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HIGHLIGHTS Long-listed for the 2020 RBC Taylor Prize

In My Own Moccasins A Memoir of Resilience HELEN KNOTT

A memoir of addiction, intergenerational trauma, and the lasting wounds of sexual violence $18.95 • 304 PAGES PAPER • 978-0-8897-7731-6 In The Regina Collection Published by University of Regina Press

Genocidal Love

A Life after Residential School BEVANN FOX

A residential school survivor’s complicated path toward healing and love $17.95 • 256 PAGES PAPER • 978-0-8897-7741-5 Published by University of Regina Press

Old Canaan in a New World Native Americans and the Lost Tribes of Israel

Cold Case North

The Search for James Brady and Absolom Halkett MICHAEL NEST with DEANNA REDER and ERIC BELL

A small team uncovers new evidence and exposes police failure in one of Canada’s most enduring missing person’s cases $19.95 • 272 PAGES PAPER • 978-0-8897-7749-1 Published by University of Regina Press

Reclaiming Tom Longboat

Indigenous Self-Determination in Canadian Sport JANICE FORSYTH

Analyzes sport in Canada as a tool for both colonization and Indigenous self-determination $24.95 • 264 PAGES PAPER • 978-0-8897-7728-6 Published by University of Regina Press

The Battle of Negro Fort

The Rise and Fall of a Fugitive Slave Community

ELIZABETH FENTON

MATTHEW J. CLAVIN

Were Indigenous Americans descendants of the lost tribes of Israel?

The dramatic story of the United States’ destruction of a free and independent community of fugitive slaves in Spanish Florida

$35.00 • 272 PAGES CLOTH • 978-1-4798-6636-6 In North American Religions

$24.95 • 272 PAGES CLOTH • 978-1-4798-3733-5

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

new edition The Education of Augie Merasty

Settler Colonialism, Race, and the Law

JOSEPH A. MERASTY and DAVID CARPENTER

The harrowing story of one Indigenous child’s experience in Canada’s residential schools

How taking Indigenous sovereignty seriously can help dismantle the structural racism encountered by other people of color in the United States

$19.95 • 150 PAGES CLOTH • 978-0-8897-7457-5 In The Regina Collection Published by University of Regina Press

$60.00 • 368 PAGES CLOTH • 978-0-8147-2394-4 In Citizenship and Migration in the Americas

A Residential School Memoir

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Why Structural Racism Persists NATSU TAYLOR SAITO

CANADIAN HISTORY Winner of the Governer General's History Award | Winner of the Sir John A. MacDonald Prize | Winner of the Aboriginal History Prize| Winner of the Clio Prize

Clearing the Plains

Disease, Politics of Starvation, and the Loss of Indigenous Life JAMES DASHUK

The award-winning book about how Canada’s first prime minister starved Indigenous peoples in the pursuit of nationhood $22.95 • 386 PAGES PAPER • 978-0-8897-7622-7 Published by University of Regina Press

Holy War

Cowboys, Indians, and 9/11s MARK CRONLUND ANDERSON

Uncovers how the United States reverts back to its creation mythology of “fighting Indians” to justify centuries of American imperialism $25.95 • 340 PAGES PAPER • 978-0-8897-7414-8 Published by University of Regina Press

Children of the Broken Treaty Canada’s Lost Promise and One Girl’s Dream

No Surrender

The Land Remains Indigenous SHELDON KRASOWSKI

Shocking new research on 1800s land agreements between Canada and Indigenous peoples $22.95 • 392 PAGES PAPER • 978-0-8897-7596-1 Published by University of Regina Press

Mudeater

An American Buffalo Hunter and the Surrender of Louis Riel JOHN D. PIHACH

“A really interesting read.”

—Keith Carlson, author of The Power of Place, The Problem of Time $22.95 • 308 PAGES PAPER • 978-0-8897-7458-2 Published by University of Regina Press

E N V I R O N M E N TA L S T U D I E S Beaver, Bison, Horse

The Traditional Knowledge and Ecology of the Northern Great Plains

CHARLIE ANGUS

R. GRACE MORGAN

“A legitimate must-read.”

—Quill & Quire

Indigenous Peoples of the North American Plains were ecologists of the highest order—then the horse came and changed everything

$24.95 • 342 PAGES PAPER • 978-0-8897-7497-1 Published by University of Regina Press

$29.95 • 292 PAGES PAPER • 978-0-8897-7788-0 Published by University of Regina Press

Cry Wolf

Towards a Prairie Atonement

HAROLD R. JOHNSON

Addresses the question of our relationship with the land by enlisting the help of a Metis Elder and revisiting the history of one corner of the Great Plains

Inquest into the True Nature of a Predator Turning a blind eye to the dangers of the wild can have deadly consequences $14.95 • 168 PAGES PAPER • 978-0-8897-7738-5 Published by University of Regina Press

TREVOR HERRIOT

$17.95 • 110 PAGES CLOTH • 978-0-8897-7454-4 In The Regina Collection Published by University of Regina Press

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SPIRITUALITY Loss of Indigenous Eden and the Fall of Spirituality

