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April Issue

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FEATURE

False Advertising?

“Alberta called”—but can’t support the growth

DIALOGUE

Should Voting be Mandatory?

A dialogue between Lisa Young and Paul G. Thomas

FEATURE

Great-Grandfather

Your Jewish settler story is so unheroic

FEATURE

A Shrunken Head
in the Family

Tsantsas in museums
are stuck in limbo

PHOTO ESSAY

Glenbow Under Wraps

Renovations to transform Glenbow museum

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View of Alberta

A stairwell photographed in black and white. repeated in patches on the wall are the words "FUN TIME SOON!"

Fun time soon!
Peter Greendale, November 5, 2024, Calgary.

Book Reviews

Home Truths

by Carolyn Whitzman,
reviewed by Ximena González

Senescence

by Amal Alhomsi,
reviewed by Jenna Butler

Travels Up the Creek

by Lorne Fitch,
reviewed by Jenna Butler

Dreams of the Epoch & the Rock

by Jaspreet Singh,
reviewed by Alex Rettie

Hello, Horse

by Richard Kelly Kemick,
reviewed by Colby Clair Stolson

Strong and Free

by Ted Morton,
reviewed by Jay Gamble

Abee to Zama City

by Harry Sanders,
reviewed by Marc D. Froese

The Art of Making

by Jared Tailfeathers,
briefly noted by Alberta Views

books

Art

art

ASCENDING BIRCH, BY CHRIS FLODBERG
2021. Oil. 60.9 cm x 76.5 cm. AFA.

Contributors

Amber Bracken

(photos for “Four Newcomers”), has been published extensively, including in National Geographic, The New York Times and Maclean’s.

Alvin Finkel

(“Great-Grandfather…”) is professor emeritus of history at Athabasca University and a founding member of the Alberta Labour History Institute. His new book is Humans: The 300,000 Year Struggle for Equality (Lorimer).

Rebecca Graff-McRae

(“False Advertising?”) is the research manager for the Parkland Institute at the U of A.

Doug Horner

(“A Shrunken Head in the Family”) won the 2019 Alberta Magazine Award for best essay. His first book is Back from the Deep (Steerforth Press, 2024).

Guillaume Nolet

(photos for “Four Newcomers”), has had his work recognized by the National Magazine Awards and the News Photographer Association of Canada.

Paul G. Thomas

(“Should Voting be Mandatory?”) is professor emeritus of political studies at the University of Manitoba.

George Webber

(“Glenbow Under Wraps”) is the recipient of many National Magazine Awards. His photos are in the National Gallery of Canada.

Lisa Young

(“Should Voting be Mandatory?”), is a professor of political science at the University of Calgary and the author of Feminists and Party Politics (UBC Press, 2000).

Background

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Immigration

No Going Back

Calgary’s Syrian newcomers adjust to a new life

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Museums

Crowfoot Comes Home

Repatriating a First Nation leader’s regalia from a British museum to the prairies

Does alberta need more independence?

Alberta Sovereignty

Should Alberta Seperate?

A dialogue between Lisa Young and Rick Northey

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