweep of Economic Forces ; XV. The Politics of the Economic Drift ; XVI. Democracy: Romantic and Realistic
Accession Number
3069A
Call Number
08 B38t
Collection
Archives Library
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Calgary Heritage Authority Annual Report 2010

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2010
Author
Calgary Heritage Authority
Publisher
Calgary, Alberta : Calgary Heritage Authority
Call Number
08.2 C11c PAM
  1 website  
Author
Calgary Heritage Authority
Responsibility
Lesley Beale
Joni Carroll
Sarah Meilleur
Clea Sturgess
Publisher
Calgary, Alberta : Calgary Heritage Authority
Published Date
2010
Physical Description
38 p.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Calgary
Calgary, Alberta
History
History of Alberta
Buildings
Research
Architecture
Abstract
Pertains to built heritage resources in the city of Calgary as of 2010 - includes photographs, timelines, maps, recommendations
Contents
Executive Summary
Identify Protect Manage
Looking Back
Who We Are
Implementing
Saving Places
Reaching Out
Raising Awareness
Acknowledging
Funding
Identifying Places
Notes
Table of Contents page has information about James Langlands Thomson who also sculpted the faces on the Banff stone bridge.
Accession Number
2019.98
Call Number
08.2 C11c PAM
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Final 2012 version of report available online via the Calgary Heritage Authority
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James Henderson : wicite owapi wicasa : the man who paints the old men

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19813
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2010
Author
Ring, Dan
Publisher
Saskatoon : Mendel Art Gallery
Call Number
06.1 Ri47ja
Author
Ring, Dan
Responsibility
Dan Ring, Neal McLeod
Publisher
Saskatoon : Mendel Art Gallery
Published Date
2010
Physical Description
223 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims., ports. ; 30 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Art
History
Saskatchewan
First Nations
Exhibition catalogue
Abstract
Catalogue of a travelling exhibition held first at the Mendel Art Gallery from Sept. 25, 2009 to Jan. 8, 2010.
Contents
Qu'Appelle, circa 2009 / Lynn Acoose -- Foreword / Vincent J. Varga -- Chronology of the life, career, art and legacy of James Henderson / James Lanigan -- James Henderson: a reflected life / Dan Ring -- Retghinking indigenous history: James Henderson's paintings as mnemonic icons / Neal McLeod -- Sp;irit warriors of the high plains / Linda Many Guns -- Pains Cree men's clothing (1895-1926) -- Profiles of Standing Buffalo, Tatanka Najin (1833-1871) -- Note on James Henderson's materials and signatures / James Lanigan.
Notes
Pertains to paintings in the Art & Heritage Collection by James Henderson
ISBN
978-1-896359-70-0
Accession Number
2019.34
Call Number
06.1 Ri47ja
Collection
Archives Library
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Seeing red : a history of Natives in Canadian newspapers

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25008
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2011
Author
Cronlund Anderson, Mark
Robertson, Carmen L.
Publisher
Winnipeg, Manitoba : University of Manitoba Press
Call Number
08.1 C87s
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Author
Cronlund Anderson, Mark
Robertson, Carmen L.
Publisher
Winnipeg, Manitoba : University of Manitoba Press
Published Date
2011
Physical Description
[vii], 362 pages : facsimiles
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Newspapers
Canada
History
First Nations
Abstract
Seeing Red is a groundbreaking study of how Canadian English-language newspapers have portrayed Aboriginal peoples from 1869 to the present day. It assesses a wide range of publications on topics that include the sale of Rupert’s Land, the signing of Treaty 3, the North-West Rebellion and Louis Riel, the death of Pauline Johnson, the outing of Grey Owl, the discussions surrounding Bill C-31, the “Bended Elbow” standoff at Kenora, Ontario, and the Oka Crisis. The authors uncover overwhelming evidence that the colonial imaginary not only thrives, but dominates depictions of Aboriginal peoples in mainstream newspapers. The colonial constructs ingrained in the news media perpetuate an imagined Native inferiority that contributes significantly to the marginalization of Indigenous people in Canada. That such imagery persists to this day suggests strongly that our country lives in denial, failing to live up to its cultural mosaic boosterism. (from U of M Press website)
Contents
This land is mine : The Rupert's Land purchase, 1869 -- Fifty-six words : Treaty 3, 1873 -- "Our little war" : The North-west Rebellion, 1885 -- The golden rule : The Klondike Gold Rush, 1898-1905 -- Poet, princess, possession : Remembering Pauline Johnson, 1913 -- Disrobing Grey Owl : The death of Archie Belaney, 1938 -- "Potential Indian citizens?" : Aboriginal people after World War II, 1948 -- Cardboard characters : The White Paper, 1969 -- Bended Elbow news : The Anicinabe Park Standoff, 1974 -- Indian princess/Indian "Squaw" : Bill C-31, 1985 -- Letters from the edges : The Oka Crisis, 1990 -- Back to the future : A Prairie centennial, 1905-2005 -- Conclusion : Return of the native.
ISBN
9780887557279
Accession Number
P2020-1
Call Number
08.1 C87s
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Summary at University of Manitoba Press website
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Army Daze : from Cranbrook to Apeldoorne : life in a man's army

