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National Indigenous People's Day

Celebrate National Indigenous People's Day on June 21! This is a day that celebrates and recognizes First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures.

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A short history of Indians in Canada : stories / Thomas King.
King, Thomas, 1943-
Format: Book

A collection of twenty short stories told in King’s classic wry, irreverent, and allegorical voice.

Up Ghost River [electronic resource] : A Chief's Journey Through the Turbulent Waters of Native History/ Metatawabin, Edmund; Shimo, Alexandra.
Metatawabin, Edmund; Shimo, Alexandra.
Format: Ebook

A powerful, raw yet eloquent memoir from a residential school survivor and former First Nations Chief.

Life stages and native women : memory, teachings, and story medicine / Kim Anderson ; foreword by Maria Campbell.
Anderson, Kim, 1964-
Format: Book

Life Stages and Native Women explores how life stages and responsibilities of Métis, Cree, and Anishinaabe women were integral to the health and well-being of their communities during the mid- 20th century.

Kwanlin Dün : dǎ kwǎndur ghày ghàkwadîndur : our story in our words / Kwanlin Dün First Nation.

Format: Book

Tells the story of the peoples of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation, from thousands of years ago to the present day.

Taking back our spirits : indigenous literature, public policy, and healing / Jo-Ann Episkenew.
Episkenew, Jo-Ann.
Format: Book

From the earliest settler policies to deal with the “Indian problem,” to contemporary government-run programs ostensibly designed to help Indigenous people, public policy has played a major role in creating the historical trauma that so greatly impacts the lives of Canada’s Aboriginal peoples. Taking Back Our Spirits traces the link between Canadian public policies, the injuries they have inflicted on Indigenous people, and Indigenous literature’s ability to heal individuals and communities. Episkenew examines contemporary autobiography, fiction, and drama to reveal how these texts respond to and critique public policy, and how literature functions as “medicine” to help cure the colonial contagion.

Our spirits aligned : Aboriginal voices of healing and reconciliation / compiled by JoAnn Restoule ; with Wedlidi Speck and Karen Close.

Format: Book

How does one define reconciliation in a way that gives meaning to those who have experienced and suffered from colonization and to those who have not? Is it even possible? This books presents a collection of storytellers who have set out to do just that. Their stories draw on personal, family and community experiences, and these experiences illumine what has shaped their lives and relationships.

Four faces of the moon / written and created by Amanda Strong ; translations by Vince Ahenakew (Northern Michif), [and others].
Strong, Amanda, 1984- author, illustrator.
Format: Book

On a journey to uncover her family's story, Spotted Fawn travels through time and space to reclaim connection to ancestors, language, and the land--creating a path forward in this essential graphic novel.

The truth about stories : a native narrative / Thomas King.
King, Thomas, 1943-
Format: Book

lluminates the relationship between storytelling and the Native North American experience In The Truth About Stories, Native novelist and scholar Thomas King explores how stories shape who we are and how we understand and interact with other people. From creation stories to personal experiences, historical anecdotes to social injustices, racist propaganda to works of contemporary Native literature, King probes Native culture's deep ties to storytelling.

Tireless Runners : A Family History of Indigenous Canada
Jago, Robert.
Format: Book

Tireless Runners is the multi-generational story of the Sacquilty family, part of the Kwantlen First Nation in southwestern British Columbia.

The last ice / produced by National Geographic ; directed by Scott Ressler.

Format: DVD

For centuries, Inuit in the Arctic have lived on and around the frozen ocean. Now, as climate change is rapidly melting the sea ice between Canada and Greenland, development here threatens to upset the delicate balance between their communities, land and wildlife.