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One Native life
By Richard Wagamese. 2008
Wagamese's look back at the long road he traveled in reclaiming his identity, and about what he's learned as a…
human being, a man, and an Ojibway. Whether he's writing about playing baseball, running away with the circus, listening to the wind, or meeting Johnny Cash, these are stories told in a healing spirit. Through them, Wagamese shows how to appreciate life for the remarkable learning journey it is. Explicit descriptions of violence. Bestseller. 2008.Dix contes tibétains: pour cultiver la compassion
By Lhakpa Yeshe, Anne-Laure Estèves. 2018
Dix contes tibétains est un recueil d'histoires ancestrales qui ont pour thème l'essence même du bouddhisme : la compassion.Ces contes…
à la beauté sobre et sublime éveilleront votre esprit et le nourriront. Ils vous inviteront à effectuer les changements auxquels vous aspirez pour être en harmonie avec vous-même et avec les autres. 2018. Titre uniforme: Ten tales from Tibet.No foreign land: the biography of a North American Indian
By Wilfred Pelletier, Ted Poole. 1973
A Great Lakes Indian tells of his life on the reservation, in the white man's world, and his work as…
a politician trying to organize the Indians. A clear explanation of the Indian reluctance to join the March of Civilization. c1973.My people, myself
By Mary Lawrence. 1996
Born in 1950 on the Vernon, B.C. Indian reserve, Lawrence was placed in residential schools and then in a series…
of foster homes. Her dysfunctional upbringing led to substance abuse, which she was able to beat eventually. She recounts her dark years and subsequent recovery. 1996.My life as an Indian (Native American Ser.)
By James Willard Schultz. 1997
Autobiography of a trader and rancher who married a Piegan woman and moved to the Blackfeet reservation in 1886. He…
recalls his adventures in the Montana Territory, where he learned the customs, language, and traditions of his wife's people - participating in buffalo hunts and enjoying the wilderness. c1997.Milarepa
By Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt. 1997
Meet a veterinarian: Candace Grier-Lowe (Career path choices.)
By Kim Ziervogel. 2009
Candace Grier-Lowe was a poor student in high school, but she loved animals and drew on that love to pursue…
a career working with them. She upgraded her skills in order to apply for university and succeeded after much effort. Today she is at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine as a veterinary dentistry resident. Contains a veterinary medicine FAQ page. For junior and senior high readers. 2009.Meet a journalist: Waubgeshig Rice (Career path choices.)
By Kim Ziervogel. 2009
After doing well in high school English, Waub Rice applied to study in Germany for a year and was accepted.…
He found this opened up a world of possibilities and he went to university at Ryerson to study journalism. Now this role model works in Winnipeg for the CBC doing stories about Aboriginal peoples. Contains a journalist career FAQ page. For junior and senior high readers. 2009.L'infini dans la paume de la main: du big bang à l'éveil
By Mathieu Ricard, Xuan Thuan Trinh. 2000
Ces entretiens reflètent deux tranches de vie: celle d'un astrophysicien né bouddhiste qui souhaite confronter ses connaissances scientifiques avec ses…
sources philosophiques, et celle d'un scientifique occidental qui est devenu moine bouddhiste et dont l'expérience personelle l'a conduit à comparer deux approches de la réalité. 2000.Le moine et le philosophe: le bouddhisme aujourd'hui
By Matthieu Ricard, Jean François Revel. 1997
Let's move on: Paul Okalik speaks out
By Paul Okalik, Louis McComber. 2018
Paul Okalik was raised in a community that has survived starvation, epidemics, eradication of their spiritual heritage, relocation, schooling in…
a foreign language and confrontation with the Canadian justice system. He made the decision to improve the living conditions of his fellow Inuit. After ten years in Ottawa universities, he was called to the Northwest Territories Bar and then was elected the first Premier of Nunavut, the new Canadian territory, all in the year 1999. The new government was challenged on all fronts. Education and training was crucial if Inuit wanted to play a determining role in decision-making. While Paul Okalik was premier, Nunavut developed a civil service decentralized over ten distant communities, built much-needed infrastructures and provided more affordable housing. 2018.Ma cure de silence
By Kankyo Tannier. 2017
L'acceptation radicale (L'esprit d'ouverture)