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2011
Author
Boileau, Doris Ann
Publisher
Victoria, BC : Aldridge Street Publishing
Call Number
08.1 B63ar
Author
Boileau, Doris Ann
Publisher
Victoria, BC : Aldridge Street Publishing
Published Date
2011
Physical Description
123 p : illustrations, portraits
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
History
World War II
Women in war
ISBN
9780986810503
Accession Number
2017.8661
Call Number
08.1 B63ar
Collection
Archives Library
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Indigenous peoples of North America : a concise anthropological overview

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25265
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2012
Author
Muckle, Robert J.
Publisher
Toronto : University of Toronto Press
Call Number
07.2 M88i
  1 website  
Author
Muckle, Robert J.
Responsibility
Robert J. Muckle
Publisher
Toronto : University of Toronto Press
Published Date
2012
Physical Description
xviii, 198 pages : illustrations, maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Anthropology
First Nations
History
Archaeology
Abstract
Most books dealing with North American Indigenous peoples are exhaustive in coverage. They provide in-depth discussion of various culture areas which, while valuable, sometimes means that the big picture context is lost. This book offers a corrective to that trend by providing a concise, thematic overview of the key issues facing Indigenous peoples in North America, from prehistory to the present. It integrates a culture area analysis within a thematic approach, covering archaeology, traditional lifeways, the colonial era, and contemporary Indigenous culture. Muckle also explores the history of the relationship between Indigenous peoples and anthropologists with rigor and honesty. The result is a remarkably comprehensive book that provides a strong grounding for understanding Indigenous cultures in North America (from publisher's website)
Contents
Situating the indigenous peoples of North America -- Studying the indigenous peoples of North America through the lens of anthropology -- Comprehending North American archaeology -- Studying population, languages, and cultures in North America as they were at AD 1500 -- Overview of traditional lifeways -- Understanding the colonial experience -- Contemporary conditions, nation-building, and anthropology -- Epilogue : final comments -- Appendices: The United Nations declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples ; Excerpts from the code of ethics of the American Anthropological Association (2009) ; Excerpts from the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (1990) ; Excerpts from the Royal Proclamation of 1763 ; Apology for residential schools ; Apology to the native peoples of the United States ; Studying indigenous peoples of North America.
ISBN
9781442603561
Accession Number
P2020.08
Call Number
07.2 M88i
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Publisher's website
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Canadians and the natural environment to the twenty-first century

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2012
Author
Forkey, Neil S.
Publisher
Toronto : University of Toronto Press
Call Number
04 F74c
  1 website  
Author
Forkey, Neil S.
Responsibility
Neil S. Forkey
Publisher
Toronto : University of Toronto Press
Published Date
2012
Physical Description
157 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Ecology
Politics
History
Canada
Environment
Environmental conservation
Abstract
Canadians and the Natural Environment to the Twenty-First Century provides an ideal foundation for undergraduates and general readers on the history of Canada's complex environmental issues. Through clear, easy-to-understand case studies, Neil Forkey integrates the ongoing interplay of humans and the natural world into national, continental, and global contexts. Forkey's engaging survey addresses significant episodes from across the country over the past four hundred years: the classification of Canada's environments by its earliest inhabitants, the relationship between science and sentiment in the Victorian era, the shift towards conservation and preservation of resources in the early twentieth century, and the rise of environmentalism and issues involving First Nations at the end of the century. Canadians and the Natural Environment to the Twenty-First Century provides an accessible synthesis of the most important recent work in the field, making it a truly state-of-the-art contribution to Canadian environmental history (from publisher's website)
Contents
Introduction -- The classification of Canada's environments (1600s to early 1900s) -- Natural resources, economic growth, and the need for conservation (1800s and 1900s) -- Romanticism and the preservation of nature (1800s and 1900s) -- Environmentalism (1950s to 2000s) -- Aboriginal Canadians and natural resources : an overview -- Conclusion.
ISBN
9780802090225
Accession Number
P2020.08
Call Number
04 F74c
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Publisher's website
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The Rainbow Mountains : photographs by Byron Harmon, 1911

