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Three's a crew
By Kathrene Pinkerton. 1940
This is an honour song: twenty years since the blockades, an anthology of writing on the "Oka crisis"
By Leanne Simpson, Kiera L Ladner. 2010
A collection of narratives, poetry, and essays exploring the impact of the 1990 resistance at Kanehsatà:ke, otherwise known as the…
“Oka Crisis”. The book is written by leading Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists, scholars, activists and traditional people, and is sung as an Honour Song celebrating the commitment, sacrifices and achievements of the Kanien’kehaka individuals and communities involved. c2010."This is New York, honey!": a homage to Manhattan, with love and rage
By Michele Landsberg. 1989
Toronto writer Michele Landsberg moved to New York City when her husband, Stephen Lewis, became Canada's ambassador to the United…
Nations. Here she provides a portrait of New York, from secluded public gardens and bustling family neighbourhoods to political corruption, racism and poverty. 1990, c1989.They called me number one: secrets and survival at an Indian residential school
By Bev Sellars. 2013
Like thousands of other Aboriginal children, Xatsu'll chief Bev Sellars spent part of her childhood as a student in a…
church-run residential school. These institutions attempted to "civilize" Native children through Christian teachings; forced separation from family, language, and culture; and strict discipline. Perhaps the most symbolically potent strategy used to alienate residential school children was addressing them by assigned numbers only, not by the names with which they knew and understood themselves. Sellars breaks her silence about the residential school's lasting effects on her and her family - from substance abuse to suicide attempts - and articulates her own path to healing. 2013.The white roots of peace: the Iroquois book of life
By Paul A. W Wallace. 1993
The story of how one man united the five warring Iroquois nations - Mohawks, Senecas, Oneidas, Cayugas and Onandagas -…
into a single confederacy over 500 years ago. Deganawidah, The Peacemaker, became the greatest of all spiritual leaders of the Iroquois. His work is preserved in the Confederacy's traditional constitution, and had a major impact in shaping the American Bill of Rights and the U.S. Constitution. Some descriptions of violence. 1994.The Whale and the Supercomputer: on the northern front of climate change
By Charles Wohlforth. 2004
Journalist offers a nuanced account of global warming from the perspectives of scientists and native Alaskan In~upiaq people. Examines the…
impact of climate change on the In~upiaq, whose traditional livelihood is threatened by milder winters and thinning sea ice. Provides the contrasting viewpoints of scientists studying Arctic environmental changes. 2004.The walk west: a walk across America 2
By Peter Jenkins, Barbara Jenkins. 1981
A description of the authors' trip from New Orleans to Oregon. They tell of their experiences and the people they…
met during their 2,000 mile walk, beginning in 1976 and ending in 1979. Sequel to "Walk across America." 1981.The snow geese: a story of home
By William Fiennes. 2002
Every spring, millions of geese embark on an arduous three-thousand-mile migration from their winter quarters in the southern United States…
to their breeding grounds in the Canadian Arctic. One year William Fiennes decided to go with them. Intrigued by what he'd read about the birds' amazing annual journey, Fiennes was also desperate to emerge from a period of illness and from the belief that, at age twenty-six, his life had ground to a halt. 2002.The Shawnees and the war for America
By Colin G Calloway. 2008
Before the American War for Independence, the Shawnees lived in Ohio, hunted in Kentucky, and ranged as far as Georgia,…
Missouri, and Pennsylvania. With an uncanny ability to form alliances with others, they developed a well-deserved reputation for being loyal friends and formidable foes. Leaders like Blue Jacket, Black Hoof, and Tecumseh defended Shawnee homelands for more than 60 years. But America's westward surge ultimately proved too much. And when Tecumseh fell in battle, the Shawnees' final hope for independence died with him. 2008.The remarkable world of Frances Barkley, 1769-1845
By Beth Hill, Frances Barkley. 1978
Frances Barkley was the first European woman to set foot on the coast of B.C. In 1786, she embarked from…
Europe on a trade and exploration voyage with her husband, Captain Charles W. Barkley. Her reminiscences contain her descriptions of their life at sea, and visits to South America, India, China, and what is now known as Alaska and British Columbia. 1978.The reconciliation manifesto: recovering the land, rebuilding the economy
By Arthur Manuel, Ronald M Derrickson. 2017
Manuel and Grand Chief Derrickson challenge virtually everything that non-Indigenous Canadians believe about their relationship with Indigenous Peoples and the…
