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Strength and struggle : perspectives from First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples in Canada

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  • Contributor: Mishenene, Rachel A.; Toulouse, Pamela Rose; Augustine, Denise; Atcheson, Joyce
    Date:
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    2011
    Summary:

    Strength and Struggle: Perspectives from First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples in Canada is part of McGraw-Hill Ryerson's iLit Collection of supplementary student resources for high school English courses. This title is a 149-page, soft-cover book that includes a rich array of short stories, poetry, music lyrics, graphic art, articles, essays, and other pieces that will have students laughing, crying, talking, and thinking. It is a true celebration of First Nations, Inuit and Métis writing and art. This resource is designed to be appropriate for a grade 10 or 11 reader.

    Contents:
    • East: First Perspectives
    • We're More Than Just Beads and Feathers
    • Graphic novella by Jason EagleSpeaker
    • Footprints in the Snow
    • Poem by Nichola Batzel
    • A Raven Flies South
    • Short story by Gord Bruyere
    • An Uncertain Journey on a Jagged Road
    • Personal account by Forrest Rain Shapwaykeesic
    • Lessons from the Re-Creation Story
    • Essay by Deborah McGregor
    • South: Sharing Our Gifts
    • Walk to Morning
    • Speech by Joseph Boyden
    • I Am My Grandmother
    • Graphic journal by Nadia McLaren
    • E5-770, My Mother's Name
    • Song lyrics by Lucie Idlout
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    • Poem by John Adrian McDonald
    • The Amazing Sense of Shake
    • Short story by Cherie Dimaline
    • From Chef Kai's Kitchen
    • Autobiography and recipe by Kai Zyganuik
    • spiders
    • Poem by Sharron Proulx-Turner
    • Waawaate Fobister: A Shining Star
    • Biography by Lisa Charleyboy
    • West: Taking a Stand
    • My Whole Life Going Home
    • Poem by Al Hunter.
    Genre:
    Canadian nonfiction, Indigenous materials, Creative nonfiction
    Subject(s): Canadian literature | Indigenous authors | Indigenous peoples
    Original Publisher: Toronto, McGraw-Hill Ryerson
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9780071067034, 0071067035
    Collection(s)/Series: First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Collection