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2012
Author
Harmon, Carole (editor), Byron Harmon
Publisher
Vancouver : CH Editions
Edition
1st
Call Number
06.4 H11t
Author
Harmon, Carole (editor), Byron Harmon
Responsibility
Edited by Carole Harmon
Edition
1st
Publisher
Vancouver : CH Editions
Published Date
2012
Physical Description
[26] p. : ill., ports. ; 25 x 36 cm.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Harmon, Byron
Photography
Alpine Club of Canada
Smithsonian Institute
Mount Robson
Yellowhead Pass
Maligne Lake
History
Abstract
Contains images selected from the 1911 joint expedition by the Alpine Club and the Smithsonian Institute including the first circuit of Mt. Robson and the country around Mt. Robson, Yellowhead Pass, and Maligne Lake.
Contents
Introduction
Portfolio of images
Image captions
Dedication
Notes
Printed in a limited ed. of 200 hand-numbered copies.
ISBN
978-0-9879073-0-1
Accession Number
p2019-19
Call Number
06.4 H11t
Collection
Archives Library
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Canadians and the natural environment to the twenty-first century

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2012
Author
Forkey, Neil Stevens
Publisher
Toronto : University of Toronto Press
Call Number
08.1 Fo74c
Author
Forkey, Neil Stevens
Responsibility
Neil Stevens Forkey
Publisher
Toronto : University of Toronto Press
Published Date
2012
Physical Description
157 pages ; 22 cm.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Nature
Canada
History
History-Canada
Canadian Rockies
Alpine Club of Canada
Group of Seven
Harris, Lawren
Parker, Elizabeth
National parks
Canadian Pacific Railway
Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
Abstract
"Canadians and the Natural Environment to the Twenty-First Century provides an ideal foundation for undergraduates and general readers on the history of Canada's complex environmental issues. Through clear, easy-to-understand case studies, Neil Forkey integrates the ongoing interplay of humans and the natural world into national, continental, and global contexts. Forkey's engaging survey addresses significant episodes from across the country over the past four hundred years: the classification of Canada's environments by its earliest inhabitants, the relationship between science and sentiment in the Victorian era, the shift towards conservation and preservation of resources in the early twentieth century, and the rise of environmentalism and issues involving First Nations at the end of the century. Canadians and the Natural Environment to the Twenty-First Century provides an accessible synthesis of the most important recent work in the field, making it a truly state-of-the-art contribution to Canadian environmental history."--Publisher's website.
Contents
Introduction -- The classification of Canada's environments (1600s to early 1900s) -- Natural resources, economic growth, and the need for conservation (1800s and 1900s) -- Romanticism and the preservation of nature (1800s and 1900s) -- Environmentalism (1950s to 2000s) -- Aboriginal Canadians and natural resources : an overview -- Conclusion.
ISBN
978-0-8020-9022-5
Accession Number
p2019-18
Call Number
08.1 Fo74c
Collection
Archives Library
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The inconvenient Indian : a curious account of Native people in North America

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2013
Author
King, Thomas
Publisher
[Toronto] : Doubleday Canada
Call Number
07.2 Ki58t
Author
King, Thomas
Responsibility
Thomas King
Publisher
[Toronto] : Doubleday Canada
Published Date
2013
Physical Description
xiv, 303 pages ; 26 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
First Nations
History
Abstract
Since its publication in 2012, The Inconvenient Indian has become a Canadian classic. At once a history and a subversion of history, this book has launched a national conversation about what it means to be "Indian" in North America, and the relationship between Natives and non-Natives in the centuries since the two first encountered each other. This is a book both timeless and timely, burnished with anger yet tempered by wit, and ultimately a hard-won offering of hope--a sometimes inconvenient but nonetheless indispensable account for all of us, seeking to understand how we might tell a new story for the future."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents
Prologue : Warm toast and porcupines -- Forget Columbus -- The end of the Trail -- Too heavy to lift -- One name to rule them all -- We are sorry -- Like cowboys and Indians -- Forget about it -- What Indians want -- As long as the grass is green -- Happy ever after.
ISBN
978-0-385-66422-6
Accession Number
p2019-14
Call Number
07.2 Ki58t
Collection
Archives Library
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Tied to the rails : Jasper's railway connection

