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We are born with the songs inside us : lives and stories of First Nations people in British Columbia /

Gordon, Katherine, 1963-


Includes index. Collects sixteen interviews from the First Nations people in British Columbia.
Date Published:2013

Why Indigenous Literatures Matter


This provocative volume challenges readers to critically consider and rethink their assumptions about Indigenous literature, history, and politics while never forgetting the emotional connections of our shared humanity and the power of story to effect personal and social change.
Date Published:2018

On the cusp of contact : gender, space and race in the colonization of British Columbia /

Barman, Jean, 1939-


Race, Greed, and Something More: The Erasure of Urban Indigenous Space in Early Twentieth-Century British Columbia -- Erasing Indigenous Indigeneity in Vancouver -- Indigenous Women and Feminism on the Cusp of Contact -- Indigenous Women on the Streets of Victoria: Rethinking Transgressive Sexuality during the Colonial Encounter -- Taming Indigenous Sexuality: Gender, Power, and Race in British Columbia, 1850-1900 -- Invisible Women: Indigenous Mothers and Mixed-Race Daughters in Rural Pioneer British Columbia -- Sophie Morigeau: Free Trader, Free Woman -- Family Life at Fort Langley -- Beyond Chinatown: Chinese Men and Indigenous Women in Early British Columbia -- Lost Okanagan: In Search of the First Settler Families -- Island Sanctuaries: Early Mixed-Race Settlement on Gabriola and Nearby Coastal Islands -- New Land, New Lives: Hawaiian Settlement in British Columbia -- Lost Nanaimo: Taking Back Our Past -- Families vs. Schools: Children of Indigenous Descent in British Columbia Classrooms of the Late Nineteenth Century -- Separate and Unequal: Indigenous and White Girls at All Hallows School, 1884-1920 -- Schooled for Inequality: The Education of British Columbia Indigenous Children. ""The ways in which we can redress the past are many and varied," writes Jean Barman, "and it is up to each of us to act as best we can." The seventeen essays collected here, originally published between 1996 and 2013, make a valuable contribution toward this laudable goal. With a wide range of source material, from archival and documentary sources to oral histories, Barman pieces together stories of individuals and groups disadvantaged in white settler society because of their gender, race and/or social class. Working to recognize past actors that have been underrepresented in mainstream histories, Barman's focus is BC on "the cusp of contact." The essays in this collection include fascinating, though largely forgotten, life stories of the frontier--that space between contact and settlement, where, for a brief moment, anything seemed possible. This volume, featuring over thirty archival photographs and illustrations, makes these important and very readable essays accessible to a broader audience for the first time."--
Date Published:2020

Race, Greed, and Something More: The Erasure of Urban Indigenous Space in Early Twentieth-Century British Columbia -- Erasing Indigenous Indigeneity in Vancouver -- Indigenous Women and Feminism on the Cusp of Contact -- Indigenous Women on the Streets of Victoria: Rethinking Transgressive Sexuality during the Colonial Encounter -- Taming Indigenous Sexuality: Gender, Power, and Race in British Columbia, 1850-1900 -- Invisible Women: Indigenous Mothers and Mixed-Race Daughters in Rural Pioneer British Columbia -- Sophie Morigeau: Free Trader, Free Woman -- Family Life at Fort Langley -- Beyond Chinatown: Chinese Men and Indigenous Women in Early British Columbia -- Lost Okanagan: In Search of the First Settler Families -- Island Sanctuaries: Early Mixed-Race Settlement on Gabriola and Nearby Coastal Islands -- New Land, New Lives: Hawaiian Settlement in British Columbia -- Lost Nanaimo: Taking Back Our Past -- Families vs. Schools: Children of Indigenous Descent in British Columbia Classrooms of the Late Nineteenth Century -- Separate and Unequal: Indigenous and White Girls at All Hallows School, 1884-1920 -- Schooled for Inequality: The Education of British Columbia Indigenous Children. ""The ways in which we can redress the past are many and varied," writes Jean Barman, "and it is up to each of us to act as best we can." The seventeen essays collected here, originally published between 1996 and 2013, make a valuable contribution toward this laudable goal. With a wide range of source material, from archival and documentary sources to oral histories, Barman pieces together stories of individuals and groups disadvantaged in white settler society because of their gender, race and/or social class. Working to recognize past actors that have been underrepresented in mainstream histories, Barman's focus is BC on "the cusp of contact." The essays in this collection include fascinating, though largely forgotten, life stories of the frontier--that space between contact and settlement, where, for a brief moment, anything seemed possible. This volume, featuring over thirty archival photographs and illustrations, makes these important and very readable essays accessible to a broader audience for the first time."--

