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9780889229723 English 0889229724 Awards for Bev Sellars' "They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School" 2014 George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature2014 Burt Award for First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Literature, third prizeShortlisted for the 2014 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize (BritishColumbia Book Prizes)More than forty weeks on theBC Bestsellers list in 2013 and 2014 "Price Paid: "The Fight for First Nations Survival""is the second book by award-winning author Bev Sellars. Based on a popular presentation Sellars oftengave to treaty-makers, politicians, policymakers, and educators, "Price Paid "relates Canadian history from a First Nations point of view.The book begins with glimpses of foods, medicines, and cultural practices North America's indigenous peoples have shared with the rest of the world. It documents the dark period of regulation by racist laws during the twentieth century, and then discusses new emergence in the twenty-first century into a re-establishment of Indigenous land and resource rights. The result is a candidly told, personal take on the history of Aboriginal rights in Canada.Bev Sellars was first elected chief of the Xat'sull (Soda Creek) First Nation in Williams Lake, British Columbia, in 1987. She has spoken out on behalf of her community on racism and residential schools and on the environmental and social threats of mineral resource exploitation in her region. Having earned a degree in history from the University of Victoria and a law degree from the University of British Columbia, she has served as an advisor to the B.C. Treaty Commission.", Bev Sellars' "They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School" 2014 George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature2014 Burt Award for First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Literature, third prizeShortlisted for the 2014 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize (B.C. Book Prizes)Forty weeks on the B.C. Bestsellers list in 2013 and 2014 "Price Paid: Aboriginal Rights in Canada "is the second book by award-winning author Bev Sellars. Based on a popular presentation Sellars often told to treaty-makers, politicians, policymakers, and educators, "Price Paid "relates Canadian history from a First Nations point of view.The book begins with glimpses of foods, medicines, and cultural practices North America's indigenous peoples have contributed to the rest of the world. It documents the dark period of regulation by racist laws during the twentieth century, and then discusses the new emergence in the twenty-first century into a re-establishment of Indigenous land and resource rights. The result is a candidly told personal take on the history of Aboriginal rights in Canada.Bev Sellars was first elected chief of the Xatsu'll (Soda Creek) First Nation in Williams Lake, British Columbia, in 1987. She has spoken out on behalf of her community on racism and residential schools and on the environmental and social threats of mineral resource exploitation in her region. Having earned a degree in history from the University of Victoria and a law degree from the University of British Columbia, she has served as an advisor to the B.C. Treaty Commission.", Price Paid untangles truth from some of the myths about First Nations and addresses misconceptions still widely believed today. The second book by award-winning author Bev Sellars, Price Paid is based on a popular presentation Sellars often told to treaty-makers, politicians, policymakers, and educators. The book begins with glimpses of foods, medicines, and cultural practices North America s indigenous peoples have contributed to the rest of the world. It documents the dark period of regulation by racist laws during the twentieth century, and then discusses new emergence in the twenty-first century into a re-establishment of Indigenous land and resource rights. The result is a candidly told personal take on the history of Aboriginal rights in Canada and Canadian history told from a First Nations point of view. ", Price Paid: Aboriginal Rights in Canada untangles truth from some of the myths about First Nations and addresses misconceptions still widely believed today. The second book by award-winning author Bev Sellars, Price Paid is based on a popular presentation Sellars often told to treaty- makers, politicians, policymakers, and educators. The book begins with glimpses of foods, medicines, and cultural practices North America's indigenous peoples have contributed to the rest of the world. It documents the dark period of regulation by racist laws during the twentieth century, and then discusses new emergence in the twenty-first century into a re-establishment of Indigenous land and resource rights. The result is a candidly told personal take on the history of Aboriginal rights in Canada and Canadian history told from a First Nations point of view. Awards for Bev Sellars's They Called Me Number One:Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School '^' 2014 George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature '^' 2014 Burt Award for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Literature, third prize '^' Shortlisted for the 2014 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize (B.C. Book Prizes) '^' More than 40 weeks on the B.C. bestsellers list, Price Paid: The Fight for First