Books tagged: Indigenous Peoples
Angel Wing Splash Pattern
By Richard Van Camp
Angel Wing Splash Pattern celebrates Richard Van Camp's 24-year career as one of Canada's most prolific and award winning best-selling authors. This collection of hilarious and profound stories is where we meet Torchy, Sfen and Snowbird in "Mermaids" and this is where we see ... Read more
Bones
By Tyler Pennock
Poems about a young two-spirit Indigenous man moving through shadow and trauma toward strength and awareness.
Bones, Tyler Pennock's wise and arresting debut, is about the ways we process the traumas of our past, and about how often these experiences eliminate moments of softness ... Read more
Box of Treasures or Empty Box?
Edited by Ardith Walkem & Halie Bruce
Over twenty years ago, Aboriginal and Treaty Rights were included in Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. They provided the basis for recognition of the unique status of Indigenous Peoples within Canada. After four first ministers' conferences on Aboriginal Constitutional ... Read more
Buried in the Silence
By Connie Sampson
The inquiry into the killing of Leo LaChance left many unanswered questions. Journalist Connie Sampson examines the life and death of LaChance, his brothers search for truth, and the inquiry that followed his death.
Coyote Takes a Walk
By Joseph Urie
A lot of time has passed but the Trickster has returned and the world that he left is indesperate need of some levity, the truth and most importantly, reconciliation. It is time to start again. In the spirit of treaty. But before that can happen some things need to be cleared ... Read more
From Bear Rock Mountain
By Antoine Bear Rock Mountain
In this poetic, poignant memoir, Dene artist and social activist Antoine Mountain paints an unforgettable picture of his journey from residential school to art school—and his path to healing.
In 1949, Antoine Mountain was born on the land near Radelie Koe, Fort Good Hope, ... Read more
Hiraeth
By Carol Rose Daniels (GoldenEagle)
Finalist for the 2019 Rasmussen, Rasmussen and Charowsky Indigenous Peoples' Writing Award
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 ... Read more
Krillian Key, The
By (artist) Neal Shannacappo
"My million years of immortality have barely begun. .." Pursued by warring human/alien hybrids, the immortal Kyrill, also known as Salamander, is the key to a prison forged by the seven gods of creation. While one of the warring factions moves to protect him, the other seeks ... Read more