Annual Report, Official Languages
Title | Annual Report, Official Languages PDF eBook |
Author | Canada. Canadian Heritage |
Publisher | |
Pages | 148 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Bilingualism |
ISBN |
Resurgence and Reconciliation
Title | Resurgence and Reconciliation PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Asch |
Publisher | University of Toronto Press |
Pages | 380 |
Release | 2018-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1487523270 |
The two major schools of thought in Indigenous-Settler relations on the ground, in the courts, in public policy, and in research are resurgence and reconciliation. Resurgence refers to practices of Indigenous self-determination and cultural renewal whereas reconciliation refers to practices of reconciliation between Indigenous and Settler nations, such as nation-with-nation treaty negotiations. Reconciliation also refers to the sustainable reconciliation of both Indigenous and Settler peoples with the living earth as the grounds for both resurgence and Indigenous-Settler reconciliation. Critically and constructively analyzing these two schools from a wide variety of perspectives and lived experiences, this volume connects both discourses to the ecosystem dynamics that animate the living earth. Resurgence and Reconciliation is multi-disciplinary, blending law, political science, political economy, women's studies, ecology, history, anthropology, sustainability, and climate change. Its dialogic approach strives to put these fields in conversation and draw out the connections and tensions between them. By using "earth-teachings" to inform social practices, the editors and contributors offer a rich, innovative, and holistic way forward in response to the world's most profound natural and social challenges. This timely volume shows how the complexities and interconnections of resurgence and reconciliation and the living earth are often overlooked in contemporary discourse and debate.
Infectious Disease in Emergency Medicine
Title | Infectious Disease in Emergency Medicine PDF eBook |
Author | Judith C. Brillman |
Publisher | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
Pages | 986 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN |
A Brandon/Hill Medical List first-purchase text, for emergency physicians and students, on common clinical infectious disease issues in the emergency room. Covers principles of infectious disease, diagnosis, and treatment.
Up Ghost River
Title | Up Ghost River PDF eBook |
Author | Edmund Metatawabin |
Publisher | Vintage Canada |
Pages | 353 |
Release | 2015-05-26 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0307399885 |
A powerful, raw and eloquent memoir about the abuse former First Nations chief Edmund Metatawabin endured in residential school in the 1960s, the resulting trauma, and the spirit he rediscovered within himself and his community through traditional spirituality and knowledge. After being separated from his family at age 7, Metatawabin was assigned a number and stripped of his Indigenous identity. At his residential school--one of the worst in Canada--he was physically and emotionally abused, and was sexually abused by one of the staff. Leaving high school, he turned to alcohol to forget the trauma. He later left behind his wife and family, and fled to Edmonton, where he joined a First Nations support group that helped him come to terms with his addiction and face his PTSD. By listening to elders' wisdom, he learned how to live an authentic First Nations life within a modern context, thereby restoring what had been taken from him years earlier. Metatawabin has worked tirelessly to bring traditional knowledge to the next generation of Indigenous youth and leaders, as a counsellor at the University of Alberta, Chief in his Fort Albany community, and today as a youth worker, First Nations spiritual leader and activist. His work championing Indigenous knowledge, sovereignty and rights spans several decades and has won him awards and national recognition. His story gives a personal face to the problems that beset First Nations communities and fresh solutions, and untangles the complex dynamics that sparked the Idle No More movement. Haunting and brave, Up Ghost River is a necessary step toward our collective healing.
Forum on Crime and Society
Title | Forum on Crime and Society PDF eBook |
Author | United Nations Publications |
Publisher | UN |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2021-11 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9789211304305 |
The Forum on Crime and Society is a United Nations series issued by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, based in Vienna. It is published twice yearly in the six official languages of the United Nations: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.
Surgical Patient Safety: A Case-Based Approach
Title | Surgical Patient Safety: A Case-Based Approach PDF eBook |
Author | Philip F. Stahel |
Publisher | McGraw Hill Professional |
Pages | 300 |
Release | 2017-10-06 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 0071842640 |
Put patient safety at the center of your surgical protocol—with this essential case-based guide Despite many advances in the practice of surgery, surgical complications continue to cause significant patient morbidity and mortality. Now more than ever, it is the responsibility of every surgeon to take the lead in understanding and mitigating complications and adverse events. Surgical Patient Safety: A Case-based Approach is your blueprint for putting this goal within reach. This timely resource gives you all the insights needed to effectively manage patient safety, covering everything from sharpening communication skills to establishing shared decision-making with patients and their families. Supplementing this important content are numerous case-based examples and exercises, supported by color illustrations, tables, figures, radiographs, and algorithms. Taken as a whole, this new textbook represents a one-stop, hands-on patient safety primer that no other sourcebook can match. Surgical Patient Safety represents a vital call to action—one designed to inspire a physician-driven initiative fostering a global culture of patient safety. Features • The latest practical patient safety tools for surgeons in training, including surgical safety checklists, intraoperative “rescue” strategies, and the global implementation of new regulatory compliance guidelines • Case-based scenarios examining technical challenges and bail-out options in the operating room • Bulleted “pearls and pitfalls” that take you through the decision-making process for diagnostic work up and revision of specific complications • Insights from renowned experts that explain how to handle malpractice lawsuits; navigate the modern dangers of electronic health records; apply the pragmatic “IKEA approach” for patient advocacy; and much more • A must-read for all practicing surgeons, independent of the surgical subspecialty
Across Time and Tundra
Title | Across Time and Tundra PDF eBook |
Author | Ishmael Alunik |
Publisher | Raincoast Books |
Pages | 252 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Inuvialuit |
ISBN | 1551926458 |
The Western Canadian Arctic is a cold and seemingly barren wilderness. Yet for a thousand years it has been the homeland of a rich and accomplished people who call themselves Inuvialuit, "the real people." Hunters and fishers, their lives were enhanced by great annual hunts of beluga and bowhead whales. All that changed with the arrival of Americanwhalers in the 1890s. Decimated by disease and cultural dislocation, the Inuvialuit have successfully rebounded in the last fifty years, signing a major land claim agreement in 1984. This beautiful book is the definitive, illustrated history of one of North America's most interesting and least known Native people. Across Time and Tundra features over 120 imates, including many rare archival photos and exquisite works of art. The text includes traditional Inuvialuit stories and elders' remembrances of life long ago.