Date Published:2020

Settler City Limits : Indigenous Resurgence and Colonial Violence in the Urban Prairie West /


While cities like Winnipeg, Minneapolis, Saskatoon, Rapid City, Edmonton, Missoula, Regina, and Tulsa are places where Indigenous marginalization has been most acute, they have also long been sites of Indigenous placemaking and resistance to settler colonialism. Although such cities have been denigrated as “ordinary” or banal in the broader urban literature, they are exceptional sites to study Indigenous resurgence. The urban centres of the continental plains have featured Indigenous housing and food co-operatives, social service agencies, and schools. The American Indian Movement initially developed in Minneapolis in 1968, and Idle No More emerged in Saskatoon in 2013. The editors and authors of Settler City Limits, both Indigenous and settler, address urban struggles involving Anishinaabek, Cree, Creek, Dakota, Flathead, Lakota, and Métis peoples. Collectively, these studies showcase how Indigenous people in the city resist ongoing processes of colonial dispossession and create spaces for themselves and their families. Working at intersections of Indigenous studies, settler colonial studies, urban studies, geography, and sociology, this book examines how the historical and political conditions of settler colonialism have shaped urban development in the Canadian Prairies and American Plains. Settler City Limits frames cities as Indigenous spaces and places, both in terms of the historical geographies of the regions in which they are embedded, and with respect to ongoing struggles for land, life, and self-determination.
Date Published:2019

While cities like Winnipeg, Minneapolis, Saskatoon, Rapid City, Edmonton, Missoula, Regina, and Tulsa are places where Indigenous marginalization has been most acute, they have also long been sites of Indigenous placemaking and resistance to settler colonialism. Although such cities have been denigrated as “ordinary” or banal in the broader urban literature, they are exceptional sites to study Indigenous resurgence. The urban centres of the continental plains have featured Indigenous housing and food co-operatives, social service agencies, and schools. The American Indian Movement initially developed in Minneapolis in 1968, and Idle No More emerged in Saskatoon in 2013. The editors and authors of Settler City Limits, both Indigenous and settler, address urban struggles involving Anishinaabek, Cree, Creek, Dakota, Flathead, Lakota, and Métis peoples. Collectively, these studies showcase how Indigenous people in the city resist ongoing processes of colonial dispossession and create spaces for themselves and their families. Working at intersections of Indigenous studies, settler colonial studies, urban studies, geography, and sociology, this book examines how the historical and political conditions of settler colonialism have shaped urban development in the Canadian Prairies and American Plains. Settler City Limits frames cities as Indigenous spaces and places, both in terms of the historical geographies of the regions in which they are embedded, and with respect to ongoing struggles for land, life, and self-determination.

Date Published:2019

They called me number one : secrets and survival at an Indian residential school /

Sellars, Bev, 1955-


Foreward / Hemas Kla-Lee-Lee-Kla (Chief Bill Wilson) -- Preface - What pain have you suffered? -- Chapter 1 My grandmother and others before me -- Chapter 2 Sardis hospital = loneliness -- Chapter 3 St. Joseph's Mission = prison -- Chapter 4 I got religion but what did it mean? -- Chapter 5 The body was no temple -- Chapter 6 A few good memories -- Chapter 7 Pain, bullying, but also pleasure -- Chapter 8 Home sweet home -- Chapter 9 Summer of '67 -- Chapter 10 Life on the reserve -- Chapter 11 One day I realized I had survived -- Chapter 12 Becoming a leader -- Chapter 13 Going to university -- Chapter 14 Final thoughts -- Afterword / Wendy Wickwire.
Date Published:2013

Foreward / Hemas Kla-Lee-Lee-Kla (Chief Bill Wilson) -- Preface - What pain have you suffered? -- Chapter 1 My grandmother and others before me -- Chapter 2 Sardis hospital = loneliness -- Chapter 3 St. Joseph's Mission = prison -- Chapter 4 I got religion but what did it mean? -- Chapter 5 The body was no temple -- Chapter 6 A few good memories -- Chapter 7 Pain, bullying, but also pleasure -- Chapter 8 Home sweet home -- Chapter 9 Summer of '67 -- Chapter 10 Life on the reserve -- Chapter 11 One day I realized I had survived -- Chapter 12 Becoming a leader -- Chapter 13 Going to university -- Chapter 14 Final thoughts -- Afterword / Wendy Wickwire.

