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Calling down the sky

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123323
Deerchild, Rosanna. BookLand Press , 2015.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WZ80.5 D312 2015
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Calling Down the Sky is a poetry collection that describes deep personal experiences and post generational effects of the Canadian Aboriginal Residential School confinements in the 1950''s when thousands of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children were placed in these schools against their parents'…
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Author
Deerchild, Rosanna
Publisher
BookLand Press
Publication Date
2015
Physical Description
80 p. ; 22 cm
Series
Canadian aboriginal voices
Subjects
Poetry
Indigenous Canadians - history
Child Abuse - history
First Nations - residential schools
First Nations
Canada
Popular Work
Abstract
Calling Down the Sky is a poetry collection that describes deep personal experiences and post generational effects of the Canadian Aboriginal Residential School confinements in the 1950''s when thousands of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children were placed in these schools against their parents'' wishes. Many were forbidden to speak their language and practice their own culture. The author portrays how the ongoing impact of the residential schools problem has been felt throughout generations and has contributed to social problems that continue to exist today. -- Provided by publisher.
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9781772310054
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WZ80.5 D312 2015

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First Nations 101 : tons of stuff you need to know

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Gray, Lynda. Vancouver, BC: Adaawx Publishing , 2022. Updated and expanded 2nd ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WZ80.5 G778f 2022
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
"Lynda Gray (Ts'msyen Nation) provides an accessible primer on Indigenous peoples' past and present geared towards both non-Indigenous and Indigenous readers. See the free resources page for downloadable resources. ​​First Nations 101 provides a broad overview of the day-to-day lives of…
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Author
Gray, Lynda
Edition
Updated and expanded 2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Vancouver, BC
Publisher
Adaawx Publishing
Publication Date
2022
Physical Description
328 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects
First Nations
Indigenous Canadians - legislation & jurisprudence
Indigenous Canadians - history
Popular Work
Abstract
"Lynda Gray (Ts'msyen Nation) provides an accessible primer on Indigenous peoples' past and present geared towards both non-Indigenous and Indigenous readers. See the free resources page for downloadable resources. ​​First Nations 101 provides a broad overview of the day-to-day lives of Indigenous people, traditional Indigenous communities, colonial interventions used in an attempt to assimilate Indigenous people into mainstream society, the impacts those interventions had on Indigenous families and communities, and how Indigenous people are working towards holistic health and wellness today. This 2nd edition has over 75 chapters, including 16 new ones. Gray's accessible writing style makes First Nations 101 the perfect primer. She notes that although governments may encourage and fund reconciliation activities, true reconciliation can only happen through the ongoing commitment and consistent actions of individuals, groups, organizations, and businesses"--firstnations101.com
ISBN
9780986964015
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WZ80.5 G778f 2022

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Inconvenient Indian: a curious account of Native People in North America

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125127
King, Thomas. Toronto: Anchor Canada , 2013. Anchor Canada ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WZ80.5 K54 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
King, Thomas
Edition
Anchor Canada ed.
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
Anchor Canada
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
xvi, 314 p. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
First Nations
Indigenous Canadians
Indigenous Canadians - history
North America -- Ethnic relations.
Popular Work
ISBN
9780385664226
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WZ80.5 K54 2013

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Killing the Wittigo: Indigenous culture-based approaches to waking up, taking action, and doing the work of healing

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125217
Methot, Suzanne. Toronto, ON: ECW Press , 2023.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WA300 M592 2023
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Alternate Title
Killing the Wittigo: Indigenous culture-based approaches to waking up, taking action, and doing the work of healing : a book for young adults
Author
Methot, Suzanne
Place of Publication
Toronto, ON
Publisher
ECW Press
Publication Date
2023
Physical Description
xii, 255 p. : ill, (some col.) ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Indigenous Canadians - history
Indigenous Canadians - psychology
Young Adult - psychology
Historical Trauma - therapy
Psychological Trauma - therapy
Mental Health
First Nations
Canada
Popular Work
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
Teen/young adult adaptation of Legacy: Trauma, Story, and Indigenous Healing
ISBN
9781770417243
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WA300 M592 2023

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Legacy: trauma, story, and Indigenous healing

