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Selected Books and Reflections
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21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality
by Bob Joseph
Since its creation in 1876, the Indian Act has shaped, controlled, and constrained the lives and opportunities of Indigenous Peoples, and is at the root of many enduring stereotypes. Bob Joseph’s book comes at a key time in the reconciliation process, when awareness from both Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities is at a crescendo. Joseph explains how Indigenous Peoples can step out from under the Indian Act and return to self-government, self-determination, and self-reliance—and why doing so would result in a better country for every Canadian.
The Creator:
Bob Joseph is a member of the Gwawaenuk Nation. He comes from a proud potlatch family and is an initiated member of the Hamatsa Society. As the son of a hereditary chief, he will one day become a hereditary chief.
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ABC: Animal Babies of Canada
by Jennifer Harrington (writer) and Michael Arnott (artist)
Animal Babies of Canada is a delightful ABC book featuring baby animals all across Canada from A to Z! Clever rhymes grace every page and give insight about each young animal: ‘E is for Eagle, who soars overhead. F is for Fox, whose coat is bright red.’
A final key reveals each animal’s Canadian range and conservation status, plus one fascinating scientific fact about every one. ABC: Animal Babies of Canada introduces young readers to Canada’s diverse wildlife, featuring rare animals such as the antelope, the bobcat, the narwhal and the urson! A final key reveals each animal’s Canadian range and conservation status, plus one fascinating scientific fact about every one.
The Creators:
Jennifer Harrington is a Vancouver-born illustrator, author and graphic designer. A trained anthropologist, she now resides in Toronto, Ontario, where she runs Eco Books 4 Kids, a publishing company devoted to creating entertaining, educational children’s books with ecological themes.
Michael Arnott is a Toronto-based designer, illustrator and creative director of mixed Ojibway and European descent. As a First Nations person who grew up amid the rugged wilderness of Northern Ontario, he has a deep love and respect for nature and understands the necessity of preserving it. He hopes his books will help to raise awareness of both native land issues and the importance of protecting our fragile environment.
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kisiskćiwan: Indigenous Voices from Where the River Flows Swiftly
by Jesse Rae Archibald-Barber
This groundbreaking anthology from territory that is now Saskatchewan, kisiskâciwan, includes rich oral narratives from Cree, Saulteaux, Nakoda, Dakota, Dene, and Métis cultures; early writings from Cree missionaries; speeches and letters by Treaty Chiefs; stories from elders; archival discoveries; and contemporary literary works in all genres
Historically and culturally comprehensive, voices include Big Bear, Thunderchild, Louis Riel, Gabriel Dumont, Edward Ahenakew, Maria Campbell, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Rita Bouvier, Harold Johnson, Gregory Scofield, Warren Cariou, Louise Halfe, and many more.
The Creator:
Jessie Rae Archibald-Barber is from oskana kâ-asastêki and is an associate professor of Indigenous literatures at First Nations University of Canada in Regina. He is the editor of kisiskâciwan: Indigenous Voices from Where the River Flows Swiftly and the writer and producer of the Making Treaty 4 performance project.
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Little You / Kîya-K’apisîsisîyân
by Richard Van Camp (writer) and Julie Flett (artist)
This dual Cree and English poetic picture book for babies and toddlers celebrates every child and the joy babies bring into the world. With its delightful contemporary illustrations, Little You is perfect to be shared, read or sung to all the little people in your life--and the new little ones on the way!
The Creators:
Internationally-renowned storyteller, Richard Van Camp, is the eldest of four boys and a member of the Dogrib nation from Canada's Northwest Territories. He graduated from the University of Victoria and the En'owkin International School of Writing.
Julie Flett studied fine arts at Concordia University in Montreal and Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Vancouver. She received the Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize and was nominated for the Governor Genera's Award for Children's Literature for her book Owls See Clearly at Night (Lii Yiiboo Nayaapiwak lii Swer): A Michif Alphabet (L'alphabet di Michif). Julie is Cree-Métis and currently lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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