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Killing the Wittigo

Killing the Wittigo

Indigenous Culture-based Approaches to Waking Up, Taking Action, and Doing the Work of Healing : A Book for Young Adults

by Methot, Suzanne

Book - 2023

Written for young adults, Killing the Wittigo explains the traumatic effects of colonization on Indigenous people and communities and how trauma alters an individual's brain, body, and behaviour. Written for young adults, Killing the Wittigo explains the traumatic effects of colonization on Indigenous people and communities and how trauma alters an individual's brain, body, and behaviour. Show less

Written for young adults, Killing the Wittigo explains the traumatic effects of colonization on Indigenous people and communities and how trauma alters an individual's brain, body, and behaviour. Written for young adults, Killing the Wittigo explains the traumatic effects of colonization on Indigenous people and communities and how trauma alters an individual's brain, body, and behaviour. Show less

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Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults

Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults

Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

by Kimmerer, Robin Wall

Book - 2022

Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer's best-selling book Braiding Sweetgrass is adapted for a young adult audience, bringing Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the lessons of plant life to a new generation. Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer's best-selling book Braiding Sweetgrass is adapted for a young adult audience, bringing Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the lessons of plant life to a new generation. Show less

Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer's best-selling book Braiding Sweetgrass is adapted for a young adult audience, bringing Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the lessons of plant life to a new generation. Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer's best-selling book Braiding Sweetgrass is adapted for a young adult audience, bringing Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the lessons of plant life to a new generation. Show less

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Warrior Girl Unearthed

Warrior Girl Unearthed

by Boulley, Angeline

Book - 2023

Perry Firekeeper-Birch has always known who she is--the laidback twin, the troublemaker, the best fisher on Sugar Island. Her aspirations won't ever take ...Show more Perry Firekeeper-Birch has always known who she is--the laidback twin, the troublemaker, the best fisher on Sugar Island. Her aspirations won't ever take her far from home but as the rising number of missing Indigenous women starts circling closer to home and as greedy grave robbers seek to profit off of what belongs to her Anishinaabe tribe, Perry begins to question everything. In order to reclaim this inheritance for her people, Perry has no choice but to take matters into her own hands. Show less

Perry Firekeeper-Birch has always known who she is--the laidback twin, the troublemaker, the best fisher on Sugar Island. Her aspirations won't ever take ...Show more Perry Firekeeper-Birch has always known who she is--the laidback twin, the troublemaker, the best fisher on Sugar Island. Her aspirations won't ever take her far from home but as the rising number of missing Indigenous women starts circling closer to home and as greedy grave robbers seek to profit off of what belongs to her Anishinaabe tribe, Perry begins to question everything. In order to reclaim this inheritance for her people, Perry has no choice but to take matters into her own hands. Show less

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A Grandmother Begins the Story

A Grandmother Begins the Story

by Porter, Michelle

Book - 2023

Five genertions of Métis women argue, dance, struggle, laugh, love, and tell the stories that will sing their family, and perhaps the land itself, into healing in this brilliantly original debut novel. Five genertions of Métis women argue, dance, struggle, laugh, love, and tell the stories that will sing their family, and perhaps the land itself, into healing in this brilliantly original debut novel. Show less

Five genertions of Métis women argue, dance, struggle, laugh, love, and tell the stories that will sing their family, and perhaps the land itself, into healing in this brilliantly original debut novel. Five genertions of Métis women argue, dance, struggle, laugh, love, and tell the stories that will sing their family, and perhaps the land itself, into healing in this brilliantly original debut novel. Show less

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The Inconvenient Indian

The Inconvenient Indian

A Curious Account of Native People in North America

by King, Thomas

Book - 2012

The Inconvenient Indian is a critical and personal meditation that the remarkable Thomas King has conducted over the past 50 years about what it means to be "Indian" in North America. The Inconvenient Indian is a critical and personal meditation that the remarkable Thomas King has conducted over the past 50 years about what it means to be "Indian" in North America. Show less

The Inconvenient Indian is a critical and personal meditation that the remarkable Thomas King has conducted over the past 50 years about what it means to be "Indian" in North America. The Inconvenient Indian is a critical and personal meditation that the remarkable Thomas King has conducted over the past 50 years about what it means to be "Indian" in North America. Show less

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Unreconciled

Unreconciled

Family, Truth, and Indigenous Resistance

by Wente, Jesse

Book - 2021

A prominent Indigenous voice uncovers the lies and myths that affect relations between white and Indigenous people and the power of narrative to emphasize truth over comfort. A prominent Indigenous voice uncovers the lies and myths that affect relations between white and Indigenous people and the power of narrative to emphasize truth over comfort. Show less

A prominent Indigenous voice uncovers the lies and myths that affect relations between white and Indigenous people and the power of narrative to emphasize truth over comfort. A prominent Indigenous voice uncovers the lies and myths that affect relations between white and Indigenous people and the power of narrative to emphasize truth over comfort. Show less

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The Strangers

The Strangers

A Novel

by Vermette, Katherena

Book - 2021

Readers will be drawn into the world of the Stranger family - the strength of their bond, the shared pain of their past, and the light beckoning from the horizon. Companion to Vermette's bestselling novel, The Break. Readers will be drawn into the world of the Stranger family - the strength of their bond, the shared pain of their past, and the light beckoning from the horizon. Companion to Vermette's bestselling novel, The Break. Show less

Readers will be drawn into the world of the Stranger family - the strength of their bond, the shared pain of their past, and the light beckoning from the horizon. Companion to Vermette's bestselling novel, The Break. Readers will be drawn into the world of the Stranger family - the strength of their bond, the shared pain of their past, and the light beckoning from the horizon. Companion to Vermette's bestselling novel, The Break. Show less