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2013
Author
Covey, Bob
Publisher
Jasper, Alberta : Jasper Yellowhead Museum & Archives
Call Number
08.5 C11t copy 1
08.5 C11t copy 2
  1 website  
Author
Covey, Bob
Responsibility
Bob Covey
Publisher
Jasper, Alberta : Jasper Yellowhead Museum & Archives
Published Date
2013
Physical Description
99 pages : illustrated with photographs ; 19 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Railway routes
Railway stations
Railways
Jasper
Jasper townsite
Jasper Station
History
Abstract
Pertains to the history of the railway as it relates to Jasper National Park.
Contents
Author's note
Acknowledgements
Yellowhead Pass National Historic Site
Preface
Mountain torrents
Ahead of its time
Stake out
Following the fur trade
Fly camps and locations scouts
"An exceptional opportunity which no wise man will overlook"
Ahead of the track : wagon trails and tote roads
Life on the line : a hard advance
Whisky skirts
Frozen freighting
Camplife
Station to station
GTP & CNoR station sites and flag stops
A isolated national park
Grand schemes and dissolved dreams
A frame of a town
Territorial tendancies
Larger forces at work
Nationalization
Canvas tents and increased rents
Luxury in the wilderness
Resident relocation, station configuration
Smooth as silk
Jasper royaly - teh Beanerie Queens
Four wheeled future
Downsizing
A lineage of commitment
The Canoe River train wreck
Jasper railway timeline
Bibliography
Index
Image reproduction information
ISBN
978-1-77084-379-0
Accession Number
P2019-24
P2020.07
Call Number
08.5 C11t copy 1
08.5 C11t copy 2
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Article pertaining to book
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Himalaya : the exploration and conquest of the greatest mountains on earth

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2013
Publisher
London : Conway
Call Number
DS485 H55
Responsibility
General editor Philip Parker
Publisher
London : Conway
Published Date
2013
Physical Description
192 pages, col. ill., ports., maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Himalaya Mountains
Everest, Mount
Tibet
Nepal
History
ISBN
9781844862214
Accession Number
AC610
Call Number
DS485 H55
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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The mountain : my time on Everest

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14907
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2013
Author
Viesturs, Ed
Publisher
New York : Simon & Schuster
Call Number
DS486 V54
Author
Viesturs, Ed
Responsibility
Ed Viesturs with David Roberts
Publisher
New York : Simon & Schuster
Published Date
2013
Physical Description
xvi, 330 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Everest, Mount
Himalaya Mountains
History
K2
ISBN
9781451694734
Accession Number
AC610
Call Number
DS486 V54
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Everest : the first ascent : the untold story of Griffith Pugh, the man who made it possible

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14908
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2013
Author
Tuckey, Harriet
Publisher
London : Rider
Call Number
G512 T83
Author
Tuckey, Harriet
Publisher
London : Rider
Published Date
2013
Physical Description
xxiii, 400 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Everest, Mount
Himalaya Mountains
History
Mount Everest Expedition 1953
Medicine
ISBN
9781826043499
Accession Number
AC609
Call Number
G512 T83
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Mountain romantics : the Whytes of Banff

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25280
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2014
Author
Scott, Chic
Publisher
Banff, Alberta, Canada : Assiniboine Publishing Limited
Edition
First hardcover edition
Call Number
08.3 Sc3m copy 1 (signed)
08.3 Sc3m copy 2
  1 website  
Author
Scott, Chic
Responsibility
Chic Scott
Edition
First hardcover edition
Publisher
Banff, Alberta, Canada : Assiniboine Publishing Limited
Published Date
2014
Physical Description
232 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits (some colour)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Whyte (White) family
Whyte Jon
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Whyte, Barbara
Whyte, Catharine Robb
White, Brad
White, Cliff J
White, Clifford
White, Clifford A.
White, Jack (Dave Jr.)
Whyte, Peter
History
Banff
Banff National Park
Abstract
This book tells the story of the White/Whyte family of Banff — pioneers Dave and Annie who created a successful mercantile business in Banff, their son Cliff who played a major role in creating the Mount Norquay ski resort and Skoki Lodge, his brother Peter and his wife Catharine who became two of the most famous artists of the Canadian Rockies, Clifford Jackson White and his wife Bev who created modern Sunshine Village Ski Resort, Jon Whyte the poet and historian and Cliffy, Brad and Tristan White who have had distinguished careers in the Warden Service and the tourist industry. This book tells the story of one of the most unique towns in Canada, through its ups and downs, and the colourful characters who have called Banff home. (From author's website)
Contents
Dave White -- go west, young man -- Dave and Annie -- partners -- Cliff White -- ski pioneer -- Pete 'n' Catharine -- Camelot on the bow -- Jackie and Barbara -- one good woman -- The White compound -- good and bad times -- Clifford and Bev -- the sunshine years -- Pete's later years and Catharine reborn -- Jon Whyte -- the bard of Banff -- Cliffy, Brad and Tristan -- new directions -- The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies.
Notes
Copy 1 signed by author
ISBN
9780981105925
Call Number
08.3 Sc3m copy 1 (signed)
08.3 Sc3m copy 2
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Author's website
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Welcome to Resisterville : American dissidents in British Columbia

