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Is Cane Sugar “Canadian”? The Disavowal of Global Lives and Lands within Canadian Sugar Marketing

Donica BelisleDepartment of History, University of Regina, Treaty 4 Territory, Regina, Saskatchewan, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 68-86 | Received 08 Jul 2022, Accepted 22 May 2023, Published online: 15 Nov 2023

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