Date Published:2013

Creating space : my life and work in Indigenous education /

Kirkness, Verna J.


My family -- My teaching career [Reedy Creek and Bellhampton ; Going to Normal School ; Fisher River ; Birtle Indian Residential School ; Rossville Indian Residential and Day School in Norway House (schools)] -- Beyond teaching [Counselling in Winnipeg ; Supervisor of Schools ; Cross-cultural education consultant] -- Working provincially and nationally [Manitoba Indian Brotherhood ; A year at university (University of Manitoba) ; National Indian Brotherhood ; Travelling to Israel ; Freelance consultant ; "Not a prophet in your own land"] -- The University of British Columbia [Native Indian Teacher Education Program (NITEP) ; Ts' 'Kel is born ; First Nations House of Learning ; Study Tours to Aotearoa (New Zealand, Australian Aborigines, Maori people) ; Feasibility study on an Aboriginal Languages Institute ; The First Nations Longhouse] -- Retirement -- Leaving Vancouver -- Epilogue : Upon reflection -- Appendix 1 : Awards and honours -- Appendix 2 : Bibliography of selected publications -- Appendix 3 : Archival collections at the University of British Columbia. In the 1980s she became an assistant professor at the University of British Columbia where she was appointed Director of the Native Teacher Education Program, founded the Ts" Kel Graduate Program, and was a driving force behind the creation of the First Nations House of Learning. Honoured by community and country, Kirkness is a visionary who has inspired, and been inspired by, generations of students. Like a long conversation between friends, Creating Space reveals the challenges and misgivings, the burning questions, the successes and failures that have shaped the life of this extraordinary woman and the history of Aboriginal education in Canada."--pub. desc.
Date Published:2013

My family -- My teaching career [Reedy Creek and Bellhampton ; Going to Normal School ; Fisher River ; Birtle Indian Residential School ; Rossville Indian Residential and Day School in Norway House (schools)] -- Beyond teaching [Counselling in Winnipeg ; Supervisor of Schools ; Cross-cultural education consultant] -- Working provincially and nationally [Manitoba Indian Brotherhood ; A year at university (University of Manitoba) ; National Indian Brotherhood ; Travelling to Israel ; Freelance consultant ; "Not a prophet in your own land"] -- The University of British Columbia [Native Indian Teacher Education Program (NITEP) ; Ts' 'Kel is born ; First Nations House of Learning ; Study Tours to Aotearoa (New Zealand, Australian Aborigines, Maori people) ; Feasibility study on an Aboriginal Languages Institute ; The First Nations Longhouse] -- Retirement -- Leaving Vancouver -- Epilogue : Upon reflection -- Appendix 1 : Awards and honours -- Appendix 2 : Bibliography of selected publications -- Appendix 3 : Archival collections at the University of British Columbia. In the 1980s she became an assistant professor at the University of British Columbia where she was appointed Director of the Native Teacher Education Program, founded the Ts" Kel Graduate Program, and was a driving force behind the creation of the First Nations House of Learning. Honoured by community and country, Kirkness is a visionary who has inspired, and been inspired by, generations of students. Like a long conversation between friends, Creating Space reveals the challenges and misgivings, the burning questions, the successes and failures that have shaped the life of this extraordinary woman and the history of Aboriginal education in Canada."--pub. desc.

Date Published:2013

The education of Augie Merasty : a residential school memoir /

Merasty, Joseph Auguste.


"Now a retired fisherman and trapper, Merasty was one of an estimated 150,000 First Nations, Inuit, and Metis children who were taken from their families and sent to government-funded, church-run schools, where they were subjected to a policy of 'aggressive assimiliation.' As Merasty recounts, these schools did more than attempt to mold children in the ways of white society. They were taught to be ashamed of their native heritage and, as he experienced, often suffered physical and sexual abuse. Even as he looks back on this painful part of his childhood, Merasty's generous and authentic voice shines through."--From publisher.
Date Published:2017

"Now a retired fisherman and trapper, Merasty was one of an estimated 150,000 First Nations, Inuit, and Metis children who were taken from their families and sent to government-funded, church-run schools, where they were subjected to a policy of 'aggressive assimiliation.' As Merasty recounts, these schools did more than attempt to mold children in the ways of white society. They were taught to be ashamed of their native heritage and, as he experienced, often suffered physical and sexual abuse. Even as he looks back on this painful part of his childhood, Merasty's generous and authentic voice shines through."--From publisher.

