Yaotl and Sascho splashed along the shores of the behchà, spears hefted, watching for the flash of fin to rise to the surface and sparkle in the sunlight. Tender feelings, barely discovered, flushed their faces. Waving their spears...
Indigenous materials
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Author:Wisdomkeeper, John, Waldron, JulietSummary: - Author:Paul, Cecil, Penn, BrionySummary:
The life story of Xenaksiala elder Cecil Paul, also known as Wa'xaid.
- Author:Mills, P. DawnSummary:
"...For Future Generations exemplifies Dr. Mills' ongoing commitment to reconciliation and her motivation to provide a model for collaborative land use planning and management between the Crown and Aboriginal people." -Don Ryan,...
- Author:Winegard, Timothy C.Summary:
An analysis of the role of Canada's Aboriginal soldiers in the First World War.
- Author:Winegard, Timothy C.Summary:
The first comprehensive history of the Aboriginal First World War experience on the battlefield and the home front.When the call to arms was heard at the outbreak of the First World War, Canada’s First Nations pledged their men and...
- Author:Strong, AmandaSummary:
On a journey to uncover her family's story, Spotted Fawn travels through time and space to reclaim connection to ancestors, language, and the land--creating a path forward in this essential graphic novel. In the dreamworld she bears...
- Author:Nettelbeck, Amanda, Smandych, Russell, Knafla, Louis A., Foster, RobertSummary:
Fragile Settlements compares the processes by which British colonial authority was asserted over Indigenous peoples in south-west Australia and Prairie Canada from the 1830s to the early twentieth century. At the start of this period,...
- Author:Carmichael, Fred, Metcalfe-Chenail, DanielleSummary:
A gorgeous picture book that pays homage to aviator Freddie Carmichael - the first Indigenous commercial pilot in the Arctic - with each month of the year highlighting moments from his life, the beauty of the North and the power of...
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Originally published in 1837 in Europe in German, French, and Slovenian editions, Baraga’s Short History of the North American Indians is the personal, first-hand account of a Catholic missionary in the Great Lakes area of North America...
- Author:Barman, JeanSummary:
Jean Barman rewrites the history of the Pacific Northwest from the perspective of the French Canadians involved in the fur economy, the Indigenous women whose presence in their lives encouraged them to stay, and their descendants. For...
- Author:Hernandez, JessicaSummary:
An Indigenous environmental scientist breaks down why western conservationism isn't working--and offers Indigenous models informed by case studies, personal stories, and family histories that center the voices of Latin American...
- Author:Duckworth, Harry W.Summary:
George Nelson (1786-1859) was a clerk for the North West Company whose unusually detailed and personal writings provide a compelling portrait of the people engaged in the golden age of the Canadian fur trade. Friends, Foes, and Furs is...
- Author:Mountain, AntoineSummary:
In this poetic, poignant memoir, Dene artist and social activist Antoine Mountain paints an unforgettable picture of his journey from residential school to art school--and his path to healing. In 1949, Antoine Mountain was born on the...
- Author:Bentham, Christie, Hooke, KatharineSummary:
From Burleigh to Boschink: A Community Called Stony Lake covers over a hundred years of human history, encompassing the Aboriginal Peoples, their presence and influence, early settlement and cottaging activity up to the present time....
- Author:Thistle, JesseSummary:
In this extraordinary and inspiring debut memoir, Jesse Thistle, once a high school dropout and now a rising Indigenous scholar, chronicles his life on the streets and how he overcame trauma and addiction to discover the truth about who...
- Author:Thistle, JesseSummary:
In this extraordinary and inspiring debut memoir, Jesse Thistle, once a high school dropout and now a rising Indigenous scholar, chronicles his life on the streets and how he overcame trauma and addiction to discover the truth about who...
- Author:Flett, LeonardSummary:
This is a story about the fur trade and First Nations, and the development of northern Canada, seen and experienced not only through Leonard Flett's eyes, but also through the eyes of his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. The...
- Author:Weetaltuk, Eddy, Martin, Thibault, St. Amand, IsabelleSummary:
“My name is Weetaltuk; Eddy Weetaltuk. My Eskimo tag name is E9-422.” So begins From the "Tundra to the Trenches." Weetaltuk means “innocent eyes” in Inuktitut, but to the Canadian government, he was known as E9-422: E for Eskimo, 9 for...
- Author:Poelzer, Greg, Coates, KennethSummary:
Canada is a country founded on relationships and treaties between Indigenous people and newcomers. Although recent court cases have strengthened Aboriginal rights, the cooperative spirit of the treaties is being lost as Canadians engage...
- Author:Poelzer, Greg, Coates, Ken S.Summary:
Canada is a country founded on relationships and agreements between Indigenous people and newcomers. Although recent court cases have strengthened Aboriginal rights, the cooperative spirit of the treaties is being lost as Canadians...
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