Author: Lewis Herbert Thomas
Publisher:
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 412

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Traces the development of government in the North-West Territories, emphasizing the movement for local control.

Author: Lewis Herbert Thomas
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780758114792
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 276

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Author: Lewis Herbert Thomas
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780802063274
Category : Canada, Western
Languages : en
Pages : 304

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Traces the development of government in the North-West Territories, emphasizing the movement for local control.

Author: Lewis Herbert Thomas
Publisher:
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Category : Northwest Territories
Languages : en
Pages : 804

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Author: Lewis Herbert Thomas
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Lewis Herbert Thomas
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Category : Northwest Territories
Languages : en
Pages : 276

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Author: Hans V. Hansen
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773590471
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 275

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In 1885, Louis Riel was charged with high treason, found guilty, and consequently executed for his role in Saskatchewan's North-West Rebellion. During his trial, the Métis leader gave two speeches, passionately defending the interests of the Métis in western Canada as well as his own life. Riel's Defence studies these speeches, demonstrating the range of Riel's political and personal concerns. The first and better known of the two speeches addresses the jury, while Riel's second speech - rarely reprinted - addresses the court following his guilty verdict. Both orations have been edited, annotated, and reprinted, and are followed by essays from diverse perspectives including philosophy, law, history, political science, religion, and communication studies. Through the course of their inquiry, contributors come to understand more about Riel's personal character and political thought, as well as his arguments supporting Métis land claims, grievances against the federal government, and his immigration plan for the North-West. Evaluating the rhetorical quality, legal merit, and cultural stakes of his speeches, Riel's Defence reveals the significance of the last public statements made by a man who indelibly shaped Canada’s history by combining his personal vision with a national vision.

Author: R. Douglas Francis
Publisher: University of Calgary Press
ISBN: 1552382303
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 490

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Millions of immigrants were attracted to the Canadian West by promotional literature from the government in the late 19th century to the First World War bringing with them visions of opportunity to create a Utopian society or a chance to take control of their own destinies.

Author: Stephen W. Haycox
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295800372
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 479

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Alaska, with its Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut heritage, its century of Russian colonization, its peoples’ formidable struggles to wrest a living (or a fortune) from the North’s isolated and harsh environment, and its relatively recent achievement of statehood, has long captured the popular imagination. In An Alaska Anthology, twenty-five contemporary scholars explore the region’s pivotal events, significant themes, and major players, Native, Russian, Canadian, and American. The essays chosen for this anthology represent the very best writing on Alaska, giving great depth to our understanding and appreciation of its history from the days of Russian-American Company domination to the more recent threat of nuclear testing by the Atomic Energy Commission and the influence of oil money on inexperienced politicians. Readers may be familiar with an earlier anthology, Interpreting Alaska’s History, from which the present volume evolved to accommodate an explosion of research in the past decade. While a number of the original pieces were found to be irreplaceable, more than half of the essays are new. The result is a fresh perspective on the subject and an invaluable resource for students, teachers, and scholars.

Author: Lewis H. Thomas
Publisher: University of Alberta
ISBN: 9780888640826
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 420

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This unique political and biographical document records the words of T.C. Douglas, one of Canada's first and foremost Socialist leaders, in a series of transcribed interviews conducted in 1958 with political journalist Chris Higginbotham.