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A U.S. Marine chaplain offers an eyewitness account of the war in Iraq, detailing the day-to-day life on the battlefield…
and the faith that brought together the members of a U.S. Marine battalion. c2004.A poison stronger than love: the destruction of an Ojibwa community
By Anastasia M Shkilnyk. 1985
Documents the destructive effects of Canadian policy and urban industrialism on the Grassy Narrows Ojibway band of Ontario. Their forced…
1963 relocation to a new reserve was a destabilizing experience which was worsened by mercury poisoning from the industrial pollution of their river. 1985.A man worth knowing
By Cal Bombay. 2007
A genuine love of people seemed to be the driving force behind his ministry. This is not so much the…
story of one person, but perhaps more, the stories of the many people who came into contact with Dick Bombay. c2007.A different kind of miracle: My Story Of Hope, Healing, And God's Amazing Faithfulness
By Emilie Barnes. 2002
A bridge to the mountain: the life and ministry of Paul Chang
By Ray Wiseman. 2003
A crown of thorns: an autobiography, 1951-1963
By John Carmel Heenan. 1974
Spoken here: journeys among threatened languages
By Mark Abley. 2003
An award-winning Canadian journalist documents the unprecedented extinction of the world's less-spoken languages. Drawing on his encounters with linguistic remnants…
from the arctic to aboriginal Australia, he illustrates threats to many endangered tongues. The report also speaks to the relationship between language and identity, and warns of globalization's consequences. 2003.Être et renaître Inuit, homme, femme ou chamane ((Le langage des contes))
By Bernard Saladin D'Anglure. 2006
Au nord du cercle polaire, à Igoolik, dans le Nuvanut canadien, des Inuit tentent de concilier le respect de la…
tradition et la modernité, le souvenir encore très vif du chamanisme, avec une christianisation récente, la vie de chasseurs-pêcheurs, avec l'école, l'internet et le développement minier. Ils cherchent à valoriser leur tradition orale et leur conception originale de l'être et du renaître inuit : mythes d'origine de la vie humaine, de la différenciation des sexes, de la mort, de la guerre et d'espèces animales ; instauration des règles du mariage et des relation de la première femme chamane, en proie à la jalousie d'un homme. Disettes passées, cannibalisme de famine, stérilité des couples, avec, comme remèdes, partage de gibiers, des enfants et échange de conjoints. Cette tradition orale promeut l'épanouissement individuel et la soumission à l'intérêt collectif , elle a beaucoup à nous apprendre sur la vie et sa reproduction. [...] -- 4e de couv..The Water Walker
By Joanne Robertson. 2017
This is the story of a determined Ojibwe Grandmother (Nokomis) Josephine Mandamin and her great love for Nibi (Water). Nokomis…
walks to raise awareness of our need to protect Nibi for future generations, and for all life on the planet. She, along with other women, men, and youth, have walked around all of the Great Lakes from the four salt waters - or oceans - all the way to Lake Superior. The water walks are full of challenges, and by her example Josephine inspires and challenges us all to take up our responsibility to protect our water and our planet for all generations. Grades 3-6. 2017.Turtle Island: the story of North America's first people
By Eldon Yellowhorn, Kathy Lowinger. 2017
Based on archeological finds and scientific research, we now have a clearer picture of how the Indigenous people lived. Using…
that knowledge, the authors take the reader back as far as 14,000 years ago to imagine moments in time. A wide variety of topics are featured, from the animals that came and disappeared over time, to what people ate, how they expressed themselves through art, and how they adapted to their surroundings. The importance of story-telling among the Native peoples is always present to shed light on how they explained their world. The end of the book takes us to modern times when the story of the Native peoples is both tragic and hopeful. Grades 5-8. 2017.The kids book of the Far North (Kids Books Of ...ser.)
