Meet Buffy Sainte-Marie, music legend, activist and teacher! Buffy Sainte-Marie is not exactly sure where or when she was born, but it was likely the Piapot Reserve in the Qu'Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan. As a baby she was adopted...
Indigenous materials
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Author:MacLeod, ElizabethSummary: - Author:MacLeod, ElizabethSummary:
On a cold and windy April day in 1907, Tom Longboat beat a crowd of top runners to win the famous Boston Marathon. His exhilarating, record-breaking performances earned him legions of fans in Canada and around the world. But there is...
- Author:Banville-Cormier, DorothéeSummary:
Les quatre récits de ce recueil nous transportent dans des villages du Nunavik où vie quotidienne et légendes s’entremêlent, dévoilant un monde déchiré entre la culture des ancêtres et l’attrait de la vie moderne. Depuis l’arrivée de l’...
- Author:Berens, WilliamSummary:
Because the elderly chief wanted his visitor to understand the Ojibwe world, and because Hallowell was deeply interested in his subject matter and was such a good listener, Berens freely related his dreams and other stories about...
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The North is changing at an unprecedented rate as industrial development and the climate crisis disrupt not only the environment but also long-standing relationships to the land and traditional means of livelihood. Memory and Landscape...
- Author:Schilling, VincentSummary:
The stories of these men are tales of courage, determination and honesty, often in the face of racism and adversity. Read about Larry Merculieff, who helped bring a once oppressed Aleutian people to a position of power and self-...
- Author:Radecki, BarbaraSummary:
“She will fall in seven days,” say the crows. “As she falls, so do we all.” Who falls? wonders M. The ominous, supernatural message starts M on a quest that could save more than one life. But what if the person in danger happens to be...
- Author:Hogue, MichelSummary:
Metis and the Medicine Line tells the remarkable story of the Plains Metis and the violent birth of the Canada/U.S. border.
- Author:Saunders, Kelly, Dubois, JaniqueSummary:
At a time when the Métis are becoming increasingly visible in Canadian politics, this unique book offers a practical guide for understanding who they are and the challenges they face on the path to self-government. It shows how the...
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Explores the integral roles that Métis women assumed to ensure the survival of their communities during the fur trade era and onward. Métis Matriarchs examines the roles of prominent Métis women from across Western Canada from the...
- Author:Chapman, David M. F., LeBlanc, CathySummary:
Traditional teachings about the moon cycles and their relation to the natural history of Mi'kma'ki on Canada's East Coast. For thousands of years, the Mi'kmaq have been closely observing the natural world and the cycles of the moon and...
- Author:Andersen, Raoul R., Crellin, John K.Summary:
Mi’sel Joe: An Aboriginal Chief’s Journey chronicles both the life of an individual and that of his people. Mi’sel Joe is the traditional and administrative chief of Newfoundland’s Conne River Mi’kmaq Reserve. Through a series...
- Author:Soop, AlexSummary:
Blackfoot storyteller Alexander Soop plunges us into a shocking well of imagination in his debut collection of short stories, Midnight Storm Moonless Sky. From hauntings on the Highway of Tears to fearful gatherings of ghosts and the...
- Author:Rice, WaubgeshigSummary:
Midnight Sweatlodge tells the tale of a group of strangers and family gathered together to partake in this ancient aboriginal ceremony. Each seeks healing from the ceremony and each character gives us a glimpse into their lives that is...
- Author:Luby, BrittanySummary:
In this lyrical story-poem, written in Anishinaabemowin and English, a child and grandmother explore their surroundings, taking pleasure in the familiar sights that each new season brings.
- Author:Brunt, Stephen, Tootoo, JordinSummary:
For some hockey players, retirement marks the moment when it's all over. But Jordin Tootoo is not most hockey players. Having inspired millions when he first broke into the league, Tootoo continued to influence people throughout his...
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Illustrator Roge visited a school in Mingan, an Innu village in northeastern Quebec. He spent a few days taking the time to photograph each child. Once he returned home to his studio, brush in hand, he revisited the eyes of these...
- Author:Poll, WillieSummary:
A young Indigenous water protector named Minnow goes on an underwater journey; learning from our ocean-living relatives. When she returns to the surface, she gathers her community to help make a change. This story is told in lyrical...
- Author:Vermette, KatherenaSummary:
Misaabe tells great stories -- about trolls, and x-ray glasses, and secret agents, and his super-exciting life. But is real life so bad? The Seven Teaching of the Anishinaabe -- love, wisdom, humility, courage, respect, honesty, and...
- Author:Florence, MelanieSummary:
"A young mother, one of the many missing indigenous women, watches over her small daughter as she grows up without her nimama. Together, but separated, they experience important milestones: the first day of school, first dance, first...
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