Date Published:2017

We want to do more than survive : abolitionist teaching and the pursuit of educational freedom /

Love, Bettina L., 1979-


Kirkus Review, December 2018. Kirkus Review. "Drawing on personal stories, research, and historical events, an esteemed educator offers a vision of educational justice inspired by the rebellious spirit and methods of abolitionists"--Amazon.
Date Published:2019

All Creation Represented : A child's guide to the Medicine Wheel

Joyce Perreault, 1967-


The Medicine Wheel offers holistic and relational ways of understanding the self, the family, the community, the natural and spiritual world. The book introduces the concept of a Medicine Wheel, highlighting the significance of the associated ancestral teachings as it discusses various aspects of human well-being, the physical world, and Indigenous culture. This book is designed as an education resource, and embodies First Peoples Principles of Learning.
Date Published:2018

The Medicine Wheel offers holistic and relational ways of understanding the self, the family, the community, the natural and spiritual world. The book introduces the concept of a Medicine Wheel, highlighting the significance of the associated ancestral teachings as it discusses various aspects of human well-being, the physical world, and Indigenous culture. This book is designed as an education resource, and embodies First Peoples Principles of Learning.

Date Published:2018

Burning in this midnight dream

Halfe, Louise, 1953-


Poems.
Date Published:2016

The Cedar Kit


This kit is intended for middle and high school students. For Elementary level students, please see INDIG ED-0032 "Cedar - Tree of Life" This kit contains the following titles:""Welkw: Tree of Life"by Pam Holloway(SD#72);"The Bighouse"by Marni McMahan and Judy Antonelli(SD#72);"Masks"by Marni McMahan and Judy Antonelli(SD#72);"Totem Poles, Totem Poles"by Pam Holloway(SD#72);"Carving a Totem Pole"by Vickie Jensen(ISBN:1-55054-232-X);"Auke Lake Tales"by Etolin Wittanen(ISBN:9196722-13-2); 2 copies of "Cedar" by Hilary Stewart(ISBN:1-55054-406-3);"Cedar" by Pam Holloway;"Cedar Kit: Information Binder and a copy of Ross Hunt's Colouring Book"by Pam Holloway(SD#72);(8) Cedar, the Wood; (8)Cedar the Bark;(8) Cedar the Tree; (18) The Tree of Life; (4) A Special Gift; (10) Tree Book - Recognize the Trees if B.C.; Lootm Smgan - Respecting the Cedar; (15) Hand Held Magnifying Glasses; The following Artifacts: 2 paddles made from Yellow Cedar and 2 paddles made from Red Cedar; a cedar bailer, 1 small cedar basket,2 cedar head piece;1 carved hummingbird, 1 carved whale and pieces of cedar that would be used in weaving; 4 collapsible plastic hoops; 1 copy The Western Red Cedar/Brenda Boreham (9781771740456), Forest Alphabet from Cortes. Kit also contains: Teacher's Binder complete with Lesson Plans for the following book titles included; MOONSTICK - The Seasons of the Sioux/Eve Bunting (9780064436199); Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back/Joseph Bruchac (9780698115842); Just a Dream/Chris Van Allsburg (9780547520261);The Cedar Club Forest Detectives/Diane Swanson (1895110424);Lessons from Mother Earth/Elaine McLeod (9780888998323);Cedar Tree of Life/Pam Holloway; Little Cedar, Big Cedar/Pam Holloway; Picturescape/Ellsa Gulierrez(9781894965651); Relatives with Roots/Leah Marie Dorion(9781926795003); Taking Care of Mother Earth/Leanne Flett Kruger (9781894778558). A Special Gift 8 BC - Land, minerals & water 1 Carved Whale - artifact 1 Carving a Totem Pole 1 Cedar Club Forest Detectives (binder) 1 Cedar - The Bark 10 Cedar - The Tree 10 Cedar - The Wood 10 Cedar (Hilary Stewart) 4 Cedar Bailer - artifact 1 Cedar Head Piece - artifact 1 Cedar strips for weaving 1 Cedar Tree-heart of our People 1 Forest Alphabet 1 Just A Dream (in binder) 1 Lessons from Mother Earth 1 Little Cedar, Big Cedar (in binder) 1 Magnify Glasses 15 Moonstick (in binder) 1 Masks 1 Native Stories from Keepers of.. (binder) 1 Picturescape (in binder) 1 Plastic collapsible hoops 6 Postcards (set of 20) 1 Posters 5 Red Cedar Paddle - artifact 1 Relatives with Roots (in binder) 1 Respecting the Cedar (Lootm Smgan) 1 Ring of ID cards 1 Ross Hunt Coloring Book - Master 1 Small Cedar Basket - artifact 1 Taking Care of Mother Earth (in binder) 1 Teacher Info. Binder 1 