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    Abraham Lincoln‚ First Debate with Stephen A. Douglas at Ottawa‚ Illinois‚ August 21‚ 1858 (excerpt) I hate [indifference to slavery] because of the monstrous injustice of slavery itself. I hate it because it deprives our republican example of its just influence in the world-enables the enemies of free institutions‚ with plausibility‚ to taunt us as hypocrites-causes the real friends of freedom to doubt our sincerity‚ and especially because it forces so many really good men amongst ourselves into

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    Howard. Prison Of Grass‚ (Saskatoon: Fifth house Publishers‚ 1975) 2) Corrigan‚ Samuel. The Struggle For Recognition‚ (Winnipeg: Pemican Publications‚ 412 McGregor St.‚ Winnipeg‚ Manitoba‚ Canada‚ 1991) 3) Daniels‚ Harry W. We Are The New Nation‚ (Ottawa: Native Council Of Canada‚ Ontario‚ K1P 5L6‚ 1979) 4) Eccles‚ W.J. Essays On New France‚ (Oxford: Oxford University Press‚ 1987) 5) Lussier‚ Antoine S. The Other Natives‚ (Winnipeg: Manitoba Metis Federation Press‚ 300-275 Portage Ave‚ Winnipeg‚ Manitoba

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    Title: Out in the open: elected female leadership in Canada ’s first nations community Author(s): Cora Voyageur Source: Canadian Review of Sociology. Canadian Review of Sociology. 48.1 (Feb. 2011): p67. Document Type: Report Abstract:  The Indian Act banned women from elected leadership positions in reserve politics in Canada until 1951. This paper locates women in reserve politics and provides an analysis of the First Nations women who served as chiefs and councilors across Canada. Amy

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    The Minnesota fur trade was one of the original economic exchanges in the United States with roots as far back as the 1500’s. What would become an influential enterprise that would drive a new wave of settlers and the beginnings of an economic infrastructure in Minnesota‚ started with very primitive beginnings and included a wide breadth of participants. Thus‚ this revolutionary enterprise that was mostly over by the 1840’s was paramount to Minnesota’s statehood. To understand the significance

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    1.The term "Three Fires" refers to the dominant tribes in Michigan during the early 1600s. The three tribes were: A) Sauk‚ Fox‚ and Algonquin B) Cherokee‚ Shawnee‚ and Sioux C) Ottawa‚ Chippewa‚ and Potawatomi D) Iroquois‚ Delaware‚ and Miami 2.How long had Native Americans lived on the North American continent before the first Europeans arrived? A) 8‚000 years B) 14‚000 years C) 10‚000 years D) 5‚000 years 3.In Carl Sandburg’s poem‚ "Four Preludes on Playthings on the Wind‚" words left behind in

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    Publishers‚ Inc. Nelson‚ D. T. (2006). The Psychology of Prejudice. Boston‚ MA: Pearson Education‚ Inc. O’Neil‚ J. D. (1989). The cultural and political context of patient dissatisfaction in cross-cultural clinical encounters: A Canadian Inuit study Voyageur‚ C. J. (1996). Contemporary Indian women. In D. A. Long & O. P. Dickason (Eds.)‚ Visions of the heart: Canadian aboriginal issues (pp

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    us stories of his dad and his life as a voyageur. He told us to toss a button into the lake and make a wish. Following his instructions I made a wish for the wind to change directions and to my astonishment‚ it worked! With the wind now behind us‚ we raised a sail and began traveling three times our usual distance. I sure hope we’ll reach Edmonton House soon. August 11th‚ 1805 Before we made it to Brandon House‚ our beloved friend John and another voyageur died of small pox. We tried to cure them

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    a long trip as well. What and How there Daily life went? Voyageurs could be identified by their clothing‚ they are used to be wearing a red toque and a sash around their waist. Also these people were traders‚ they sailed the sea to find new land and new people to trade to. They traded many goods such as fur. They traveled on large canoes with about 20 people in them. In addition‚ music was a huge part of everyday life for the voyageurs‚ for instance "À la claire fontaine" a (traditional song) When

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    Winter Break Annotation Assignment: The Cruelest Miles 1. “Allan left behind a vivid description of mushing in a blizzard. On the final ninety-mile stretch to Nome during the sweepstakes‚ his team was enveloped in ‘air thick as smoke with whirling snow. Gritty as salt it was‚ and stinging like splinters of steel. It baked into my furs and into the coats of my dogs‚ until we were encased in snow crusts solid as ice. The din deafened me. I couldn’t hear‚ couldn’t see‚ couldn’t breathe. I felt as if

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    festival is held at a time when the fall leaves are at their most brilliant and travelling around the island offers one breathtaking view after another. As with all major festivals‚ it’s essential to pre-book accommodation on the island. Festival du Voyageur‚ Winnipeg (Manitoba) (February): This 10 day

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