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John Steckley

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Teaching Culture: UTP Ethnographies for the Classroom

The Inuit are a familiar part of Canadian identity but also exotic residing in the remote Arctic. The mix of the familiar and the exotic has resulted in the creation and perpetuation of a number of "White Lies." These are stories that have been developed over long periods of time, reproduced in classrooms, anthropology and sociology textbooks, and other media, but have been rarely challenged, contributing to misunderstandings that have ultimately, in subtle ways, diminished the stature of ...

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John Steckley

I have spent most of my life telling stories. In my first year at university in a northern city, I would walk the streets and tell stories I concocted to random people. I taught college and university for over 30 years, embedding stories into many of the lessons I gave. My students used to call me a storyteller. In the textbooks that I wrote and in some of my other adventures in non-fiction, I tried tobe more narrator than reporter of "just the facts." My students told me that read...

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John Steckley

In this unique book, John Steckley discusses and catalogues the various names of the Indigenous people known as the Wyandot, including clan names, nicknames, differences in naming conventions by gender, and the names the Wyandot gave to the European settlers they encountered.Following first contact with Europeans in the early 17th century, the Wyandot were forced to move several times, first from their homeland in what is now Ontario, then from temporary communities around the uppe...

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John L. Steckley

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Indigenous Studies

The Wyandot were born of two Wendat peoples encountered by the French in the first half of the seventeenth century—the otherwise named Petun and Huron—and their history is fragmented by their dispersal between Quebec, Michigan, Kansas, and Oklahoma. This book weaves these fragmented histories together, with a focus on the mid-eighteenth century.Author John Steckley claims that the key to consolidating the stories of the scattered Wyandot lies in their clan structure. Beginning with...

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Jaleta Clegg, Joe Monson, Jess Smart Smiley, Lee Allred, David Hankins, Max Florschutz, Frances Pauli, Rhys Hughes, Steve DuBois, DJ Tyrer, Angelique Fawns, Christina Tang-Bernas, Kevin Wasden, Dale Parnell, Rick A. Pearson, Hannah Marie, Emily Martha Sorensen, D. S. Coleman, Joe Ficklin, Akis Linardos, Jennifer Lesh Fleck, Robert F. Lowell, Ed Sams, Jenny Perry Carr, Laura Holley, Jade C. Wildy, John Steckley, Darren Lipman, Karen Keeley

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LTUE Benefit Anthologies

Fetching RoyalsThe cool canid companion has long been the subject of (and starred in) stories of adventure and excitement. Royalty have long prized many different breeds as faithful and loyal friends. It's no different in the far future. Find here stories of daring doggoes (and other canines) saving the day for their royal charges on far-flung planets and in the deepest corners of the universe!Dog Save the King is dedicated to Sue ...

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BarCharts,Inc

This guide was created to accompany ESL courses. This guide includes the basics of English in a simple, easy-to-use format.

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Kelly Link, Emma Bull, Charles de Lint, Jeffrey Ford, Neil Gaiman, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Patricia A. McKillip, Gregory Maguire, Gregory Frost, Delia Sherman, Katherine Vaz, Tanith Lee, Steve Berman, Holly Black, Bruce Glassco, Ellen Steiber, Hiromi Goto, A. M. Dellamonica, Bill Congreve, Nan Fry

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Mythic Anthologies

This "wondrous" collection of fantasy tales from Neil Gaiman, Patricia A. McKillip, and others "is a treasure chest. Open it and revel in its riches" ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review).For this enchanting anthology—a World Fantasy Award finalist—editors Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling "asked their contributors to reimagine Fäerie" in the present day, or "search its more dimly lit pathways," and the authors have responded with bountiful imagination. The titl...

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Steven Brust

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Vlad Taltos

"The Desecrator" is an original short story from the Draegaran Empire, by bestselling author Stephen Brust. This is a tale of the Hawklord Daymar, and of a particular Morganti blade. Vlad Taltos fans will enjoy new insight into Stephen Brust's fantasy series.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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Steven Brust

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Vlad Taltos

Full of swordplay, peril, and swashbuckling flair, Steven Brust's Vallista is a treat for longtime fans of this popular fantasy series, a deep dive into the mysteries of Dragaera and all within it.Vlad Taltos is an Easterner—an underprivileged human in an Empire of tall, powerful, long-lived Dragaerans. He made a career for himself in House Jhereg, the Dragaeran clan in charge of the Empire’s organized crime. But the day came when the Jhereg wanted Vlad de...

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Laura Kingdon

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Essential Grammar Series

Essential Korean Grammar is designed for people who already know a bit of Korean and wish to speak and write the language correctly and naturally—as Koreans do!This book is a great resource for reviewing for an exam, preparing for a business meeting, or traveling to Korea for work or pleasure. Accessible to learners at any level, it synthesizes all the essential Korean grammar points and presents them in a compact and logical form, and enables you to build...

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WordFire Press, Mercedes Lackey, Heather Graham, Jody Lynn Nye, John Hartness, Steve Rasnic Tem

When the witches and wizards are away, the familiars will play!Gifted adventurers across time and space often travel with an animal familiar—usually a cat, but possibly other fuzzy, scaly, or prickly creatures. These magical companions lead their humans into mischief, help them out of sticky situations, or offer opinionated commentary along the way.We're familiar with familiars ... or are we?Compiled by New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. And...

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MobileReference

Chemistry Study Guide FEATURES:- Clear and concise explanations. - Search for words or phrases. - Add Bookmarks - Designed for optimal navigation on electronic devices with a small screen - Access the guide anytime, anywhere - at home, on the train, in the subway. - Use your down time to prepare for an exam. - Always have the guide available for a quick reference. TABLE OF CONTENTS:Chapters A-Z Index1. Introduction 2. Parts of speech 3. Spelling 4. Semantics 5. Syntax 6. Punctuation 7. Abo...