Having been sexually abused by a boxing coach as a teen, and not knowing who to trust or tell, Roland Vandal found solace in drugs and alcohol. His battle with addiction, and his unwillingness to speak of his demons, led to failed...
Prairie Indigenous Ebook Collection
The Prairie Indigenous eBook Collection was launched by the Alberta libraries in partnership with the Book Publishers Association of Alberta. It brings together over 200 titles from publishers in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
- Auteur:Vandal, Roland, Rummery, CarleneSommaire:
- Auteur:Cardinal, ColleenSommaire:
"During the 60s Scoop, over 20,000 Indigenous children in Canada were removed from their biological families, lands and culture and trafficked across provinces, borders and overseas to be raised in non-Indigenous households....
- Auteur:Manasc, VivianSommaire:
Old Stories, New Ways is about the influence that Indigenous Elders and their Grandfather Stories have had on the Manasc Isaac projects, not only on Indigenous lands but also on their practice as a whole. Indigenous ways of knowing make...
- Auteur:Ken CarriereSommaire:
"A first-hand account of a Swampy Cree boy's experiences growing up in the Saskatchewan River Delta, one of the world's largest inland deltas and one of North America's most important ecosystems. Depicting an Indigenous lifestyle that...
- Auteur:McCartney, LeslieSommaire:
A project originally conceived to document the biographies of Elders by the Gwich'in Social and Cultural Institute, Our Whole Gwich'in Way of Life Has Changed / Gwich'in K'yuu Gwiidandài' Tthak Ejuk Gòonlih is...
- Auteur:Mahon, AnneSommaire:
"With a foreword by Beatrice Mosionier. Abandonment, loss, endless transitions, self-reliance, continued persistence, and fierce beauty all coexist in this compelling collection of stories of ten women who journey from victims of the...
- Auteur:Miller, David Reed, Tanner, Tracey, Martin-McGuire, Peggy, Tanner, James N.Sommaire:
"Born out of a meticulous, well-researched historical and current traditional land-use study led by Cega' Kínna Nakoda Oyáté (Carry the Kettle Nakoda First Nation), Owóknage is the first book to tell the definitive, comprehensive...
- Auteur:Archibald-Barber, Jesse RaeSommaire:
Comprised of multidisciplinary and diverse perspectives, Performing Turtle Island considers theatre as a tool for community engagement, education, and resistance, and examines how communities in turn influence the construction of...
- Auteur:Dumas, WilliamSommaire:
In 1993, the remains of a young woman were discovered at Nagami Bay, South Indian Lake, Manitoba. Out of that important archaeological discovery came this unique story about a week in the life of Pīsim, a young Cree woman, who lived in...
- Auteur:Hay, Travis, Burnett, KristinSommaire:
The manufacturing of a chronic food crisis Food insecurity in the North is one of Canada's most shameful public health and human rights crises. In Plundering the North, Kristin Burnett and Travis Hay examine the disturbing...
- Auteur:Thomas, Penny M.Sommaire:
A unique book for young children that teaches counting from one to ten in the Cree language. Both words and pictures reflect the rich culture and tradition of the Cree people.
- Auteur:Sommaire:
Drawing on reflective personal narrative, experiential research, and critical theoretical engagement, this collection connects localized experiences with broader structural and systemic forms of intersectional racism. These detailed...
- Auteur:Baskatawang, LeoSommaire:
A manifesto for the future of Indigenous Education in Canada In Reclaiming Anishinaabe Law Leo Baskatawang traces the history of the neglected treaty relationship between the Crown and the Anishinaabe Nation in Treaty #3, and the...
- Auteur:Milward, David LeoSommaire:
"The horrors of the Indian Residential Schools (IRS) are by now well-known historical facts. And they have certainly found purchase in the Canadian consciousness in recent years. The history of violence and the struggles of survivors...
- Auteur:Vermette, KatherenaSommaire:
Picking up where Pemmican Wars left off, Red River Resistance sees Echo Desjardins adjusting to her new home, finding friends, and learning about Métis history. One ordinary afternoon in class, Echo finds herself transported through...
- Auteur:Sommaire:
This collection of contemporary poetry, art, and narrative supports K-12 teachers in connecting with Indigenous voices and perspectives, bringing Indigenous works in their classrooms, and creating equitable teaching practices.
- Auteur:Fiola, ChantalSommaire:
"Returning to Ceremony is the follow-up to Chantal Fiola's award-winning Rekindling the Sacred Fire and continues her ground-breaking examination of Métis spirituality, debunking stereotypes such as "all Métis people are Catholic,"...
- Auteur:Davidson, Sara FlorenceSommaire:
"Every summer, a Haida girl and her family travel up the Yakoun River on Haida Gwaii, following the salmon. While their father fishes, the girl and her brother spend their time on the land playing and learning from Tsinii (Grandfather...
- Auteur:Dumont, DawnSommaire:
Rose Okanese, a single mother with two kids, has been pushed into a corner by Rez citizens to claim some self-respect, and decides that the fastest way to do that is to run the reserve's annual marathon. Though Rose hasn't run in twenty...
- Auteur:Ranville, ErrolSommaire:
Errol Ranville has been running all his life: from chronic poverty and racism in rural Manitoba; a discriminatory music business; alcohol and drug addiction; and the responsibilities that come with being regarded as a role model. Though...