The Bighouse 1 The Little Cedar Tree 1 The Living World 1 The Tree of Life (green book) 20 The Western Red Cedar 1 Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back (in binder) 1 Totem Poles, Totem Poles 1 Tree Book - ID book of BC Trees 12 Welkw (Cedar) : Tree of Life 1 Yellow Cedar Paddles - artifact 1 . Students will understand why the cedar tree is called the "Tree of Life" through looking and touching the examples of woven cedar bark and the books within this kit. The First Nations People of the Pacific Northwest hold the cedar tree in high esteem. All parts of the tree were used and are still used in many of the same ways for a variety of purposes. This kit shows how the First Nations People of the Northwest used the cedar tree.
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This kit is intended for middle and high school students. For Elementary level students, please see INDIG ED-0032 "Cedar - Tree of Life" This kit contains the following titles:""Welkw: Tree of Life"by Pam Holloway(SD#72);"The Bighouse"by Marni McMahan and Judy Antonelli(SD#72);"Masks"by Marni McMahan and Judy Antonelli(SD#72);"Totem Poles, Totem Poles"by Pam Holloway(SD#72);"Carving a Totem Pole"by Vickie Jensen(ISBN:1-55054-232-X);"Auke Lake Tales"by Etolin Wittanen(ISBN:9196722-13-2); 2 copies of "Cedar" by Hilary Stewart(ISBN:1-55054-406-3);"Cedar" by Pam Holloway;"Cedar Kit: Information Binder and a copy of Ross Hunt's Colouring Book"by Pam Holloway(SD#72);(8) Cedar, the Wood; (8)Cedar the Bark;(8) Cedar the Tree; (18) The Tree of Life; (4) A Special Gift; (10) Tree Book - Recognize the Trees if B.C.; Lootm Smgan - Respecting the Cedar; (15) Hand Held Magnifying Glasses; The following Artifacts: 2 paddles made from Yellow Cedar and 2 paddles made from Red Cedar; a cedar bailer, 1 small cedar basket,2 cedar head piece;1 carved hummingbird, 1 carved whale and pieces of cedar that would be used in weaving; 4 collapsible plastic hoops; 1 copy The Western Red Cedar/Brenda Boreham (9781771740456), Forest Alphabet from Cortes. Kit also contains: Teacher's Binder complete with Lesson Plans for the following book titles included; MOONSTICK - The Seasons of the Sioux/Eve Bunting (9780064436199); Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back/Joseph Bruchac (9780698115842); Just a Dream/Chris Van Allsburg (9780547520261);The Cedar Club Forest Detectives/Diane Swanson (1895110424);Lessons from Mother Earth/Elaine McLeod (9780888998323);Cedar Tree of Life/Pam Holloway; Little Cedar, Big Cedar/Pam Holloway; Picturescape/Ellsa Gulierrez(9781894965651); Relatives with Roots/Leah Marie Dorion(9781926795003); Taking Care of Mother Earth/Leanne Flett Kruger (9781894778558). A Special Gift 8 BC - Land, minerals & water 1 Carved Whale - artifact 1 Carving a Totem Pole 1 Cedar Club Forest Detectives (binder) 1 Cedar - The Bark 10 Cedar - The Tree 10 Cedar - The Wood 10 Cedar (Hilary Stewart) 4 Cedar Bailer - artifact 1 Cedar Head Piece - artifact 1 Cedar strips for weaving 1 Cedar Tree-heart of our People 1 Forest Alphabet 1 Just A Dream (in binder) 1 Lessons from Mother Earth 1 Little Cedar, Big Cedar (in binder) 1 Magnify Glasses 15 Moonstick (in binder) 1 Masks 1 Native Stories from Keepers of.. (binder) 1 Picturescape (in binder) 1 Plastic collapsible hoops 6 Postcards (set of 20) 1 Posters 5 Red Cedar Paddle - artifact 1 Relatives with Roots (in binder) 1 Respecting the Cedar (Lootm Smgan) 1 Ring of ID cards 1 Ross Hunt Coloring Book - Master 1 Small Cedar Basket - artifact 1 Taking Care of Mother Earth (in binder) 1 Teacher Info. Binder 1 The Bighouse 1 The Little Cedar Tree 1 The Living World 1 The Tree of Life (green book) 20 The Western Red Cedar 1 Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back (in binder) 1 Totem Poles, Totem Poles 1 Tree Book - ID book of BC Trees 12 Welkw (Cedar) : Tree of Life 1 Yellow Cedar Paddles - artifact 1 . Students will understand why the cedar tree is called the "Tree of Life" through looking and touching the examples of woven cedar bark and the books within this kit. The First Nations People of the Pacific Northwest hold the cedar tree in high esteem. All parts of the tree were used and are still used in many of the same ways for a variety of purposes. This kit shows how the First Nations People of the Northwest used the cedar tree.