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2014
Author
Rodgers, Kathleen
Publisher
Vancouver : UBC Press
Call Number
08.1 Ro61w
Author
Rodgers, Kathleen
Responsibility
Kathleen Rodgers
Publisher
Vancouver : UBC Press
Published Date
2014
Physical Description
xix, 219 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
British Columbia
History
Immigration
Abstract
Between 1965 and 1975, thousands of American migrants traded their established lives for a new beginning in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia. Some were non-violent resisters who opposed the war in Vietnam. But a larger group was inspired by the ideals of the 1960s counterculture and the New Left and, hoping to flee the restrictive demands of their parents’ world and the pressures of city life, they set out to build a peaceful, egalitarian society in the Canadian wilderness. Once they arrived, they began to build communities according to these ideals -- finding allies in the Quakers and Doukhobors who had taken refuge there years before, and working through confrontations with those in the area who resented the transformative influx of young, idealistic Americans. Even today, their success is evident, as values like equality, sustainability, and creativity still define community life. This fascinating history draws on interviews and archival records to explore the root causes of this and its role in creating a region that continues to be a hotbed of social and environmental experimentation. Welcome to Resisterville is both an important look at an untold chapter in Canadian history and a compelling story of enduring idealism.
Contents
Welcome to Resisterville -- Identity and the American migration -- Taking root : brokering friends and allies in the West Kootenay counterculture, 1965-73 -- Acting together and resisting together : building a countercultural haven, 1968-79 -- "We were even stranger than other strangers" : conflict, contestation and boundary negotiation in the formation of the West Kootenay counterculture, 1968-79 -- The birth of environmental consciousness and the rise of the environmental critique, 1973-91 -- Leadership, legacy, and reconciliation -- Forging a "long tradition."
ISBN
978-0-7748-2734-8 pbk
Accession Number
p2019-01
Call Number
08.1 Ro61w
Collection
Archives Library
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A house in the sky : a memoir

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2014
Author
Lindhout, Amanda and Sara Corbett
Publisher
New York : Scribner
Edition
First Scribner paperback edition
Call Number
05 L64a
  1 website  
Author
Lindhout, Amanda and Sara Corbett
Responsibility
Amanda Lindhout and Sara Corbett
Edition
First Scribner paperback edition
Publisher
New York : Scribner
Published Date
2014
Physical Description
373 pages, 7 unnumbered pages ; 21 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Biography
History
Alberta
Abstract
Pertains to the chilling account of Amanda Lindhout’s abduction in Somalia. Lindhout was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta and began travelling the world at the age of nineteen. After only four days in Somalia, Linhout was abducted and would be held hostage for the next 460 days. She shares her gripping story, inviting the reader to take a glimpse into the torturous conditions she was held within. Compelling yet chilling, Amanda Lindhout and Sara Corbett share an intensely personal account of heart break, pain and hope.
ISBN
9781451645606
Accession Number
2019.66
Call Number
05 L64a
Collection
Archives Library
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Long road home : centennial commemoration of Jasper's Mountain Metis

