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• We All Go Back to the Land

  the Who, Why, and How of Land Acknowledgements

  Keeptwo, Suzanne, 1959-

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  A rigorous work that details the complexities and history of Land Acknowledgements. Keeptwo, who is Métis (Algonkin/French and Irish), discusses the origins of what we now know as Land Acknowledgments in West Coast Indigenous Welcoming Ceremonies.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Land Is My Land

  Littlechild, George, 1958-

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  Children's books by Indigenous artists like this one are not only valuable to parents of kids, but a welcoming door for any adult into someone else's lived experience and heritage. In this book, Plains Cree painter and writer George Littlechild…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gods Acre

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  Kelton Stepanowich is a Métis and Cree filmmaker from Northern Alberta. This short film is a portrait of what land means to an elderly Indigenous man whose home is threatened by rising water levels caused by climate change. He is pressured to move…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Bear's Medicine

  Sus Yoo

  Gauthier, Clayton,

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  A lovely meditation on gratitude to the land from the point of view of a mother bear. Written in short and evocative verse, this would be a great read to share with children. Clayton Gauthier (Cree/Dakelh), a visual artist creates breathtaking…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Story of the Blackfoot People

  Nitsitapiisinni

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  When we say a Land Acknowledgement we name the First Peoples of the land we are standing on. In the spirit of learning more about the Nations of our region, this is the story of the Blackfoot people as told by the Blackfoot people. In a project…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Braiding Sweetgrass

  Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

  Kimmerer, Robin Wall,

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  Potowatomi nature writer and botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer brings together the scientific approach to understanding plants and ecology with a respect and connection to the land that comes from Indigenous wisdom.

• These Mountains Are Our Sacred Places

  the Story of the Stoney People

  Snow, John, Assiniboine chief, 1933-

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  Learning about the nations included in Treaty 7 is a first step to understanding their importance. Chief John Snow (Stoney Nakoda) first published this book in 1977 and in 2005 it was rereleased with an epilogue reflecting on Chief John Snow’s life…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Blanket Toss Under Midnight Sun

  Portraits of Everyday Life in Eight Indigenous Communities

  Seesequasis, Paul,

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  Paul Seesequasis (Willow Cree) wanted to know more about how Indigenous people across Canada were able to hang on to their traditional ways of life even as decades of Residential Schools tried to tear them apart. In this project, he sourced 75…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Relatives With Roots : a Story About Métis Women's Connection to the Land

  Lii Peraantii Avik La Rasin : Eñ Nistwaar Taanishi Lii Faam Di Michif E'ishi Kisheyitakik Li Tayraeñ

  Dorion, Leah, 1970-,

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  In this book, a little Métis girl goes out gathering with her grandmother and hears the stories of the land and plants around them. The relationships between the grandmother, grandchild, and the traditional medicine of their environment are painted…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Walking in the Woods

  a Métis Memoir

  Belcourt, Herb, 1931-

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  A detailed memoir by Herb Belcourt (Métis), who has devoted himself to the fight for affordable housing and education for Indigenous people in Northern Alberta. Growing up as the son of a Métis fur trader, and starting up his own businesses,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Gatherings

  Reimagining Indigenous-settler Relations

  Hager, Shirley N., 1952-

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  Acknowledging the land is also about creating a better relationship with the people we share this space with. In this spirit, 30 years ago, a mixed group of Indigenous and non-Indigenous people from around Atlantic North America began meeting in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Blood People

  a Division of the Blackfoot Confederacy : An Illustrated Interpretation of the Old Ways

  Hungrywolf, Adolf, 1944-

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  An introduction to the Kainai Nation and the history from pre contact to present when it was published in 1977. Adolf Hungrywolf is a writer and photographer who through his wife Beverly Hungrywolf learned and was brought into the community even…Read moreRead more of this annotation