Book launch and Social Gathering

EN: The evening will begin with the launch of the book “La destruction des Indiens des Plaines: Maladies, famines organisées et disparition du mode de vie autochtone” (Presses de l’Université Laval, 2015). The author, James Daschuk, Ph.D., University of Regina, who was awarded the prestigious Sir John A. MacDonald prize for scholarly research in Canadian History for his original version, published in English, “Clearing the Plains: Disease, Politics of Starvation, and the Loss of Aboriginal Life” (University of Regina Press, 2014), will be in attendance. You can purchase your own copy of his new book (cash only) at a special launch price and have it signed by the author in person. FR: La soirée sera introduite par le lancement de l’ouvrage La destruction des Indiens des Plaines: Maladies, famines organisées et disparition du mode de vie autochtone (Presses de l’Université Laval, 2015), en présence de son auteur, James Daschuk, Ph.D., de l’Université de Regina. Primée par la critique, la version originale Clearing the Plains (University of Regina Press, 2013) a valu à l’auteur, en 2014, le prestigieux Prix d’histoire du Gouverneur général pour la recherche savante, le Prix Sir-John A. Macdonald. More information: http://lacite.uregina.ca/en/news/events?view=32

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