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Indigenous writes: a guide to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit issues in Canada
By Chelsea Vowel. 2016
Vowel initiates myriad conversations about the relationship between Indigenous peoples and Canada. An advocate for Indigenous worldviews, the author discusses…
the fundamental issues--the terminology of relationships; culture and identity; myth-busting; state violence; and land, learning, law and treaties--along with wider social beliefs about these issues. She answers the questions that many people have on these topics to spark further conversations at home, in the classroom, and in the larger community. Bestseller. 2016.It's the crude, dude: war, big oil and the fight for the planet
By Linda McQuaig. 2004
An investigation into oil, a super-powerful industry that the author suggests played a central role in plunging the U.S. into…
the war in Iraq. McQuaig claims that U.S. companies had wanted Iraq's "virtually endless" oil fields for a long time, and that talk in the White House about Iraq started well before 9/11. She makes a convincing case that the world has become dangerously dependent on dwindling oil supplies, which are at the heart of not only a great deal of conflict but also pollution. 2004.It's a matter of survival
By Anita Gordon. 1990
Gordon and Suzuki describe the signs of environmental crisis in the world today. They put forward an argument against the…
disposable and consuming lifestyle that is killing the fragile natural systems on which human life depends. It is a plea to take action and save our planet. 1990.Iroquois on fire: a voice from the Mohawk nation
By Douglas M George-Kanentiio. 2009
In their homelands in what is now New York state, the Iroquois have assumed a prominent role in public debate…
as residents of the region seek ways to resolve multi-billion dollar land claims. The initial dispute over territorial title has grown to encompass gambling, treaties, taxation, and what it means to claim Native sovereignty. Some descriptions of violence. 2009.Invisible north: the search for answers on a troubled reserve
By Alexandra Shimo. 2016
Journalist Alexandra Shimo flew to the remote Northern Ontario reserve of Kashechewan, hoping to document its third-world conditions. Instead, she…
discovered a multi-million dollar hoax, the dark side of Canadian history, and the limits of her own mental stability. 2016.Inuit journey
By Edith Iglauer. 1979
Into the daylight: a wholistic approach to healing
By Calvin Morrisseau. 1998
The author records the struggles of First Nations people to achieve healing through a system of harmony, cooperation, balance and…
spirituality. Transcending modern medicine, he sheds a light on the miracles of natural healing in the native community. 1998.Indian country: inside another Canada
By Larry Krotz. 1990
The author describes life on five disparate Indian reserves in Canada. He avoids the stereotypes of alcoholism and poverty, instead…
introducing chiefs, teachers, band managers, trappers, and ordinary reserve residents who are engaged in a struggle to strengthen their footing in a country that remains indifferent.In the rapids: navigating the future of First Nations
By Ovide Mercredi, Mary Ellen Turpel. 1993
The authors provide a view of broken treaty promises, the racist Indian Act, and the failure of Canada's justice and…
education systems. While examining many challenges confronting native people today, the authors also anticipate a brighter future. 1993.In the crease: goaltenders look at life in the NHL
By Dick Irvin. 1995
Broadcaster Dick Irvin presents interviews and anecdotes about hockey goaltenders and the mythology which surrounds them. Early greats include Georges…
Vezina and Lorne Chabot, and some of the goalies from the modern era of the game include Ken Dryden, Patrick Roy, and Martin Brodeur. c1995.I want to go green!: but what does that mean?
By Jill Dunn. 2011
#IDLENOMORE and the remaking of Canada: And The Remaking Of Canada
By Kenneth Coates. 2015
Idle No More bewildered many Canadians. Launched by four women in Saskatchewan in reaction to a federal omnibus budget bill,…
the protest became the most powerful demonstration of Aboriginal identity in Canadian history. Thousands of Aboriginal people and their supporters took to the streets, shopping malls, and other venues, drumming, dancing, and singing in a collective voice. It was a protest against generations of injustice, a rallying cry for cultural survival, and a reassertion of Aboriginal identity. The spirit of the protest lives on in empowered and confident young Aboriginal people who will help shape the future of this country for decades to come. 2015.Ice and water: politics, peoples, and the Arctic Council (History of Canada)
By John English. 2013
In 1991, eight countries signed the Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy: Canada, the United States, Russia, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, and…
Finland. This was the first step in the formation of the Arctic Council, which was formally established in 1996 to act as a high-level intergovernmental body to address social, political, and environmental issues in the Arctic. Indigenous peoples, who form a significant population in seven of the eight countries’ Arctic regions, are involved in the council as permanent participants if they represent a single indigenous people across borders. The author explores the history and increasingly important role of the council as the Far North assumes a more important place in international politics. 2013.Hiraeth (Inanna poetry & fiction series)
By Carol Daniels. 2018
Hiraeth is about women supporting and lending strength and clarity to other women so they know that moving forward is…
always possible-- and always necessary. It documents a journey of struggle that pertains to a dark point in Canadian history that few talk about and of which even fewer seem aware. Poems speak to the 1960's "scoop up" of children and how this affected the lives of (one or thousands) of First Nations and Métis girls-- girls who later grew to be women with questions, women with wounds, women who felt like they had no place to call home. That is, until they allowed themselves to be open to the courage others have lived and shared. "Hiraeth" is a word that is Celtic in origin and it means looking for a place to belong that never existed. But this place does exist--in the heart. 2018.Blue future: protecting water for people and the planet forever
By Maude Barlow. 2013
Barlow offers solutions to the global water crisis based on four simple principles. Principle One: Water Is a Human Right…
chronicles the long fight to have the human right to water recognized. Principle Two: Water Is a Common Heritage and Public Trust argues that water must not become a commodity. Principle Three: Water Has Rights Too makes the case for the protection of source water and the need to make our human laws compatible with those of nature. Principle Four: Water Will Teach Us How to Live Together urges us to come together around a common threat — the end of water — and find a way to live more lightly on this planet. c2013.David Suzuki's Green guide
By David T Suzuki, David R Boyd. 2008
How to be greener at home, when travelling, with the food you eat and the things you buy. Describes how…
to ensure that governments support sustainable lifestyles. Includes tips on decreasing energy and water use, choosing eco-friendly transportation, and making simple diet changes to eat fresher, healthier food. 2008.Geopolitical expert Paskal discusses how western nations are vulnerable to hurricanes, storm surges and rising sea levels, and what that…
could mean for their stability and economic development; how the thawing Arctic is causing countries to wrangle for control over vast resources, strategic shipping routes and geopolitical leverage; how changing precipitation patterns, extreme weather and water shortages are creating severe disruptions in India and China, and how that could affect their relations with each other and the world; how rising sea levels may shift borders; and what could happen in coming decades, and how to avoid the worst of it. c2010.Dancing at the Dead Sea: tracking the world's environmental hotspots
By Alanna Mitchell. 2004
Award-winning environmental reporter examines human-induced ecologic destruction as possible early indication of a sixth mass extinction. Records her three-year tour…
of Earth's most beleaguered areas in South America, the Middle East, the Arctic, Iceland, Madagascar, and the Galapagos Islands, where climate change, species loss, and deforestation threaten biodiversity. c2004.The first comprehensive eye-witness account of the creation of the world's largest direct-action environmental group. Greenpeace founder Weyler tells the…
story of an idea that changed the world, and of the adventures, clashes, pitfalls and heroics of the people who fought for it. Includes cameo appearances by the CIA, Allen Ginsberg, Bonnie Raitt, Brigitte Bardot, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, The Grateful Dead, Pope Paul VI, Courtney Love, and Richard Nixon. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. 2004.Hockey for kids: heroes, tips and facts
By Brian McFarlane. 1994