Across various regions of Canada, the Cree language is spoken in several dialects that differ from one another in a few sounds and in occasional words. Most examples in the books are given in both Plains and Swampy Cree, which account for at least three-quarters of the total number of Cree speakers. But since all Cree has the same basic structure, speakers of neighbouring dialects have little difficulty in communicating, and the examples apple equally to all dialects of Cree. Meet Cree introduces the reader to the Cree language, mainly by showing how its structure differs from that of English. It does not attempt to teach the Cree language itself, but those who read this book will find it much easier to actually learn Cree afterwards. The book will make Euro-Canadians aware of language differences that are liable to cause misunderstandings, and it will acquaint them with the difficulties faced by Cree speakers when they learn English. The authors introduce the reader to the sounds of Cree, its consonants, vowels, and semivowels. Differences in approach to gender, number, and direction are explored, as are inflections of nouns, pronouns, and verbs. Word "shape," as important in Cree as word order in is English, is explained with many examples, and the book ends with a list of supplementary readings.

Meet Cree: A Guide to the Language: Second Edition

Carroll, Janet F.

Wolfart, H. C.

The University of Alberta Press

This critical, definitive edition is composed of five annotated volumes: three of letters, diaries, declarations, and other prose writings, ordered chronologically; one of poetry; and a reference volume. Essential reading for anyone wanting to understand Riel and his influence on the history of Western Canada.

The Collected Writings of Louis Riel / Les écrits complets de Louis Riel

Biographies & Memoirs

Louis Riel

Historical

Marcel Giraud's well-known study pieces together an objective history of the Metis and their role in the development of western Canada. While this two-volume work is out-of-print and a reprint is not contemplated, the University of Alberta Press has made a scan of the books available for Open Access download from this website. (Click on the word "more" under the cover image to get to the page with the download links.)

The Canadian Metis

History

George Woodcock

Marcel Giraud

Americas

Soldier, coureur de bois, gentleman, Bourgmont set out from Quebec for the Missouri River country around 1712 as a military deserter and outlaw and left it ten years later a candidate for the French nobility. Bourgmont is the first full account of his career in America.

Bourgmont: Explorer of the Missouri, 1698-1725

Frank Norall

Regional U.S.

On December 1, 1934, a lone gunman shot and killed Sergei Kirov, Secretary of the Central and Leningrad Party Organization, member of the Moscow Politburo, and once considered Joseph Stalin's possible successor. As one of the most significant crimes of the century, the assassination not only sealed the fates of thousands--and, indirectly, millions--of people spuriously connected to the killer, but it eliminated the second most powerful man in Russian politics and gave Stalin free rein to dominate Soviet policy. Written by the highly acclaimed author of The Harvest of Sorrow, Stalin and the Kirov Murder presents the first book-length examination of the case. Robert Conquest chronicles the details of the Kirov affair and all of its astonishing consequences. He tells us that now, fifty-five years after Kirov's murder, glasnost has prompted a new examination of this singular crime--one that will perhaps reveal the truth about the case for the first time. Based on all the available evidence, including official documents as well as the reports of numerous Russian defectors, Conquest has written a fascinating, at times chilling, account of the murder and its aftermath. He firmly establishes that Stalin not only sanctioned Kirov's assassination, but used it as a justification for the terror that culminated in 1937 and '38.

Stalin and the Kirov Murder

Robert Conquest

PAPER, J.: OFFERING SMOKE. THE SACRED PIPE AND NATIVE AMERICAN RELIGION. , 1988, xvi 161 p. color laminas.Encuadernacion original. Nuevo.

Offering Smoke: The Sacred Pipe and Native American Religion

Jordan Paper

Portage Lake: Memories of an Ojibwe Childhood

Literature & Fiction

Maude Kegg

Literary

Baseball has been an essential strand in Edmonton's social fabric. This "bush league" town was also the source of considerable major-league talent in the early decades of this century. The Rajah of Renfrew surveys the arrival and development of baseball in western Canada, and John Ducey's role in bringing professional ball to the prairies.

The Rajah of Renfrew: The Life and Times of John E. Ducey, Edmonton's

Ducey, Brant

When Through the Mackenzie Basin was published in 1908, it became an immediate success as an adventure book on the unsettled regions of Northwest Canada. Many of the issues the book addresses are still topical and contentious, a century after the signing of Treaty 8. In this new edition, David Leonard's introduction puts Mair's work into its historical context, while Brian Calliou's introduction adds a First Nations perspective. Charles Mair's first-hand account of the siging of Treaty No. 8 at Lesser Slave Lake in 1899 and the distribution of scrip in the District of Athabaska "has come to constitute the most detailed published source for the interpretation of these events," albeit from Mair's imperial perspective, notes Leonard, as "a government supporter, ardent Canadian nationalist and firm believer in the British institutions." This edition also includes the complete text of Treaty No. 8 including signatories, the "Order In Council Ratifying Treaty No. 8," and "The Report of Commissioners for Treaty No. 8."

Through the Mackenzie Basin: An Account of the Signing of Treaty No. 8 and the Scrip Commission, 1899

Mair, Charles

The essays in North of Everything examine the state of Canadian film during a period of critical change. Their focus ranges from the conventional cinema to the avant garde, NFB documentaries to DIY videotapes. This comprehensive volume presents essays on established and emerging filmmakers and includes discussions of Canadian film institutions, history, and policy.

North of Everything: English-Canadian Cinema Since 1980

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

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