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Permanent Astonishment

Permanent Astonishment

by Highway, Tomson

Book - 2021

Highway's brother Rene died of an AIDS-related illness in 1990. This book is Thomson Highway's embrace of Rene's final admonishment "Don't mourn me, be joyful." Highway's brother Rene died of an AIDS-related illness in 1990. This book is Thomson Highway's embrace of Rene's final admonishment "Don't mourn me, be joyful." Show less

Highway's brother Rene died of an AIDS-related illness in 1990. This book is Thomson Highway's embrace of Rene's final admonishment "Don't mourn me, be joyful." Highway's brother Rene died of an AIDS-related illness in 1990. This book is Thomson Highway's embrace of Rene's final admonishment "Don't mourn me, be joyful." Show less

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All the Quiet Places

All the Quiet Places

by Isaac, Brian Thomas

Book - 2021

The story of what can happen when every adult in a person's life has been affected by colonialism. It tells of the acute separation from culture that can occur even at home in a loved, familiar landscape. The story of what can happen when every adult in a person's life has been affected by colonialism. It tells of the acute separation from culture that can occur even at home in a loved, familiar landscape. Show less

The story of what can happen when every adult in a person's life has been affected by colonialism. It tells of the acute separation from culture that can occur even at home in a loved, familiar landscape. The story of what can happen when every adult in a person's life has been affected by colonialism. It tells of the acute separation from culture that can occur even at home in a loved, familiar landscape. Show less

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Call Me Indian

Call Me Indian

From the Trauma of Residential School to Becoming the NHL's First Treaty Indigenous Player

by Sasakamoose, Fred

Book - 2021

From the first Canadian Indigenous player with Treaty status in the NHL, to Chief and founder of athletic programs for Indigenous youth, Saskamoose's rise from the residential school system is a compelling read. From the first Canadian Indigenous player with Treaty status in the NHL, to Chief and founder of athletic programs for Indigenous youth, Saskamoose's rise from the residential school system is a compelling read. Show less

From the first Canadian Indigenous player with Treaty status in the NHL, to Chief and founder of athletic programs for Indigenous youth, Saskamoose's rise from the residential school system is a compelling read. From the first Canadian Indigenous player with Treaty status in the NHL, to Chief and founder of athletic programs for Indigenous youth, Saskamoose's rise from the residential school system is a compelling read. Show less

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Daughters of the Deer

Daughters of the Deer

by Daniel, Danielle

Book - 2022

With the poignant story of Jeanne, Daniel imagines her way into the heart and mind of a woman at the origin of the long history of violence against Indigenous women and the deliberate, equally violent disruption of First Nations culture. With the poignant story of Jeanne, Daniel imagines her way into the heart and mind of a woman at the origin of the long history of violence against Indigenous women and the deliberate, equally violent disruption of First Nations culture. Show less

With the poignant story of Jeanne, Daniel imagines her way into the heart and mind of a woman at the origin of the long history of violence against Indigenous women and the deliberate, equally violent disruption of First Nations culture. With the poignant story of Jeanne, Daniel imagines her way into the heart and mind of a woman at the origin of the long history of violence against Indigenous women and the deliberate, equally violent disruption of First Nations culture. Show less

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Manikanetish

Manikanetish

by Fontaine, Naomi

Book - 2021

After years away, a young teacher returns to her Innu community and transforms the lives of her students through art. After years away, a young teacher returns to her Innu community and transforms the lives of her students through art. Show less

After years away, a young teacher returns to her Innu community and transforms the lives of her students through art. After years away, a young teacher returns to her Innu community and transforms the lives of her students through art. Show less

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Probably Ruby

Probably Ruby

by Bird-Wilson, Lisa

Book - 2021

From a new voice in Indigenous fiction comes the story of Ruby. Adopted by white parents as an infant, Ruby searches for her Indigenous identity as a teen in this coming-of-age story. From a new voice in Indigenous fiction comes the story of Ruby. Adopted by white parents as an infant, Ruby searches for her Indigenous identity as a teen in this coming-of-age story. Show less

From a new voice in Indigenous fiction comes the story of Ruby. Adopted by white parents as an infant, Ruby searches for her Indigenous identity as a teen in this coming-of-age story. From a new voice in Indigenous fiction comes the story of Ruby. Adopted by white parents as an infant, Ruby searches for her Indigenous identity as a teen in this coming-of-age story. Show less

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Beyond the Orange Shirt Story

Beyond the Orange Shirt Story

A Collection of Stories From Family and Friends of Phyllis Webstad Before, During, and After Their Residential School Experiences

by Webstad, Phyllis

Book - 2021

Phyllis Webstand's friends and family share their truths on what life was like before, during, and after their Residential School experiences. Phyllis Webstand's friends and family share their truths on what life was like before, during, and after their Residential School experiences. Show less

Phyllis Webstand's friends and family share their truths on what life was like before, during, and after their Residential School experiences. Phyllis Webstand's friends and family share their truths on what life was like before, during, and after their Residential School experiences. Show less

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21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act

21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act

Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation With Indigenous Peoples A Reality

by Joseph, Robert P. C.

Book - 2018

Written by a cultural sensitivity trainer, this is required reading for learning about the Indian Act and it's impact on generations of Indigenous Peoples. Written by a cultural sensitivity trainer, this is required reading for learning about the Indian Act and it's impact on generations of Indigenous Peoples. Show less

Written by a cultural sensitivity trainer, this is required reading for learning about the Indian Act and it's impact on generations of Indigenous Peoples. Written by a cultural sensitivity trainer, this is required reading for learning about the Indian Act and it's impact on generations of Indigenous Peoples. Show less

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