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Defamiliarizing the Aboriginal: Cultural Practices and Decolonization in Canada Lowland Cree Before Columbus: The Americas ofIn Defamiliarizing the Aboriginal: Cultural Practices and Decolonization in Canada, Julia V Emberley examines the historical production of Aboriginality in colonial cultural practices and its impact on the everyday lives of Indigenous women, youth, and children. Adopting a materialist semiotic approach, Emberley explores the ways in which representational technologies film, photography, and print culture, including legal documents and literature were