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2014?
Publisher
Alberta : People & Peaks Productions ; Willmore Wilderness Foundation
Call Number
07.2 W68l DVD
  1 website  
Responsibility
Willmore Wilderness Foundation ; collaborative production with the Mountain Metis Centre
Publisher
Alberta : People & Peaks Productions ; Willmore Wilderness Foundation
Published Date
2014?
Physical Description
1 digital video disc : sound, colour ; 12 cm.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Jasper National Park
Metis
Willmore Wilderness Provincial Park
Horses
Pack trips
History
History of Alberta
Notes
Summary: In 1806 Metis guide Jacco Findlay was the first to blaze a packtrail over Howse Pass and the Continental Divide. He made a map for Canadian explorer David Thompson, who followed one year later. Jacco left the North West Company and became the first "Freeman" or "Otipemisiwak" in the Athabasca Valley. In 1907 the Canadian Government passed an Order in Council for the creation of the "Jasper Forest Park" enforcing the evacuation of the Metis in the Athabasca Valley. By 1909 guns were seized causing the community to surrender its homeland including Jacco's descendants. Six Metis families made their exodus after inhabiting the area for a century. This documentary, focuses on a 14-day return trip of the descendants of the evicted families, as well as Jacco's progeny. Storied are shared through the voices of family members as they reveal their struggle to preserve traditions and culture as Mountain Metis.
ISBN
829982125729
Call Number
07.2 W68l DVD
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Website for film and Mountain Metis - Otipemisiwak
Websites
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The tower : a chronicle of climbing and controversy on Cerro Torre

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue2218
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2014
Author
Cordes, Kelly
Publisher
Ventura, California : Patagonia Books
Edition
First edition
Call Number
01.1 Co81t
Author
Cordes, Kelly
Responsibility
Kelly Cordes
Edition
First edition
Publisher
Ventura, California : Patagonia Books
Published Date
2014
Physical Description
399 pages, [4]-17 and [193]-208 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
South America
History
Abstract
Patagonia's Cerro Torre, considered by many the most beautiful peak in the world, draws the finest and most devoted technical alpinists to its climbing challenges. But controversy has swirled around this ice-capped peak since Cesare Maestri claimed first ascent in 1959. Since then a debate has raged, with world-class climbers attempting to retrace his route but finding only contradictions. This chronicle of hubris, heroism, controversies and epic journeys offers a glimpse into the human condition, and why some pursue extreme endeavors that at face value have no worth. --Publisher's description.
Contents
Lost time -- In the beginning -- Toni, Toni, Toni -- January 2012 -- 1959 -- Aftermath 1959 -- Doubt, rage, and a gas-powered compressor -- Ragni di Lecco -- Body of evidence -- Origins of belief -- Poseidon and Zeus -- Cold reality -- Belssed by Bridwell -- The grandfather clause -- Insight from Reinhold -- Examination of a myth -- New Patagonia -- El arca de los vientos -- Aftermath 2005 -- Stop making sense -- Los tiempos perdidos -- A new story -- The democratic republic of Cerro Torre -- Demystification of a massif -- A brief commercial interruption -- Contrast on the southeast ridge -- Seven days -- Aftermath 2012 -- Everybody has an opinion -- Cesare's letter -- Growing pains -- Alone with the truth -- The man and the mountains -- Fact-checking interlude -- My truth.
Notes
Winner of 2015 Banff Mountain Film Festival's Jon Whyte Award
ISBN
978-1-938340-33-8
Accession Number
2019.13
Call Number
01.1 Co81t
Collection
Archives Library
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Metis and the medicine line : creating a border and dividing a people

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25011
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2015
Author
Hogue, Michel
Publisher
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada : University of Regina Press
Call Number
08.1 H65m
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Author
Hogue, Michel
Publisher
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada : University of Regina Press
Published Date
2015
Physical Description
ix, 328 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Metis
Geography
Canada
History
Surveyors
Surveys
Surveys and Mapping
Abstract
Metis and the Medicine Line is a sprawling, ambitious look at how national borders and notions of race were created and manipulated to unlock access to indigenous lands. It is also an intimate story of individuals and families, brought vividly to life by history writing at its best. It begins with the emergence of the Plains Metis and ends with the fracturing of their communities as the Canada-U. S. border was enforced. It also explores the borderland world of the Northern Plains, where an astonishing diversity of people met and mingled: Blackfoot, Cree, Gros Ventre, Lakota, Dakota, Nez Perce, Assiniboine, Anishinaabes, Metis, Europeans, Canadians, Americans, soldiers, police, settlers, farmers, hunters, traders, bureaucrats. In examining the battles that emerged over who belonged on what side of the border, Hogue disputes Canada's peaceful settlement story of the Prairie West and challenges familiar bromides about the "world's longest undefended border. (From U of R Press website)
Contents
Emergence : creating a Metis borderland -- Exchange : trade, sovereignty, and the forty-ninth parallel -- Belonging : land, treaties, and the boundaries of race -- Resistance : dismantling Plains Metis borderland settlements, 1879-1885 -- Exile : scrip and enrollment commissions and the shifting boundaries of belonging, 1885-1920.
ISBN
9780889773806
Accession Number
P2020-1
Call Number
08.1 H65m
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Summary on University of Regina Press website
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