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The heart of everything that is: the untold story of Red Cloud, an American legend
By Bob Drury, Thomas Clavin. 2013
Draws on Red Cloud's autobiography, which was lost for nearly a hundred years, to present the story of the great…
Oglala Sioux chief who was the only Plains Indian to defeat the United States Army in a war. 2013.The education of Augie Merasty: a residential school memoir (The regina Collection)
By David Carpenter, Joseph Auguste Merasty. 2015
Joseph (Augie) Merasty was one of 150,000 children taken from their families and sent to residential schools. Merasty takes readers…
inside his time at residential school, where he was taught to be ashamed of his family and his culture and where he experienced emotional and physical abuse. But even as he looks back on this painful part of his childhood, Merasty’s sense of humour and warm voice shine through. 2015.The courage to change: hope and help for alcoholics and their families : personal conversations with Dennis Wholey
By Dennis Wholey, Robert Bauman. 1984
The cocaine wars: The #8727;cocaine#8727; Wars
By Paul Eddy, Hugo Sabogal, Sara Walden. 1988
A team of investigative journalists look at the international drug problem, with their main focus on Miami, where most of…
the currency is tainted by cocaine trafficking. They show how the lure of money has turned some police officers into dealers and even murderers. 1988.Teen alcoholism (Teen issues)
By Barbara Sheen. 2004
Examines how and why some teenagers become alcoholics, and discusses the ripple effect of teen alcoholism as well as treatment…
and preventative measures. Includes an overview of alcoholism as an addiction or a disease, and looks at its physiological, psychological, and emotional dimensions. Both the individual and societal consequences of teen alcoholism are considered. Some descriptions of violence. For Senior High readers. 2004.Strong women stories: native vision and community survival (Women's issues publishing program)
By Kim Anderson, Bonita Lawrence. 2003
A collection of 17 essays which present original and critical perspectives from writers, scholars and activists on issues that are…
pertinent to Aboriginal women and their communities in both rural and urban settings. The contributors address such issues as youth health and sexual identity; women's aging, sexuality and health; and caring for children and adults living with fetal alcohol syndrome. 2003.Shannen and the dream for a school (A kids' power book #4)
By Janet Wilson. 2011
The true story of Shannen Koostachin and the people of Attawapiskat First Nation, a Cree community in Northern Ontario, who…
have been fighting for a new school since 1979 when a fuel spill contaminated their original school building. Shannen's fight took her all the way to Parliament Hill and was taken up by children around the world. Shannen’s dream continues today with the work of the Shannen's Dream organization and those everywhere who are fighting for the rights of Aboriginal children. Grades 3-6. 2011.Stolen from our embrace: the abduction of First Nations children and the restoration of aboriginal communities
By Suzanne Fournier, Ernie Crey. 1997
Describes the treatment of aboriginal children in Canada who were taken to live in residential schools. The story is told…
using interviews and anecdotes shared by those who attended the schools. The current state of aboriginal affairs is also discussed. 1997.Starlight tour: the last, lonely night of Neil Stonechild
By Susanne Reber, Rob Renaud. 2005
On a Saskatoon night in November 1990, seventeen-year-old Neil Stonechild disappeared, to be found dead in a field, his body…
frozen, three days later. The police investigation was cursory, but Neil's mother Stella refused to give up, as did witness Jason Roy, who had seen Neil, beaten and bleeding, in the back of a Saskatoon police cruiser the night he disappeared. It was only in January 2000, when two more men were found frozen to death, that the truth about Neil Stonechild's fate began to emerge. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2005.Seasons of hope: memoirs of Ontario's first Aboriginal Lieutenant-Governor
By James Bartleman. 2016
James Bartleman, Ontario’s first Native lieutenant governor, looks back over seventy years to his childhood and youth to describe how…
learning to read at any early age led him to dream dreams, empowering him to serve his country as an ambassador. In time, Bartleman’s exciting and fulfilling career as a Canadian diplomat took him to a dozen countries around the world, from Bangladesh to Cuba, and from Australia to South Africa. After a vicious beating in a hotel room robbery in South Africa, however, he was forced to come to terms with a deepening depression. In the end, Bartleman found new meaning in life when he became the Queen’s representative in Ontario and mobilized the public to support his initiatives championing books and education for Native children. 2016.Raisin wine: a boyhood in a different Muskoka
By James Bartleman. 2007
Recalls the boyhood years of Ontario's future lieutenant-governor, living in a dilapidated old house complete with outdoor toilet and coal…
oil-lamp lighting. As a half-breed kid, he was caught between two worlds. His Native mother's fight with depression flowed from that dilemma, while his father, a white, working class, guy who never had any money, made the best home brew in the village - and his specialty was raisin wine. 2007.Quit: listen to this audiobook and stop smoking (Your coach in a box)