By Jane Drake, Ann Love. 2000
The Far North is a beautiful but fragile world populated by many different plants, animals and people. This book is…
about the Arctic region, which is shared by eight countries. Inside you'll find amazing facts and fascinating stories, as well as ecological alerts. Grades 3-6. 2000.We are all treaty people
By Maurice Switzer. 2011
The Anishinabek Nation includes the Algonquin, Delaware, Mississauga, Ojibwe, and Potawatomi, and this guide provides a brief look at history…
from their perspective. Covers their first contact with white settlers, North American wars, the creation of reserves, land rights issues, the spirit and intent of treaties, the development of legislation called the Indian Act, the creation of residential schools, the 1969 White Paper, the growth of First Nations leadership, and the creation of the Assembly of First Nations. Also deals with the events at Oka, Gustafsen Lake, and Ipperwash. Grades 3-6. c2011.The inconvenient Indian: a curious account of native people in North America
By Thomas King. 2012
Thomas King's critical and personal meditation on what it means to be "Indian" in North America, weaving the curiously circular…
tale of the relationship between non-Natives and Natives in the centuries since the two first encountered each other. In the process, King refashions old stories about historical events and figures, takes a sideways look at film and pop culture, relates his own complex experiences with activism, and articulates a deep and revolutionary understanding of the cumulative effects of ever-shifting laws and treaties on Native peoples and lands. Bestseller. Canada Reads 2015. Winner of the 2014 British Columbia National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction. 2012.The long exile: A True Story Of Deception And Survival Amongst The Inuit Of The Canadian Arctic
By Melanie McGrath. 2006
1953. A young and inexperienced Irish-Canadian policeman, Ross Gibson, was asked by the Canadian government to draw up a list…
of Inuit who were to be experimentally resettled in the uninhabited polar Arctic and left to fend as best they could. Among them was Joseph Flaherty, the son of Robert Flaherty who had shot the film "Nanook of the North" 30 years earlier. 2006.For decades, the Inuit of northern Québec were among the most neglected people in Canada. It took The Battle of…
James Bay, 1971-1975, for the governments in Québec City and Ottawa to wake up to the disgrace. Nungak relates the inside story of how the young Inuit and Cree "Davids" took action when Québec began construction on the giant James Bay hydro project. They fought in court and at the negotiation table for an accord that effectively became Canada's first land-claims agreement. Nungak's account is accompanied by his essays on Nunavik history. Together they provide a fascinating insight into a virtually unknown chapter of Canadian history. 2017.William Carey: father of missions (Heroes of the faith ; #6)
By Sam Wellman. 1997
A shoemaker turned missionary, William Carey was one of the first missionaries to India. He mastered the languages there and…
spent his life preaching, teaching, translating, and distributing Bibles. Amidst the millions of committed Christians in each generation, a handful rise to special prominence. Learn more about their exciting and inspiring lives in Barbour's "Heroes of the Faith" series. 1997.Wawahte: Subject: Canadian Indian Residential Schools
By Robert P Wells. 2012
Racism takes many forms. When it rises from simply being the opinion of a handful of people to becoming widely…
accepted by a nation, it can result in official programs that may to the public be touted as beneficial, but that can actually discriminate against entire ethnic groups. In his book about Canada's Indian Residential Schools, the author has compiled detailed information along with first-hand accounts of individuals affected by the country's former laws toward its original residents. 2012.As a multilingual, medical missionary stationed in Jerusalem, the author witnessed one of the most momentous years in the history…
of the Jewish people, in 1948. A personal record of this time. 1998.Unsettling Canada: a national wake-up call
By Naomi Klein, Arthur Manuel, Ronald M Derrickson. 2015
As the son of George Manuel, who served as president of the National Indian Brotherhood and founded the World Council…
of Indigenous Peoples in the 1970s, Arthur Manuel was born into the struggle. From his unique and personal perspective, as a Secwepemc leader and an Indigenous activist who has played a prominent role on the international stage, Manuel describes the victories and failures, the hopes and the fears of a generation of activists fighting for Aboriginal title and rights in Canada. Bestseller. 2015.Unlikely angel: the untold story of the Atlanta hostage hero
By Stacy Mattingly, Ashley Smith. 2005
Ashley Smith recalls the fateful day in March 2005 when she became the hostage, for several hours, of Brian Nichols,…
who was fleeing a courthouse shooting in which he had killed several officials. 2005.