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21 things you may not know about the Indian Act : helping Canadians make reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a reality /

Joseph, Robert P. C., 1963-


Subtitle on facing page. Part 1. Dark chapter. The beginning -- Resistance is futile -- Tightening control -- "They rose against us" -- And its days are numbered -- Part 2. Dismantling the Indian Act. If not the Indian Act, then what? -- Looking forward to a better Canada. A guide to understanding the Indian Act and its impact on generations of Indigenous Peoples, as well as an examination of how Indigenous Peoples can return to self-government, self-determination, and self-reliance.
Date Published:2018

Subtitle on facing page. Part 1. Dark chapter. The beginning -- Resistance is futile -- Tightening control -- "They rose against us" -- And its days are numbered -- Part 2. Dismantling the Indian Act. If not the Indian Act, then what? -- Looking forward to a better Canada. A guide to understanding the Indian Act and its impact on generations of Indigenous Peoples, as well as an examination of how Indigenous Peoples can return to self-government, self-determination, and self-reliance.

Date Published:2018

Mother Earth Plants for Health & Beauty : Indigenous Plants, Traditions & Recipes /

Carrie Armstrong, 1964.


Mother Earth Plants for Health & Beauty is a guide and recipe book to help you improve your life with ethically crafted health and beauty products that you can make at home. Within its pages, you'll find out how to create a luxurious and natural beauty regime by crafting your own lotions, soaps and teas from all-natural ingredients.
Date Published:2020

Beyond blood : rethinking indigenous identity /

Palmater, Pamela D. (Pamela Doris), 1970-


Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph.D.--Dalhousie) under the title: Beyond blood : rethinking aboriginal identity and belonging.
Date Published:2011

Indigenous Education : New Directions in Theory and Practice /


For Indigenous students and teachers alike, formal teaching and learning occurs in contested places. In Indigenous Education, leading scholars in contemporary Indigenous education from North America, New Zealand, and Hawaii disentangle aspects of colonialism from education to advance alternative philosophies of instruction. From multiple disciplines, contributors explore Indigenous education from theoretical and applied perspectives and invite readers to embrace new, informed ways of schooling. Part of a growing body of research, this is an exciting, powerful volume for Indigenous and non-Indigenous teachers, researchers, policy makers, and scholars, and a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the contested spaces of contemporary education.
Date Published:2019

For Indigenous students and teachers alike, formal teaching and learning occurs in contested places. In Indigenous Education, leading scholars in contemporary Indigenous education from North America, New Zealand, and Hawaii disentangle aspects of colonialism from education to advance alternative philosophies of instruction. From multiple disciplines, contributors explore Indigenous education from theoretical and applied perspectives and invite readers to embrace new, informed ways of schooling. Part of a growing body of research, this is an exciting, powerful volume for Indigenous and non-Indigenous teachers, researchers, policy makers, and scholars, and a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the contested spaces of contemporary education.

Date Published:2019

Up Ghost River : A Chief's journey through the turbulent waters of native history /

Edmund Metatawabin, Alexandra Shimo.