By Charles F Wetherall. 2008
It is estimated that 45 million Americans smoke and nearly 500,000 deaths occur yearly due to smoke-related illnesses. In this…
concise audiobook, Charles F. Wetherall challenges smokers to put out their cigarettes, stop smoking and live a better, healthier life. He offers an easy five-step plan to get smokers to kick the habit - and keep it kicked! 2008.Queesto, Pacheenaht chief by birthright
By Charles Jones, Stephen Bosustow. 1981
Thought to be the last of the pelagic seal hunters, Jones is the hereditary Chief of the Pacheenaht people of…
Vancouver Island's west coast. In this memoir, complied with American film producer Stephen Bosustow, the Chief relives the fascinating odyssey of his people as they emerged into the modern Canadian way of life. 1981.Cesser de fumer: une ressource à découvrir
By Michel Vézina. 1996
L'objectif de ce livre est d'aider les gens a prendre conscience de leurs habitudes associees au tabac et de ce…
qui se cache derriere car la dependance tabagique est etroitement reliee a d'autres dependances. Malgre tout ce qui a ete ecrit sur le sujet, plusieurs avenues restent a explorer. L'auteur propose ici des strategies simples et efficaces pour cesser de fumer. 1995.Pocahontas
By Joseph Bruchac. 2003
Told from the viewpoints of Pocahontas and John Smith, describes their lives in the context of the encounter between the…
Powhatan Indians and the English colonists of seventeenth-century Jamestown, Virginia. Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence. 2003.La force de marcher (Chronique)
By Wab Kinew, Caroline Lavoie. 2017
Ce qui nous pousse à avancer est l'extraordinaire récit de la vie de Tebasonakwut Kinew (ou Peter Kelly, comme l'avaient…
appelé les religieux au pensionnat indien). Père de l'auteur, ce chef Anishinaabe (Ojibwé) originaire du Nord de l'Ontario a vécu à Winnipeg. Le livre, d'un style limpide et réaliste, se lit comme un roman. Les aventures et mésaventures de Tebasonakwut Kinew, parfois tragiques, parfois drôles, sont l'occasion de raconter la vie de tout un peuple à travers les épreuves du temps, de la discrimination des années 1930 à la lutte pour le droit de vote et les droits civiques des années 1960. 2017. Titre uniforme: Reason you walk.Out of Muskoka
By James Bartleman. 2002
The memoirs of James Bartleman, Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, detailing his rise from poverty and discrimination to the top of the…
diplomatic and vice-regal life. Born in 1939, Bartleman grew up in a canvas tent and a series of uninsulated frame shacks around Port Carling, Ontario. An American millionaire on holiday in Muskoka paved the road to higher education and diplomacy. 2002.Paiute princess: the story of Sarah Winnemucca
By Deborah Kogan Ray. 2013
Documents the life and achievements of the nineteenth-century Northern Paiute leader, examining how her aptitude for languages and diplomacy enabled…
her to advocate on behalf of her tribe. Grades 4-7. 2013.Dr Stanley Vollant: mon chemin innu : récit biographique
By Mathieu-Robert Sauvé. 2013
Né d'un père disparu et d'une mère alcoolique, Stanley Vollant est sauvé de l'orphelinat par son grand-père innu, pêcheur de…
saumons et trappeur de Pessamit, sur la Côte-Nord. Élève brillant doté d'une mémoire prodigieuse, il doit surmonter sa peur du sang et sa phobie des cadavres pour devenir, en 1994, le premier chirurgien d'origine autochtone de l'histoire du Québec. Tout au long de son parcours, il se fera remarquer par ses succès scolaires... et ses prouesses athlétiques. Coureur de fond, joueur de football, marathonien, il prendra part à plusieurs compétitions jusqu'à ses études supérieures. Mais à la suite d'une série d'échecs personnels, dont deux divorces, il sombre dans une dépression qui le mènera au bord du suicide. C'est le visage de ses enfants, apparaissant sur l'écran de son téléphone portable, qui le retiendra au moment de poser le geste ultime. Aujourd'hui considéré comme un modèle de réussite pour les autochtones et pour les Québécois dans leur ensemble, il a entrepris en 2010 une grande marche pour sensibiliser l'opinion publique à la cause des Premières Nations et à l'importance de l'exercice physique. Conférencier recherché, lauréat de plusieurs prix, il mène de front plusieurs batailles, dont celle consistant à former plus de médecins issus de minorités culturelles. Le tracé est fait, suivez le chemin conclut le médecin à l'endroit de ses compatriotes. 2013.C'est fini!: cessez de fumer pour toujours grâce à une méthode 100 % naturelle, scientifique, éthique et accessible
By Robert W Talbot, Murielle Bauchet. 2010
Contrairement à l'alimentation, fumer est une habitude acquise de façon consciente qui crée une dépendance, accélérée par l'ammoniac que les…
compagnies de tabac ajoutent à leurs produits. Une habitude acquise programmée consciemment par notre cerveau peut être reprogrammée consciemment par ce même cerveau, si on lui fournit les moyens appropriés. En se basant sur ces principes, sur les sciences du comportement et sur l'autosuggestion, Talbot a mis au point une méthode particulièrement efficace pour aider les gens à arrêter de fumer. Quelques passages où le langage est grossier. 2010.