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From the Author's Introduction, Page 2:

"Legends of our times began with two clear goals. The first was to help break the stereotype of 'the Indian versus the cowboy' and through remaking that image to bring to people's attention an entire field of western history and Native culture that remains largely unknown. The second was to acknowledge the contributions Native people have made to the ranching and rodeo industry. As the work progressed, the authors were frequently asked what makes Native cowboys and their rodeos different from their non-Native counterparts.

Introduction, Page 4-5:

"This book...aims to contribute to the emerging field of mining environmental history by focusing on North America and exploring relationships among North American societies, mining, and environmental change since the Spanish first began developing mines in the region north of Mexico City in 1522. In the fourteen original essays that follow, scholars from Canada, Mexico, and the United States tackle a wide array of issues and developments in the environmental history of North American mining.

Acknowledgements, Page 6-7:

" Over 80 individuals and organizations contributed to the development of the ka-ki-pe-isi-nakatamakawiyahk / Our Legacy site, which currently has 4,865 descriptive records and 67,842 digitized items, highlighting library, archival and museum resources from nine Saskatchewan repositories. To the best of our knowledge, this is the most comprehensive on- line site for predominantly archival Aboriginal, Inuit and Métis material in Canada, and it is still growing.

Author's Conclusion, Page 93-94:

"...The federal government negotiated eleven treaties with the First Nations of the three prairie provinces, as well as parts of British Columbia and the North West Territories. In each and every instance, the federal government failed to live up to promises they made to the First Nations in exchange for settler access to Aboriginal lands.

Excerpt from the Author, Page 4-5:

“In my personal life as an Indigenous person I look for opportunities to build bridges of reconciliation by providing information about Indigenous peoples. My personal quest is to change the world, one person at a time. The continued interest in the article indicated to me that a book expanding the 21 things would provide a service to Canadians, and others, whoa re ready to learn about the Indian Act and its ramifications. This book is for people who want to walk with informed minds and hearts along the path to reconciliation.

Regan calls on settler colonists to question histories that present a Canadian narrative of 'benevolent actors' with peaceful intentions.  These historical narratives and Canadian understandings of this history is predicated on the settler myth of 'benevolent paternalism.' The questioning of history requires self-reflection and seeing reconciliation outside of a monetary frame; financial compensation while important, is not a solution to the settler colonial ideologies and institutions which continue to uphold colonialism.

From the Author's Introduction, Page 25-26:

"Few extensive studies of residential schools in British Columbia exist. Much of the extant literature dealing with Native education is based on materials written by Euro-Canadians with only minimal involvement of the people of whom they write. The few materials available which discuss residential schools usually present information from the perspective of the government or the missionaries whose policies controlled them.

Publisher's Abstract:

"In this seminal work, Maureen Lux takes issue with the ‘biological invasion’ theory of the impact of disease on plains Aboriginal people. She challenges the view that Aboriginal medicine was helpless to deal with the diseases brought by European newcomers and that Aboriginal people therefore surrendered their spirituality to Christianity.

From back cover:

" 'From diversity comes strength and wisdom:' this was the guiding principle for selecting the articles in this collection. Because there is no single voice, identity, history, or cultural experience that represents the women of the First Nations, a realistic picture will have many facets. Accordingly, the authors in Women of the First Nations include Native and non-Native scholars, feminists, and activists from across Canada. 

From Foreword, Page viii: 

"In the middle 1970s Berry Richards of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, recorded on audio tapes interviews with prospectors, miners, geologists, businessmen, and government officials who could recall impressions, facts, fancies, and, above all, stories about the activities of prospectors and miners in northern Saskatchewan."