The Knowledge Seeker

Embracing Indigenous Spirituality BLAIR STONECHILD

Demonstrates that Indigenous spirituality can speak to our urgent, contemporary concerns

BLAIR STONECHILD

Highlights the commonalities between Indigenous nations, while calling for global recognition and respect of their rights and spirituality

$27.95 • 224 PAGES PAPER • 978-0-8897-7417-9 Published by University of Regina Press

$27.95 • 344 PAGES PAPER • 978-0-8897-7699-9 Published by University of Regina Press

INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES FOR BEGINNERS SERIES Anihšinapemowin / Beginning Saulteaux

Nakón-i’a wo!: Beginning Nakoda

MARGARET COTE and COTE LYNN

An introductory look at one of the most widely spoken of all North American Indigenous languages, regionally known as Saulteaux, Ojibway, Ottawa (Odawa), Chippewa, and Algonquian $29.95 • 304 PAGES • PAPER • 978-0-8897-7751-4 In Indigenous Languages for Beginners Published by University of Regina Press

VINCENT COLETTE

Written for beginning learners of Nakoda, this workbook, provides a Nakoda/English lexicon, a vocabulary, a table of kinship terms, a glossary of linguistic terminology, and exercises to do after each lesson $24.95 • 304 PAGES • PAPER • 978-0-8897-7662-3 In Indigenous Languages for Beginners Published by University of Regina Press

mâci-nêhiyawêwin / Beginning Cree

Cree, Language of the Plains

SOLOMON RATT

JEAN OKIMASIS

Designed as an introduction for Cree language learners

Explores some of the intricate grammatical features of a language spoken by a nation which extends from Quebec to Alberta

$29.95 • 165 PAGES PAPER • 978-0-8897-7435-3 In Indigenous Languages for Beginners Published by University of Regina Press

100 Days of Cree NEAL MCLEOD

An introduction to the most widely spoken Indigenous language in Canada $19.95 • 325 PAGES PAPER • 978-0-8897-7429-2 In Indigenous Languages for Beginners Published by University of Regina Press

$24.95 • 208 PAGES PAPER • 978-0-8897-7155-0 In University of Regina Publications Published by University of Regina Press

kisiskâciwan

Indigenous Voices from Where the River Flows Swiftly Edited by JESSE RAE ARCHIBALDBARBER

A groundbreaking anthology includes rich oral narratives from Cree, Saulteaux, Nakoda, Dakota, Dene, and Metis cultures $29.95 • 300 PAGES PAPER • 978-0-8897-7542-8 In Indigenous Languages for Beginners Published by University of Regina Press

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F I R S T N AT I O N S L A N G U A G E R E A D E R S S E R I E S Aaniiih/Gros Ventre Stories Edited by TERRY BROCKIE and ANDREW COWELL

The first-ever collection of Anniiih/Gros Ventre narratives to be published in the Aaniiih/Gros Ventre language $19.95 • 120 PAGES PAPER • 978-0-8897-7480-3 Published by University of Regina Press

These Are Our Legends Edited by JAN VAN EIJK

Discover seven traditional Lillooet sptakwlh, variously translated into English as “legends,” “myths,” or “bed-time stories” $24.95 • 120 PAGES PAPER • 978-0-8897-7396-7 Published by University of Regina Press

Woods Cree Stories

Blackfoot Stories of Old

Edited by SOLOMON RATT

Edited by LENA RUSSELL and INGE GENEE

Includes nine stories—including Boys Get Lost, Foolishness, and Animals Become Friends—and a Woods Cree-English glossary $24.95 • 138 PAGES PAPER • 978-0-8897-7345-5 Published by University of Regina Press

A collection of eight Blackfoot stories told by Lena Russell Ikkináínihki ‘Gentle Singer,’ a fluent speaker of Blackfoot from the Kainai (Blood) reserve in southern Alberta $24.95 • 96 PAGES PAPER • 978-0-8897-7318-9 Published by University of Regina Press

Nenapohs Legends

Funny Little Stories

Edited by MARGARET COTE

Edited by AROK WOLVENGREY

These seven tales are the traditional teaching stories of Nenapohs (oral in origin), the Saulteaux culture hero and trickster $19.95 • 112 PAGES PAPER • 978-0-8897-7219-9 Published by University of Regina Press

A collection of nine stories representing the Plains Cree, Woods Cree, and Swampy Cree dialects, with a pronunciation guide and a Cree-to-English glossary $19.95 • 110 PAGES PAPER • 978-0-8897-7185-7 Published by University of Regina Press

SOCIAL SCIENCES A Digital Bundle

Protecting and Promoting Indigenous Knowledge Online

Firewater

How Alcohol Is Killing My People (and Yours)

JENNIFER WEMIGWANS

HAROLD R. JOHNSON

Explores the potential of online and digital technologies to serve Indigenous resurgence by contributing to the goals of Indigenous nation building

A passionate call to action, Firewater examines alcohol—its history, the myths surrounding it, and its devasting impact on Indigenous people

$24.95 • 224 PAGES PAPER • 978-0-8897-7551-0 Published by University of Regina Press

$14.95 • 180 PAGES PAPER • 978-0-8897-7437-7 Published by University of Regina Press

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LAW Arrows in a Quiver

The Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan

From Contact to the Courts in Indigenous-Canadian Relations

The First Hundred Years

JAMES FRIDERES

DAVID MITTELSTADT

“A useful introduction to Indigenous issues, especially for post-secondary students in Canada.”

