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Peace pipe dreams : the truth about lies about Indians / Darrell Dennis.
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.
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 |
Available copies
- 24 of 26 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Smithers Public Library | ANF 970.00497 DEN (Text) | 35101000437579 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| 100 Mile House Branch | 971.00497 DEN (Text) | 33923005381318 | Overflow Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Burns Lake Public Library | 970.00497 Den (Text) | 35198000573049 | Adult Non-Fiction | 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 | - |
| Fort St. John Public Library | 970.004 DEN (Text) | 35211000297079 | ADULT Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Gibsons Public Library | 970.004 DENN (Text) | 30886000574745 | Adult Nonfiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Granisle Public Library | 970.004 DEN (Text) | 35190000186468 | Adult Non Fiction Hardcover | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Hazelton Public Library | 970.004 Den (Text) | 35154000065841 | Adult Non-Fiction - Main Floor | Volume hold | Available | - |