steps that are needed to place this relationship on a healthy and honourable footing. They show how governments are attempting to reconcile with Indigenous Peoples without touching the basic colonial structures that dominate and distort the relationship. They review the current state of land claims, tackle the persistence of racism, and celebrate Indigenous Rights Movements while decrying the role of government-funded organizations like the Assembly of First Nations. They document the federal government's disregard for the substance of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples while claiming to implement it. This will appeal to both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people who are open and willing to look at the real problems and find real solutions. Winner of the 2018 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize. 2017.The Manitous: the spiritual world of the Ojibway
By Basil Johnston. 1995
A collection of Ojibway legends and spiritual teachings, based on their ancient oral tradition. Though the word "Manitou" can have…
many meanings, the title characters here are mainly good or evil spirits that pervade the earth. The stories, recounted by an expert on the Ojibway, reveal the tribe's understanding of human nature, the universe, and their purpose on earth. Includes glossary. 1995.The lost continent and, Neither here nor there
By Bill Bryson. 1992
Here in one volume are two comic masterpieces by Bill Bryson, the books that have brought him acclaim as one…
of the funniest writers at work today. "The Lost Continent" is the story of Bryson's return to America, the land of his youth, after ten years in England. He borrowed his mother's car and set out, and his account of his journey has become a classic. In "Neither here nor there" Bryson is in Europe, travelling from Hammerfest in Norway to Istanbul. Fluent in at least one language, a backpack on his shoulders and a tight fist on his wallet, Bryson is a hilarious guide. Strong language. 1992.Ostler recounts the Lakota Sioux's loss of their spiritual homeland and their legal battle to regain it. Moving from battlefields…
to reservations to Supreme Court chambers, Ostler captures the strength that bore the Lakotas through the worst times and kept alive the dream of reclaiming their cherished lands. 2011.The journals of Lewis and Clark: excerpts from the historical documents
By Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Nicholas Biddle. 1992
A recording of parts of Lewis' journal which include: first encounters with the Sioux; wintering at the Mandan villages; Sacajawea;…
portage of the Great Falls of the Missouri; horse trading with the Shoshonees; running rapids on the Columbia; and the first exploration of the Yellowstone. 1992. Uniform title: History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis and Clark.The Iroquois and diplomacy on the early American frontier
By Timothy J Shannon. 2008
Georgia: an Arctic diary
By Georgia. 1982
An amalgam of the many years the author has lived in the remote settlements of Igloolik and Repulse Bay, N.W.T.…
Her inspiring and wise observations reflect the north's changing society, the frustrations encountered daily, and the beauty of the land and sea. 1982.And Grandma said--Iroquois teachings: as passed down through the oral tradition
By Tom Porter, Sakokweniónkwas. 2008
Raised in the home of a grandmother who spoke only Mohawk, Porter learned the stories and ceremonies of a culture…
hovering on the brink of extinction. He describes the major events embedded in Iroquois oral history and ceremony, from the story of creation, to the beginnings of the clan system, to the four most sacred rituals, to the beginnings of democracy. Tom also describes the effect of colonization on his commitment to those teachings. Some descriptions of violence. 2008.Pachamama: cuisine des Premières nations
By Manuel Kak'Wa Kurtness, Louis-François Grenier. 2009
" Bien plus qu'un livre de recettes, PachaMama - Cuisine des Premières Nations traite d'échanges, de reconnaissance, de culture, de…
traditions, à travers un prisme bien particulier, celui de l'alimentation et des habitudes culinaires des peuples autochtones. Parce que c'est autour de la table, en partageant le repas de quelqu'un, qu'on peut vraiment échanger avec lui et ainsi apprendre à mieux le connaître. Ce livre est le premier livre de recettes autochtones proposé au public francophone du pays. Il présente onze communautés du Québec et de l'est de l'Ontario. Chaque chapitre comprend un court historique d'une communauté, un aperçu de ses habitudes alimentaires, ainsi que trois recettes qui revisitent ses traditions culinaires. Un voyage culinaire : la Pacha Mama , qui signifie en quechua la Terre-Mère des hommes, des bêtes et des plantes, fut et est encore l'une des plus grandes divinités andines. Elle est invoquée en tant que patronne de tout ce qui existe sur et sous la terre. Le guide de cette aventure sera Manuel Kak'wa Kurtness, un homme hors du commun. Diplômé du centre de formation professionnelle Fierbourg, à Charlesbourg, ce chef cuisinier s'est donné pour mission de promouvoir les riches traditions culinaires des Premières Nations du Canada. " -- 4e de couv. 2009.