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Cold case north : the search for James Brady and Absolom Halkett / Michael Nest ; with Deanna Reder and Eric Bell.
Van Pelt Library HV6762.C2 N47 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nest, Michael Wallace, author.
- Reder, Deanna, 1963- author.
- Bell, Eric (Park warden), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Missing persons--Investigation--Saskatchewan--Case studies.
- Missing persons.
- Missing persons--Saskatchewan--Case studies.
- Cold cases (Criminal investigation)--Saskatchewan--Case studies.
- Cold cases (Criminal investigation).
- Missing persons--Investigation.
- Brady, Jim, 1908-1967.
- Brady, Jim.
- Halkett, Absolom, -1967.
- Halkett, Absolom.
- Saskatchewan.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- True crime stories.
- Physical Description:
- 311 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada : University of Regina Press, University of Regina, [2020]
- Summary:
- "A small team uncovers new evidence and exposes police failure in one of the North's most enduring missing persons cases. Missing persons. Double murder? MeÌtis leader James Brady was one of the most famous Indigenous activists in Canada. A communist, strategist, and bibliophile, he led MeÌtis and First Nations to rebel against government and church oppression. Brady's success made politicians and clergy fear him; he had enemies everywhere. In 1967, while prospecting in Saskatchewan with Cree Band Councillor and fellow activist, Absolom Halkett, both men vanished from their remote lakeside camp. For 50 years rumours swirled of secret mining interests, political intrigue, and murder. Cold Case North is the story of how a small team, with the help of the Indigenous community, exposed police failure in the original investigation, discovered new clues and testimony, and gathered the pieces of the North's most enduring missing persons puzzle. 'Like too many cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous people, authorities failed to ensure that Brady and Halkett's deaths were properly investigated. This book helps get to the bottom of the fate of these two men, and demonstrates why investigators should never dismiss the knowledge of Indigenous Peoples.' --Darren Prefontaine, author of Gabriel Dumont."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. A Quintessential Canadian Story
- pt. 1 LAST KNOWN POSITION
- 2. Circling
- 3. Recovery
- 4. Not Just Another Indian
- 5. The Enigma of Abbie Halkett
- 6. Precambria
- 7. The Drop-Off
- 8. The Search
- 9. Misgivings
- 10. Finding Truth in Stories
- pt. 2 PARALLEL SWEEP
- 11. Uncle Frank's Theory
- 12. Persons of Interest
- 13. The Flying Preacher
- 14. Americans
- 15. Zombies in Toronto
- 16. The Capitalist
- 17. The Boss
- 18. Tough Old Northerners
- 19. La Ronge, Late Summer
- 20. The Guide
- 21. River Ice
- pt. 3 DEAD RECKONING
- 22. In Plain Sight
- 23. Jigging for Trout
- 24. Dreams
- 25. The Friend
- 26. The Big Find
- 27. A Tip-Off
- 28. "My Answer Is No"
- 29. Omens
- 30. "A Lot of Water out There"
- 31. Anomaly
- 32. Road to Saskatoon
- 33. Reckoning
- 34. Focusing
- pt. 4 STEADY GREEN
- 35. Pastahowin: As Far as You Can Go.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-299) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Nest, Michael Wallace. Cold case north.
- ISBN:
- 9780889777491
- 0889777497
- 9780889777545
- 0889777543
- OCLC:
- 1145224115
- Publisher Number:
- 99986715397
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