By Tara Brach, Daniel Roche. 2016
" Il y a quelque chose qui ne tourne pas rond chez moi... C'est ma faute, si j'avais fait un…
autre choix, tout ça ne serait pas arrivé... Combien de fois par jour nous flagellons-nous avec de telles pensées négatives ? Pour en finir avec cette haine de soi qui nous empoisonne l'existence, Tara Brach, thérapeute et grande pionnière du bouddhisme occidental, nous propose d'entreprendre une acceptation radicale de nous-mêmes. Grâce à une méthode simple et pleine de finesse où se mêlent méditations guidées et anecdotes personnelles, elle nous montre comment rompre avec la spirale de la culpabilité et la déconsidération de soi afin de nous aimer tels que nous sommes : imparfaits certes, mais aussi confiants et bienveillants à l'égard des autres. Apaisant et lumineux, L'Acceptation radicale est un livre culte aux États-Unis, sans cesse réédité depuis sa parution en 2004. Un texte fondateur, pour une estime de soi contagieuse. " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: Radical acceptance : embracing your life with the heart of a Buddha.Comment méditer: un guide pratique pour faire la paix avec son mental
By Pema Chödrön. 2014
Ce guide nous montre la voie pour créer une relation d’ouverture avec notre esprit. Divisé en 5 parties : La…
technique de méditation, Travailler avec les pensées, Travailler avec les émotions, Travailler avec les perceptions sensorielles et Ouvrir votre cœur. ©2014. Titre uniforme: How to meditate.Le Dalaï-lama parle de Jésus: une perspective bouddhiste sur les enseignements de Jésus
By Dominique Lablanche, dalaï-lama XIV Tenzin Gyatso. 1996
Avec un sens aigu du dialogue interreligieux, le Dalaï-lama commente les Évangiles au cours d'un séminaire tenu en 1994. Fort…
de toute la sagesse bouddhiste, il interprète le coeur de la révélation chrétienne. Tout en soulignant les convergences des deux traditions, il marque aussi les différences et les points de séparation.La voie commence là où vous êtes: guide pour pratiquer la compassion au quotidien ((Pocket ; 12147.).)
By Pema Chödrön, Claude Riso-Lév, Richard Gravel. 2000
" Pema Chödron commente ici un texte fondamental du bouddhisme : le " texte racine sur les sept points de…
l'entraînement de l'esprit " de Chekawa yeshé Dorjé qui contient 59 préceptes invitant à 59 attitudes permettant d'éveiller le cœur devant les difficultés du quotidien. Nous découvrons ces préceptes au fil d'anecdotes et d'exemples familiers : " Médite toujours sur tout ce qui t'exaspère ", " Ne fais pas de la douleur d'autrui le matériau de ton bonheur ", " Ne sois pas si prévisible ", " N'agis pas de façon détournée ", " Ne te laisse pas influencer par les circonstances extérieures ", etc. Tels sont les conseils de ce texte millénaire... " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: Start where you are.Back to the red road: a story of survival, redemption and love
By Florence Kaefer, Edward Gamblin. 2014
In 1954, at the age of nineteen, Florence Kaefer accepted a job as a teacher at Norway House. In 1967,…
Norway House Indian Residential School of Manitoba closed its doors after a questionable past. Many years later, Florence unexpectedly reconnected with one of her Norway House students, Edward Gamblin. He told her of the abuse he had suffered at the residential school and how the government had erased his cultural identity. This is the story of their personal reconciliation. c2014.Environmentalists from our First Nations (A First Nations book for young readers #5)
By Vincent Schilling. 2011
Ten biographies of First Nations/Native activists who advocate not only for the environment but for Native rights. Their stories are…
full of highs and lows, triumphs and setbacks. Environmental trailblazers, these men and women are role models for children everywhere. Grades 4-7. 2011. (First Nations Series for Young Readers)Joseph Brant (The Canadians)
By Auldham Roy Petrie. 1978
Joseph Brant followed his father as an Iroquois chief, and, like his father, swore loyalty to the British in North…
America and was received by British royalty in London. Petrie chronicles the life of Brant, from his childhood and youth, to his first battles as an Iroquois warrior and his crucial aid to the British during the American War of Independence. Grades 5-8. 1978.Inside out: the autobiography of a Native Canadian
By James Tyman. 1989
James Tyman is a young Native man who grew up with racism, turned to crime and drugs, and repeatedly ended…
up in jail. At age 24, while serving a 2 year prison sentence, James wrote this record of his own journey to self-discovery. Strong language. 1989.