If portraits could speak, what fascinating stories would they tell? For over two decades, Manitoban artist Gerald Kuehl has travelled to the far-flung corners of Canada to draw out these answers from the last generation of Indigenous...
Indigenous materials
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Author:Kuehl, GeraldSummary: - Author:Scott, Tracie LeaSummary:
In 1999 the Nisga’a First Nation in northwestern British Columbia signed a landmark agreement which not only settled their land claim but outlined significant powers that could be exercised by its government. The Nisga’a Final Agreement...
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Power Struggles: Hydro Development and First Nations in Manitoba and Quebec examines the evolution of new agreements between First Nations and Inuit and the hydro corporations in Quebec and Manitoba, including the Wuskwatim Dam Project...
- Author:Thomas, Penny M.Summary:
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.
- Author:Shingoose, NahanniSummary:
A coming-of-age story about a teen girl who experiences her Indigenous heritage in a meaningful way. Part Ojibwe and part white, River lives with her white mother and stepfather on a farm in Ontario. Teased about her Indigenous heritage...
- Author:Beal, BobSummary:
This book tells us about the Metis, who simply wanted the long-standing boundaries of their river-lot farms respected by the government as Ottawa divided up the land to sell it to homesteaders. It tells about the Indians, whose land had...
- Author:Soggie, JoanSummary:
Gabby Mackenzie knows little and cares less about prairie people or their history. She sees her assignment to interview a hundred-year-old settler as nothing more than a bump in her hazy career path. But as she gets to know old Mr....
- Author:Dhillon, JaskiranSummary:
In 2016, Canada's newly elected federal government publically committed to reconciling the social and material deprivation of Indigenous communities across the country. Does this outward shift in the Canadian state's approach to...
- Author:Angel, MichaelSummary:
The Midewiwin is the traditional religious belief system central to the world view of Ojibwa in Canada and the US. It is a highly complex and rich series of sacred teachings and narratives whose preservation enabled the Ojibwa to...
- Author:Sellars, BevSummary:
Price Paid untangles truth from some of the myths about First Nations and addresses misconceptions still widely believed today. The second book by award-winning author Bev Sellars, Price Paid is based on a popular presentation Sellars...
- Author:Friday, TekeylaSummary:
Is it a hedgehog? Is it a porcupine? No - it’s Prince Prickly Spine but how can one so small rescue a princess at all. When a reluctant prince refuses to do his princely duties, his mother the Queen takes away his privileges and forces...
- Author:Hansen, Robin F.Summary:
A scathing critique of the colonial legal system's denial of children's rights. One afternoon in 2016, lawyer Robin Hansen receives a call. On the other end of the line is "Jacquie"--a pregnant Indigenous woman, nine weeks from her due...
- Author:Bird-Wilson, LisaSummary:
For readers of Tommy Orange's There There and Terese Marie Mailhot's Heart Berries, Probably Ruby is an audacious, brave and beautiful book about an adopted woman's search for her Indigenous identity. Relinquished as an infant, Ruby is...
- Author:Battiste, Marie, Henderson, James Youngblood (Sa'ke'j)Summary:
Whether the approximately 500 million Indigenous peoples of the world live in Canada, the United States, Australia, India, Peru, or Russia, they have faced a similar fate at the hands of colonizing powers. That fate has included...
- Author:Bell, Catherine, Paterson, RobertSummary:
Indigenous peoples around the world are seeking greater control over tangible and intangible cultural heritage. In Canada, issues concerning repatriation and trade of material culture, heritage site protection, treatment of ancestral...
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Protest and Partnership explores in detail the processes and institutions used to engage Indigenous peoples in resource development. The development of equitable relationships and outcomes among Indigenous communities, resource...
- Author:Bouchard, DavidSummary:
This collection of lyrical poems and songs from bestselling author David Bouchard gives a voice to important figures in Métis history from the 17th century to the present day.
- Author:Mason, Rachel, Mason, Roberta, Palahicky, Sophia, Rodríguez, María del Carmen, Antoine, Asma-na-hiSummary:
A Guide for Curriculum Developers is part of an open professional learning series developed for staff across post-secondary institutions in British Columbia. These guides are the result of the Indigenization Project, a collaboration...
- Author:Hancock, Robert L. A., McKeown, Stephanie, Pidgeon, Michelle, Vedan, Adrienne, Cull, IanSummary:
A Guide for Front-Line Staff, Student Services, and Advisors is part of an open professional learning series developed for staff across post-secondary institutions in British Columbia. These guides are the result of the Indigenization...
- Author:Simcoe, Janice, Smith, Dawn, Stein, Jennifer, Harrison, SybilSummary:
A Guide for Leaders and Administrators is part of an open professional learning series developed for staff across post-secondary institutions in British Columbia. These guides are the result of the Indigenization Project, a...
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