The Neyhiyawak (Plains Cree) word "Kitotam" translates into English as, "He Speaks to It." This is a collection of free-verse poetry by Indigenous poet and artist John McDonald. Written in two parts, these poems chronicle John's life...
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Akuluk is visiting her family in Nunavut and can't wait to get out on her uncle's boat for a ride into the powerful Arctic Ocean. Surrounded by her family, and with her trusty toy polar bear beside her, Akuluk experiences the beautiful...
- Author:Isluanik, HenrySummary:
Henry Isluanik retells the Kiviuq legend, a version passed on to him by his mother, of a courageous hunter who was swept out to sea during a storm and who spent many years trying to find his way back home.
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Since Indigenous peoples have developed time-proven approaches to sustaining both community and environment, Elders and young people are concerned that this rich legacy of Indigenous Science with its wealth of environmental knowledge...
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"Since Indigenous peoples have developed time-proven approaches to sustaining both community and environment, Elders and young people are concerned that this rich legacy of Indigenous Science with its wealth of environmental knowledge...
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"Knowing Home attempts to capture the creative vision of Indigenous scientific knowledge and technology that is derived from an ecology of a home place. The traditional wisdom component of Indigenous Science - the values and ways of...
- Author:Carr-Stewart, SheilaSummary:
In 1867, Canada's federal government became responsible for the education of Indigenous peoples: Status Indians and some Métis would attend schools on reserves; non-Status Indians and some Métis would attend provincial schools....
- Author:Vermette, KatherenaSummary:
Kode knows many things, but she doesn't know one thing: What does respect mean? Who will help her figure out the answer? The Seven Teaching of the Anishinaabe -- love, wisdom, humility, courage, respect, honesty, and truth -- are...
- Author:Fournier, JamesieSummary:
In this complex, at times dark, poetry collection from Inuk author Jamesie Fournier, readers are taken through the recesses of a character struggling with inner demons whispering into his mind. As he attempts to overcome his inner...
- Author:Fontaine, NaomiSummary:
"J'aimerais que vous la connaissiez la fille au ventre rond. Celle qui élèvera seule ses enfants. Qui criera après son copain qui l'aura trompée. Qui pleurera seule dans son salon, qui changera des couches toute sa vie....
- Author:Jean, MichelSummary:
A Quebec bestseller based on the life of Michel Jean's great-grandmother that delivers an empathetic portrait of drastic change in an Innu community. Kukum recounts the story of Almanda Siméon, an orphan raised by her aunt and uncle,...
- Author:Lane Jr, Chef Phil, Goodall, Jane, Lucas, PatriciaSummary:
Créé au départ pour épauler les Premières Nations dans leur cheminement, L’Arbre sacré met en évidence les concepts, les principes et les enseignements de la spiritualité autochtone. Plus qu’un guide, cet ouvrage révèle comment les...
- Author:Pellerin, Glorya, Quintriqueo Millán, Segundo Enrique, Bacon, Lily, Maheux, GisèleSummary:
Au Québec, les difficultés institutionnelles à scolariser les jeunes Inuit et ceux des Premières Nations jusqu'à la fin du secondaire ne peuvent plus être ignorées. Il en est de même pour la formation postsecondaire. Au Chili, les...
- Author:Bernard, MarielleSummary:
Au début du XXe siècle, dans le Grand Nord canadien, un village est frappé par la famine. Se rendre à Sarila semble l'unique moyen d'éviter la catastrophe. Mais voilà, seuls les cœurs purs peuvent espérer trouver cette terre de légende...
- Author:Farrell Holler, SueSummary:
Lacey Little Bird loves spending time with Kahasi, an elder on her reserve who is like a grandmother to her. From her Lacey is learning about their people, the Siksika Blackfoot tribe of Alberta, including the art of beadwork. Lacey...
- Author:Lewis, Wendy A.Summary:
Gaylord Powless was playing lacrosse by the age of three. His father was a famous player who taught Gaylord everything he knew. But Gaylord's tremendous skill and native ancestry made him a target on and off the lacrosse floor. Gaylord...
- Author:Hämäläinen, PekkaSummary:
The first comprehensive history of the Lakota Indians and their profound role in shaping America's history This first complete account of the Lakota Indians traces their rich and often surprising history from the early sixteenth to...
- Author:Brave Bird, MarySummary:
Mary Brave Bird grew up fatherless in a one-room cabin, without running water or electricity, on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Rebelling against the aimless drinking, punishing missionary school, narrow strictures for...
- Author:Lafferty, CatherineSummary:
Land-Water-Sky follows the story of a vexatious shapeshifter (Nahga) that lives throughout the centuries from time immemorial. Witnessing his land being encroached before him, he is desperate to stop the world from evolving and so he...
- Author:Harris, Douglas C.Summary:
Landing Native Fisheries reveals the contradictions and consequences of an Indian land policy premised on access to fish, on one hand, and a program of fisheries management intended to open the resource to newcomers, on the other....
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