"In the 1950s, 7-year-old Edmund Metatawabin was separated from his family and placed in one of Canada's worst residential schools. St. Anne's, in northern Ontario, is an institution now notorious for the range of punishments that staff and teachers inflicted on students. Even as Metatawabin built the trappings of a successful life wife, kids, career he was tormented by horrific memories. Fuelled by alcohol, the trauma from his past caught up with him, and his family and work lives imploded. In seeking healing, Metatawabin travelled to southern Alberta. There he learned from elders, participated in native cultural training workshops that emphasize the holistic approach to personhood at the heart of Cree culture, and finally faced his alcoholism and PTSD. Metatawabin has since worked tirelessly to expose the wrongdoings of St. Anne's, culminating in a recent court case demanding that the school records be released to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Now Metatawabin's mission is to help the next generation of residential school survivors. His story is part of the indigenous resurgence that is happening across Canada and worldwide: after years of oppression, he and others are healing themselves by rediscovering their culture and sharing their knowledge. Coming full circle, Metatawabin's haunting and brave narrative offers profound lessons on the importance of bearing witness, and the ability to become whole once again."-- Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2015

"In the 1950s, 7-year-old Edmund Metatawabin was separated from his family and placed in one of Canada's worst residential schools. St. Anne's, in northern Ontario, is an institution now notorious for the range of punishments that staff and teachers inflicted on students. Even as Metatawabin built the trappings of a successful life wife, kids, career he was tormented by horrific memories. Fuelled by alcohol, the trauma from his past caught up with him, and his family and work lives imploded. In seeking healing, Metatawabin travelled to southern Alberta. There he learned from elders, participated in native cultural training workshops that emphasize the holistic approach to personhood at the heart of Cree culture, and finally faced his alcoholism and PTSD. Metatawabin has since worked tirelessly to expose the wrongdoings of St. Anne's, culminating in a recent court case demanding that the school records be released to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Now Metatawabin's mission is to help the next generation of residential school survivors. His story is part of the indigenous resurgence that is happening across Canada and worldwide: after years of oppression, he and others are healing themselves by rediscovering their culture and sharing their knowledge. Coming full circle, Metatawabin's haunting and brave narrative offers profound lessons on the importance of bearing witness, and the ability to become whole once again."-- Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2015

CUE Robot : Coding Kit


CUE Robot can be used as part of your STEM curriculum as a centre or used with other Coding kits we have available. Cue robot is designed for students who have an interest in coding. Cue will help them transition from block-based code to state-machine and text-based programming. With a growing library of in-app demos, tutorial, and challenges, Cue supports students’ self-guided exploration of programming languages, robotic capabilities, and personally meaningful projects. Cue’s motors and sensors work together seamlessly to provide accurate and versatile behavior while reacting in real time to its surroundings, inspiring students to build problem-solving skills through coding, engineering, and design. (from website).
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CUE Robot can be used as part of your STEM curriculum as a centre or used with other Coding kits we have available. Cue robot is designed for students who have an interest in coding. Cue will help them transition from block-based code to state-machine and text-based programming. With a growing library of in-app demos, tutorial, and challenges, Cue supports students’ self-guided exploration of programming languages, robotic capabilities, and personally meaningful projects. Cue’s motors and sensors work together seamlessly to provide accurate and versatile behavior while reacting in real time to its surroundings, inspiring students to build problem-solving skills through coding, engineering, and design. (from website).

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Growth of the First Metis Nation : and the Role of Aboriginal Women in the Fur Trade


This social studies resource guide for teachers includes 16 units of First Nations/Indigenous studies at the Grade 10 level.
Date Published:1994

Chi-Jean and other Métis Tales : Graphic Novel Collection /

Kientz, Chris and Karole Dumont-Beckett.


6 copies each of:The Hunter and the Wolf - 9781770589131, Chi-Jean and the Red-Headed Woodpecker - 9781770589186, The Tamarack Trees - 9781770589155, The Seagulls and the Whisky Jacks - 9781770589148, The Rougarou and the Fire - 9781770589209,Chi-Jean and the Long Winter - 9781770589179,The Great Spirit and the First Animals - 9781770589162, The Hunter and the Lost Children - 9781770589193. 6 copies each of: The Hunter and the Wolf - 9781770589131, Chi-Jean and the Red-Headed Woodpecker - 9781770589186, The Tamarack Trees - 9781770589155, The Seagulls and the Whisky Jacks - 9781770589148, The Rougarou and the Fire - 9781770589209, Chi-Jean and the Long Winter - 9781770589179, The Great Spirit and the First Animals - 9781770589162, The Hunter and the Lost Children - 9781770589193. The Métis are a distinct group of people who have their own culture, traditions and language. The Tricksters in these stories explain how the natural environment works and in many Chi-Jean stories there is a lesson or moral to be learned. Guided Reading Levels H-U or 13-27.
Date Published:2015

