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In the late eighteenth century and throughout the nineteenth century, an unprecedented number of Indigenous people – especially Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabeg,…
and Cree – travelled to Britain and other parts of the world. Who were these transatlantic travellers, where were they going, and what were they hoping to find? Unearths the stories of Indigenous peoples including Mississauga Methodist missionary and Ojibwa chief Reverend Peter Jones, the Scots-Cherokee officer and interpreter John Norton, Catherine Sutton, a Mississauga woman who advocated for her people with Queen Victoria, E. Pauline Johnson, the Mohawk poet and performer, and many others. 2017.Trail of tears: the rise and fall of the Cherokee nation
By John Ehle. 2001
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.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 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 recovering: intoxication and its aftermath
By Leslie Jamison. 2018
A deeply personal and seamless blend of memoir, cultural history, literary criticism, and journalistic reportage, Leslie Jamison deftly excavates the…
stories we tell about addiction and examines what we want these stories to do, and what happens when they fail us. 2018.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.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 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.A simple program: a contemporary translation of the book Alcoholics Anonymous
By Bill W., J. 1996
This revision of Alcoholics Anonymous, first published in 1939, uses modern language without gender or relationship assumptions. Explains alcoholism and…
AA's twelve-step method of recovery. In AA tradition, the author remains anonymous. 1996. Uniform title: Alcoholics AnonymousPachamama: 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.Mingan, mon village: poèmes d'écoliers innus
By Laure Morali, Joséphine Bacon, Rogé, Rita Mestokosho. 2012
Rogé a visité l'école de Mingan, un village innu au nord-est du Québec. Il y a passé quelques jours, histoire…
de prendre le temps de photographier chacun des écoliers. Rentré chez lui, dans son atelier des Îles-de-la-Madeleine, un pinceau à la main, il a revisité le regard de ces enfants. De ce séjour à Mingan, Rogé a gardé quinze visages, et quinze textes, des poèmes écrits par les jeunes Innus. Années 3-6. Gagnant de Prix Euphonia 2015. 2012.Les gardiens des portages: l'histoire des Malécites du Québec ((Les premiers peuples).)
By Ghislain Michaud. 2009
" Jusqu'à récemment, les Malécites étaient quasi absents de l'histoire officielle du bas du fleuve et du Québec. De façon…
générale, les témoignages oraux et écrits s'accordaient pour faire de la rive sud du Saint-Laurent une terre inhabitée avant l'arrivée des premiers colonisateurs. Quelques articles et textes spécialisés ont déjà remis en question cette version des faits. Le présent ouvrage est le premier à affirmer la présence constante et suivie de la Première Nation malécite au Québec et à risquer d'en présenter une histoire vulgarisée, si imparfaite soit-elle. " -- 4e de couv. 2009.Le vieil Inuk (Grande Nature Ser.)
By André Vacher. 1999
" Le vieil Inuk, héros de cette merveilleuse histoire, sait survivre au froid le plus intense dans un igloo chauffé…
par une simple lampe à huile. Il sait attendre la fin de la tempête, sans rien à manger, pendant des jours. Il a appris à rivaliser de ruse avec lours blanc et le phoque. Aujourdhui, Amaamak part en traîneau à chiens pour chasser Tuktu, le caribou qui donne la vie. Ce sera sa dernière expédition. Le vieil Inuk emmène avec lui son petit-fils Kingalik, ainsi que lauteur de ce livre. Mais sur sa route se dresse Amarok le grand loup blanc, symbole de son destin. Pour conjurer un horrible tabou, Amaamak sculpte une statuette magique. En vain. Inéluctablement, la fatalité fait son oeuvre. Le vieil Inuk est un récit puissant, à limage du grand personnage qui la inspiré. Lun et lautre sont burinés au visage et au coeur par les rigueurs de lArctique, le Dos de la Terre. Lauteur raconte avec la voix ardente de lexplorateur parti de France pour découvrir le vrai visage du peuple inuit. Rien cependant ne pouvait le préparer à cette extraordinaire aventure resurgie dun passé lointain et pourtant toute récente. " -- 4e de couv. 1999.L'héritage spirituel des Indiens d'amérique
By Joseph Epes Brown. 1991
L'auteur tente de définer la place des traditions indiennes par rapport aux grandes religions universelles, en s'appuyant sur des disciplines…
telles que l'anthropologie et l'histoire comparée des religions. Plus qu'une simple étude sur la spiritualité des Indiens, cet ouvrage nous introduit au coeur de celle-ci. 1991.