A history of Saskatchewan’s highest court, complete with a biography of every judge of the court and discusses the court’s internal workings and organization

—Jonathan Dewar, co-editor of Cultivating Canada $34.95 • 320 PAGES PAPER • 978-0-8897-7678-4 Published by University of Regina Press

$49.95 • 608 PAGES CLOTH • 978-0-8897-7569-5 Published by University of Regina Press

L I T E R AT U R E , P E R F O R M A N C E , & A RT Blackbird Song

Field Notes for the Self

RANDY LUNDY

RANDY LUNDY

“Randy Lundy’s poems bring forward the spirit of his Cree ancestry, and place our species humbly among the creatures of Earth—who are all observed with deep reverence and perceptive care.”

A collection of poetry that modulates traumatic memories with the greater spiritual affirmations offered by the natural world $16.95 • 128 PAGES PAPER • 978-0-8897-7691-3 In Oskana Poetry & Poetics Published by University of Regina Press

—Don McKay, author of Strike/Slip $16.95 • 96 PAGES PAPER • 978-0-8897-7557-2 In Oskana Poetry & Poetics Published by University of Regina Press

Performing Turtle Island

The House of Charlemagne

Indigenous Theatre on the World Stage JESSE RAE ARCHIBALD-BARBER, KATHLEEN IRWIN, and MOIRA J. DAY

TIM LILBURN

Tracks the birth of an ideal nation in the burning imagination of the young settler Henry Jackson

Views theatre performance as both a mode of empowerment and self-determination and a way of placing Indigenous performance in dialogue with other nations, both on the shores of Turtle Island and on the world stage

$16.95 • 85 PAGES PAPER • 978-0-8897-7530-5 In Oskana Poetry & Poetics Published by University of Regina Press

$24.95 • 272 PAGES • PAPER • 978-0-8897-7656-2 Published by University of Regina Press

The Unexpected Cop

Visionary Animal

ERNIE LOUTTIT

RENAUD EGO Translated by DEKE DUSINBERRE

Indian Ernie on a Life of Leadership

One of the first Indigenous police officers shares his insights $16.95 • 212 PAGES PAPER • 978-0-8897-7599-2 Published by University of Regina Press

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Rock art from southern Africa

An illustrated collection that takes stock of current knowledge and proposes a new way of reading Indigenous art $80.00 • 336 PAGES CLOTH • 978-1-7761-4226-2 Published by Wits University Press

AMERICAN HISTORY The Truth about Baked Beans An Edible New England History MEG MUCKENHOUPT

Forages through New England’s most famous foods for the truth behind the region’s culinary myths

Pocahontas and the English Boys

Caught between Cultures in Early Virginia KAREN ORDAHL KUPPERMAN

The captivating story of four young people—English and Powhatan—who lived their lives between cultures

$29.95 • 352 PAGES CLOTH • 978-1-4798-8276-2 Washington Mews Books

$15.95 • 240 PAGES PAPER • 978-1-4798-0598-3

Justice in a New World

Relation of Virginia

Negotiating Legal Intelligibility in British, Iberian, and Indigenous America

A historical and legal examination of the conflict and interplay between settler and Indigenous laws in the New World

A Boy’s Memoir of Life with the Powhatans and the Patawomecks HENRY SPELMAN with KAREN ORDAHL KUPPERMAN A memoir of one of America’s first adventurers, a young boy who acted as a link between the Jamestown colonists and the Patawomecks and Powhatans

$30.00 • 352 PAGES PAPER • 978-1-4798-0724-6

$14.95 • 96 PAGES • CLOTH • 978-14798-3519-5

Properties of Empire

The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism

Edited by BRIAN P. OWENSBY and RICHARD J. ROSS

Indians, Colonists, and Land Speculators on the New England Frontier IAN SAXINE

A fascinating history of a contested frontier, where struggles over landownership brought Native Americans and English colonists together $35.00 • 320 PAGES CLOTH • 978-1-4798-3212-5 In Early American Places

Insatiable Appetites

Imperial Encounters with Cannibals in the North Atlantic World

The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, and Capitalism in 17th Century North America and the Caribbean GERALD HORNE

Renowned historian Gerald Horne digs deeply into Europe’s colonization of Africa and the New World $25.00 • 280 PAGES • PAPER • 978-1-5836-7663-9 Published by Monthly Review Press

Women in Early America Edited by THOMAS A. FOSTER

A comparative history of crosscultural encounters and the critical role of cannibalism in the early modern period

Tells the fascinating stories of the myriad women who shaped the early modern North American world from the colonial era through the first years of the Republic

$28.00 • 228 PAGES PAPER • 978-1-4798-7765-2 In Early American Places

$30.00 • 320 PAGES PAPER • 978-1-4798-9047-7 In Early American Places

KELLY L. WATSON

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