6 copies each of:The Hunter and the Wolf - 9781770589131, Chi-Jean and the Red-Headed Woodpecker - 9781770589186, The Tamarack Trees - 9781770589155, The Seagulls and the Whisky Jacks - 9781770589148, The Rougarou and the Fire - 9781770589209,Chi-Jean and the Long Winter - 9781770589179,The Great Spirit and the First Animals - 9781770589162, The Hunter and the Lost Children - 9781770589193. 6 copies each of: The Hunter and the Wolf - 9781770589131, Chi-Jean and the Red-Headed Woodpecker - 9781770589186, The Tamarack Trees - 9781770589155, The Seagulls and the Whisky Jacks - 9781770589148, The Rougarou and the Fire - 9781770589209, Chi-Jean and the Long Winter - 9781770589179, The Great Spirit and the First Animals - 9781770589162, The Hunter and the Lost Children - 9781770589193. The Métis are a distinct group of people who have their own culture, traditions and language. The Tricksters in these stories explain how the natural environment works and in many Chi-Jean stories there is a lesson or moral to be learned. Guided Reading Levels H-U or 13-27.

Date Published:2015

Primary Coding Kit : Blue-Bots, Bee-Bots, Dash Robots.


Box 1: blue tote Box 2: blue tote Box 3: tube with two large mats. Samsung R52KBOFSV5B green 1 Samsung R52KBOZYQ9D green 1 Samsung R52KOD363V green 1 Samsung R52KA0AYQRM orange 1 Samsung R52KB0ZYVNW orange 1 Samsung Charger w. 5 cords 1 Bee-Bot cards - set of 45 cards 2 Bee-Bot Rally Mat (in roll) 1 Bee-Bot with user guide 1 Blue-Bot Grid Mat (in roll) 2 Blue-Bots 3 Bot Charger with 4 cords 1 Boy + Bot 1 Dash Accessories Pack 1 Dash Challenge Card + Guide 25 Dash Launcher Pack 1 Dash with adapter and cord 2 Extenstion Cord 1 And the robot went… 1 Hello Ruby 1 Kids get Coding - Bugs 1 Kids get Coding - Learn 1 Little Robot by Ben Hatke 1 littlecodr lesson plan 1 littlecodr red box (100 cards) 1 Noisy Robots 1 Resource Binder w. lessons & cards 1 Robot, go bot! 1 Robots, robots, everywhere! 1 We're Going on a Bear Hunt 1 Robot Mouse Code & Go 2 . This kit is designed to introduce computational thinking through coding to students in kindergarten to grade 3 through a variety of lessons and tools. Bee-Bots and Code-A-Pillars are device independent so students can code without the use of another device and right from turning the device on. Dash and Blue-Bots can be used with or without a tablet and App. The app allows for Block coding and also as a remote for the Dash robot. The Littlecodr cards provide for non-tech coding lessons to help students learn about creating algorithms to solve problems. Plus large Bee-Bot rubberized card mat.
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Box 1: blue tote Box 2: blue tote Box 3: tube with two large mats. Samsung R52KBOFSV5B green 1 Samsung R52KBOZYQ9D green 1 Samsung R52KOD363V green 1 Samsung R52KA0AYQRM orange 1 Samsung R52KB0ZYVNW orange 1 Samsung Charger w. 5 cords 1 Bee-Bot cards - set of 45 cards 2 Bee-Bot Rally Mat (in roll) 1 Bee-Bot with user guide 1 Blue-Bot Grid Mat (in roll) 2 Blue-Bots 3 Bot Charger with 4 cords 1 Boy + Bot 1 Dash Accessories Pack 1 Dash Challenge Card + Guide 25 Dash Launcher Pack 1 Dash with adapter and cord 2 Extenstion Cord 1 And the robot went… 1 Hello Ruby 1 Kids get Coding - Bugs 1 Kids get Coding - Learn 1 Little Robot by Ben Hatke 1 littlecodr lesson plan 1 littlecodr red box (100 cards) 1 Noisy Robots 1 Resource Binder w. lessons & cards 1 Robot, go bot! 1 Robots, robots, everywhere! 1 We're Going on a Bear Hunt 1 Robot Mouse Code & Go 2 . This kit is designed to introduce computational thinking through coding to students in kindergarten to grade 3 through a variety of lessons and tools. Bee-Bots and Code-A-Pillars are device independent so students can code without the use of another device and right from turning the device on. Dash and Blue-Bots can be used with or without a tablet and App. The app allows for Block coding and also as a remote for the Dash robot. The Littlecodr cards provide for non-tech coding lessons to help students learn about creating algorithms to solve problems. Plus large Bee-Bot rubberized card mat.

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