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125223
Methot, Suzanne. Toronto, ON: ECW Press , 2019.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WA300 M592 2019
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
"Five hundred years of colonization have taken an incalculable toll on the Indigenous peoples of the Americas: substance use disorders and shockingly high rates of depression, diabetes, and other chronic health conditions brought on by genocide and colonial control. With passionate logic and chilli…
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Author
Methot, Suzanne
Place of Publication
Toronto, ON
Publisher
ECW Press
Publication Date
2019
Physical Description
360 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Indigenous Canadians - history
Indigenous Canadians - psychology
Historical Trauma - therapy
Psychological Trauma - therapy
Mental Health
First Nations
Colonization
Canada
Popular Work
Abstract
"Five hundred years of colonization have taken an incalculable toll on the Indigenous peoples of the Americas: substance use disorders and shockingly high rates of depression, diabetes, and other chronic health conditions brought on by genocide and colonial control. With passionate logic and chillingly clear prose, author and educator Suzanne Methot uses history, human development, and her own and others? stories to trace the roots of Indigenous cultural dislocation and community breakdown in an original and provocative examination of the long-term effects of colonization. But all is not lost. Methot also shows how we can come back from this with Indigenous ways of knowing lighting the way."--Jacket.
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9781770414259
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WA300 M592 2019

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Picking up the pieces : residential school memories and the making of the witness blanket

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123331
Newman, Carey, Hudson, Kirstie. [Victoria, BC?]: Orca Book Publishers , 2019.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WZ80.5 N551 2019
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
This nonfiction book, illustrated with photographs , tells the story of the making fo the Witness Blanket, a work by Indigenous artist Carey Newman that includes items from every residential school in Canada and stories from the Survivors who donated them. -- Provided by publisher.
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Author
Newman, Carey
Hudson, Kirstie
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Publication Date
2019
Physical Description
vii, 170 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm
Subjects
First Nations - residential schools
Adult Survivors of Child Abuse
Mental Health
Art Therapy - methods
History
Indigenous Canadians
First Nations
Popular Work
Abstract
This nonfiction book, illustrated with photographs , tells the story of the making fo the Witness Blanket, a work by Indigenous artist Carey Newman that includes items from every residential school in Canada and stories from the Survivors who donated them. -- Provided by publisher.
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9781459819955
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WZ80.5 N551 2019

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Up Ghost River : a chief's journey through the turbulent waters of Native history

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Metatawabin, Edmund, Shimo, Alexandra. [Toronto, ON]: Vintage Canada , 2015.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WZ80.5 M587u 2015
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Metatawabin, Edmund
Shimo, Alexandra
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Vintage Canada
Publication Date
2015
Physical Description
xix, 316 pages, 11 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 21 cm
Subjects
Indigenous Canadians
Indigenous Canadians - history
First Nations
First Nations - residential schools
Political Activism
Canada
Popular Work
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9780307399885
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WZ80.5 M587u 2015

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Warrior of the people : how Susan La Flesche overcame racial and gender inequality to become America's first Indian doctor

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124472
Starita, Joe. New York, NY: St. Martin's Griffin , 2018.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WZ100 S73w 2018
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
"On March 14, 1889, Susan La Flesche Picotte received her medical degree, becoming the first Native American doctor in U.S. history--thirty-one years before women could vote and thirty-five years before Indians could become citizens in their own country. By age twenty-six, this fragile but indomita…
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Author
Starita, Joe
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
xiv, 304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm
Subjects
Indigenous Peoples - history
First Nations
Picotte, Susan LaFlesche, 1865-1915
Physicians, Women
United States
Biography
Popular Work
Abstract
"On March 14, 1889, Susan La Flesche Picotte received her medical degree, becoming the first Native American doctor in U.S. history--thirty-one years before women could vote and thirty-five years before Indians could become citizens in their own country. By age twenty-six, this fragile but indomitable Native woman acquired 1,244 patients scattered across 1,350 square miles of rolling countryside with few roads. They were often desperately poor and sick with tuberculosis, small pox, measles, and influenza. She was their last hope and effectively became the chief of her entrenched patriarchal tribe, crashing through walls of ethnic, racial, and gender prejudice. A Warrior of the People is the moving biography of Susan La Flesche Picotte's inspirational life and dedication to public health, and it will finally shine a light on her numerous accomplishments that improved the lot of her people."--Back Cover
ISBN
9781250181312
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WZ100 S73w 2018

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Wayi Wah! Indigenous pedagogies: an act for reconciliation and anti-racist education

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125216
Chrona, Jo. Winnipeg, MB: Portage & Main Press , 2022.
Audience
Patient or Public
Professional
Call Number
E78.C2 C557 2022
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Alternate Title
Indigenous pedagogies: an act for reconciliation and anti-racist education
Author
Chrona, Jo
Place of Publication
Winnipeg, MB
Publisher
Portage & Main Press
Publication Date
2022
Physical Description
225 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
First Nations
Indigenous Canadians - education
Indigenous Canadians - history
Reconciliation
Antiracism
Race Relations
Canada
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9781774920466
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
E78.C2 C557 2022

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