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• 8th Fire

  Aboriginal Peoples, Canada & the Way Forward

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  A moving documentary focusing on Canada's relationship with First Nations communities and the way forward. "8TH Fire" draws from an Anishinaabe prophecy that declares now is the time for Aboriginal peoples and the settler community to come together…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Children of the Broken Treaty

  Canada's Lost Promise and One Girl's Dream

  Angus, Charlie, 1962-

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  This revealing read exposes a system of apartheid in Canada that led to the largest youth-driven human rights movement in the country’s history. Inspired by Shannen Koostachin, a young woman from Attawapiskat First Nation, it offers insight into how…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• #IdleNoMore

  and the Remaking of Canada

  Coates, Ken, 1956-

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  Idle No More is an ongoing protest movement, founded by four women in Saskatchewan. The movement is in response to Indigenous treaty rights issues. Idle No More is a declaration of Indigenous identity, a protest in which Aboriginal people have…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Clearing the Plains

  Disease, Politics of Starvation, and the Loss of Aboriginal Life

  Daschuk, James W. (James William), 1961-

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  An examination of how Canada took advantage of famine, flooding, legislation, and treaties in an attempt to exterminate Indigenous Peoples. Daschuk considers how Indigenous Peoples now experience poverty, racism, and violence as a result of these…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Peace Pipe Dreams

  the Truth About Lies About Indians

  Dennis, Darrell (Darrell Michael),

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  With a good dose of satire, humour, and irreverence, Darrell Dennis untangles some of the truths, misconceptions, and myths about First Nations. He considers important questions about the European-Native interactions in North America. An…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Inconvenient Indian

  a Curious Account of Native People in North America

  King, Thomas, 1943-

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  Winner of the 2014 RBC Taylor Prize, "The Inconvenient Indian" is a powerful work; a personal meditation on what it means to be "Indian" in North America. It is an accessible read, at times hilarious and then heartbreaking, for everyone who seeks…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Unsettling Canada

  a National Wake-up Call

  Manuel, Arthur,

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  Arthur Manuel, a Secwepemc leader and an Indigenous activist, in collaboration with Grand Chief Ronald M. Derrickson, a Syilx (Okanagan) businessmen of Westbank First Nation, offers insight into the colonialization of Canada and the subsequent…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Those Who Know

  Profiles of Alberta's Native Elders

  Meili, Dianne, 1957-

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  Dianne Meili’s account of her travels through Alberta, where she interviewed healers, visionaries, storytellers, and spiritualists, is filled with interesting stories of what life was like for Aboriginal elders, those who devoted their lives to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Surviving Canada

  Indigenous Peoples Celebrate 150 Years of Betrayal

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  A collection of reflections, poems, essays, interviews, song lyrics, and illustrations by people from coast to coast. In their own words, they share thoughts about Indigenous Peoples' complicated relationship with Canada, and challenge all Canadians…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Seven Fallen Feathers

  Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City

  Talaga, Tanya,

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  In 1966, 12-year-old Chanie Wenjack froze to death on the railway tracks after running away from a residential school. From 2010 to 2011, seven Indigenous high school students died in Ontario, where they were forced to attend school far away from…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Indigenous Writes

  a Guide to First Nations, Métis & Inuit Issues in Canada

  Vowel, Chelsea,

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  In 31 essays, Chelsea Vowel, a Métis writer, lawyer and teacher, from manitow-sâkahikan (Lac Ste. Anne) Alberta, sparks an important dialogue about the relationship between Indigenous Peoples and Canada. With a clear and conversational tone, it is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Decade at Old Sun, My Lifetime of Hell

  Bear Chief, Arthur, 1942-

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  Arthur Bear Chief recalls the horrific abuse that he endured as a child during the ten years that he was forced to live at Old Sun Residential School on the Siksika reserve near Gleichen, Alberta. This is essential reading for Albertans looking to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• NAPI

  [the Trixter : a Blackfoot Graphic Novel]

  EagleSpeaker, Jason

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  Jason EagleSpeaker takes up the Blackfoot tradition of storytelling as a way of knowing through his graphic novels. This novel centers on Napi (or Old Man), who is integral to the Blackfoot people as a creator, a teacher, a shapeshifter, a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• UNeducation

  a Residential School Graphic Novel, Volume 1

  EagleSpeaker, Jason

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  Some traumas cannot be captured in words: they are the unspeakable haunted parts of the body and the mind that go beyond everyday understanding. EagleSpeaker's graphic novel depicts the trauma of "uneducation" that residential schools inflicted upon…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Story of the Blackfoot People

  Nitsitapiisinni

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  Calgary's Glenbow Museum approached Blackfoot elders and leaders in the hopes of creating an exhibit about the diverse history and culture of the Blackfoot people. The collaboration generated this important collection of stories, as well as a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Are Coming Home!

  Repatriation and the Restoration of Blackfoot Cultural Confidence

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  Gerald Conaty's anthology outlines the events that led to the creation of the First Nations Sacred Ceremonial Objects Repatriation Act (FNSCORA). In 1990, Conaty was hired by the Glenbow Museum to facilitate relationships with Alberta's Indigenous…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Volume One: Summary

  Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future

  Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada,

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  The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada was part of a response to the abuse inflicted on Indigenous Peoples through the residential school system and the legacy of those institutions. The Commission, officially established on June 2, 2008,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future

  Summary of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

  Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada,

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  This summary of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, released in 2015, provides the public at large with a more accessible read of the larger document.

• Residential Schools

  the Devastating Impact on Canada's Indigenous Peoples and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Findings and Calls for Action

  Florence, Melanie,

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  Melanie Florence is an award-winning writer of Cree and Scottish heritage. This book, aimed at school-aged children, was inspired by the experiences of her grandfather. Through historical photographs, documents, and first-person narratives from…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Our Story

  Aboriginal Voices on Canada's Past

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  This beautifully illustrated collection of stories by some of Canada's most celebrated Aboriginal writers brings together an array of voices from across the country and explores Aboriginal peoples' experiences of our shared history. Written with…Read moreRead more of this annotation