Nations Survival untangles truth from some of the myths about First Nations at the same time that it addresses misconceptions still widely believed today. The second book by award-winning author Bev Sellars, Price Paid is based on a popular presentation Sellars created for treaty-makers, politicians, policymakers, and educators when she discovered they did not know the historic reasons they were at the table negotiating First Nations rights. The book begins with glimpses of foods, medicines, and cultural practices North America's indigenous peoples have contributed for worldwide benefit. It documents the dark period of regulation by racist laws during the twentieth century, and then discusses new emergence in the twenty-first century into a re-establishment of Indigenous land and resource rights. The result is a candidly told personal take on the history of a culture's fight for their rights and survival. It is Canadian history told from a First Nations point of view. Awards and recognition for Bev Sellars's They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School '^' 2014 George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature '^' 2014 Burt Award for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Literature (third prize) '^' Shortlisted for the 2014 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize (B.C. Book Prizes) '^' More than 40 weeks on the B.C. bestsellers list, Untangles some of the truths and myths about First Nations and addresses misconceptions still widely believed today.Price Paid: Aboriginal Rights in Canada untangles truth from some of the myths about First Nations and addresses misconceptions still widely believed today.The second book by award-winning author Bev Sellars, Price Paid is based on a popular presentation Sellars often told to treaty- makers, politicians, policymakers, and educators. The book begins with glimpses of foods, medicines, and cultural practices North America's indigenous peoples have contributed to the rest of the world. It documents the dark period of regulation by racist laws during the twentieth century, and then discusses new emergence in the twenty-first century into a re-establishment of Indigenous land and resource rights. The result is a candidly told personal take on the history of Aboriginal rights in Canada and Canadian history told from a First Nations point of view.Awards for Bev Sellars's They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School - 2014 George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature- 2014 Burt Award for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Literature, third prize- Shortlisted for the 2014 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize (B.C. Book Prizes)- More than 40 weeks on the B.C. bestsellers list
9780889229723 English 0889229724 Awards for Bev Sellars' "They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School" 2014 George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature2014 Burt Award for First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Literature, third prizeShortlisted for the 2014 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize (BritishColumbia Book Prizes)More than forty weeks on theBC Bestsellers list in 2013 and 2014 "Price Paid: "The Fight for First Nations Survival""is the second book by award-winning author Bev Sellars. Based on a popular presentation Sellars oftengave to treaty-makers, politicians, policymakers, and educators, "Price Paid "relates Canadian history from a First Nations point of view.The book begins with glimpses of foods, medicines, and cultural practices North America's indigenous peoples have shared with the rest of the world. It documents the dark period of regulation by racist laws during the twentieth century, and then discusses new emergence in the twenty-first century into a re-establishment of Indigenous land and resource rights. The result is a candidly told, personal take on the history of Aboriginal rights in Canada.Bev Sellars was first elected chief of the Xat'sull (Soda Creek) First Nation in Williams Lake, British Columbia, in 1987. She has spoken out on behalf of her community on racism and residential schools and on the environmental and social threats of mineral resource exploitation in her region. Having earned a degree in history from the University of Victoria and a law degree from the University of British Columbia, she has served as an advisor to the B.C. Treaty Commission.", Bev Sellars' "They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School" 2014 George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature2014 Burt Award for First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Literature, third prizeShortlisted for the 2014 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize (B.C. Book Prizes)Forty weeks on the B.C. Bestsellers list in 2013 and 2014 "Price Paid: Aboriginal Rights in Canada "is the second book by award-winning author Bev Sellars. Based on a popular presentation Sellars often told to treaty-makers, politicians, policymakers, and educators, "Price Paid "relates Canadian history from a First Nations point of view.The book begins with glimpses of foods, medicines, and cultural practices North America's indigenous peoples have contributed to the rest of the world. It documents the dark period of regulation by racist laws during the twentieth century, and then discusses the new emergence in the twenty-first century into a re-establishment of Indigenous land and resource rights. The result is a candidly told personal take on the history of Aboriginal rights in Canada.Bev Sellars was first elected chief of the Xatsu'll (Soda Creek) First Nation in Williams Lake, British Columbia, in 1987. She has spoken out on behalf of her community on racism and residential schools and on the environmental and social threats of mineral resource exploitation in her region. Having earned a degree in history from the University of Victoria and a law degree from the University of British Columbia, she has served as an advisor to the B.C. Treaty Commission.", Price Paid untangles truth from some of the myths about First Nations and addresses misconceptions still widely believed today. The second book by award-winning author Bev Sellars, Price Paid is based on a popular presentation Sellars often told to treaty-makers, politicians, policymakers, and educators. The book begins with glimpses of foods, medicines, and cultural practices North America s indigenous peoples have contributed to the rest of the world. It documents the dark period of regulation by racist laws during the twentieth century, and then discusses new emergence in the twenty-first century into a re-establishment of Indigenous land and resource rights. The result is a candidly told personal take on the history of Aboriginal rights in Canada and Canadian history told from a First Nations point of view. ", Price Paid: Aboriginal Rights in Canada untangles truth from some of the myths about First Nations and addresses misconceptions still widely believed today. The second book by award-winning author Bev Sellars, Price Paid is based on a popular presentation Sellars often told to treaty- makers, politicians, policymakers, and educators. The book begins with glimpses of foods, medicines, and cultural practices North America's indigenous peoples have contributed to the rest of the world. It documents the dark period of regulation by racist laws during the twentieth century, and then discusses new emergence in the twenty-first century into a re-establishment of Indigenous land and resource rights. The result is a candidly told personal take on the history of Aboriginal rights in Canada and Canadian history told from a First Nations point of view. Awards for Bev Sellars's They Called Me Number One:Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School '^' 2014 George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature '^' 2014 Burt Award for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Literature, third prize '^' Shortlisted for the 2014 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize (B.C. Book Prizes) '^' More than 40 weeks on the B.C. bestsellers list, Price Paid: The Fight for First Nations Survival untangles truth from some of the myths about First Nations at the same time that it addresses misconceptions still widely believed today. The second book by award-winning author Bev Sellars, Price Paid is based on a popular presentation Sellars created for treaty-makers, politicians, policymakers, and educators when she discovered they did not know the historic reasons they were at the table negotiating First Nations rights. The book begins with glimpses of foods, medicines, and cultural practices North America's indigenous peoples have contributed for worldwide benefit. It documents the dark period of regulation by racist laws during the twentieth century, and then discusses new emergence in the twenty-first century into a re-establishment of Indigenous land and resource rights. The result is a candidly told personal take on the history of a culture's fight for their rights and survival. It is Canadian history told from a First Nations point of view. Awards and recognition for Bev Sellars's They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School '^' 2014 George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature '^' 2014 Burt Award for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Literature (third prize) '^' Shortlisted for the 2014 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize (B.C. Book Prizes) '^' More than 40 weeks on the B.C. bestsellers list, Untangles some of the truths and myths about First Nations and addresses misconceptions still widely believed today.Price Paid: Aboriginal Rights in Canada untangles truth from some of the myths about First Nations and addresses misconceptions still widely believed today.The second book by award-winning author Bev Sellars, Price Paid is based on a popular presentation Sellars often told to treaty- makers, politicians, policymakers, and educators. The book begins with glimpses of foods, medicines, and cultural practices North America's indigenous peoples have contributed to the rest of the world. It documents the dark period of regulation by racist laws during the twentieth century, and then discusses new emergence in the twenty-first century into a re-establishment of Indigenous land and resource rights. The result is a candidly told personal take on the history of Aboriginal rights in Canada and Canadian history told from a First Nations point of view.Awards for Bev Sellars's They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School - 2014 George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature- 2014 Burt Award for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Literature, third prize- Shortlisted for the 2014 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize (B.C. Book Prizes)- More than 40 weeks on the B.C. bestsellers list