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National Indigenous Peoples Day- Adult Non-Fiction- June 2023- FVRL

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June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day. These works of non-fiction are written by Indigenous authors.

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Becoming Kin

Becoming Kin

An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future

by Krawec, Patty

Book - 2022

Uses the author's experiences tied with the broader themes of creation, replacement, and disappearance to explore settler colonialism through the eyes of an Indigenous writer. Uses the author's experiences tied with the broader themes of creation, replacement, and disappearance to explore settler colonialism through the eyes of an Indigenous writer. Show less

Uses the author's experiences tied with the broader themes of creation, replacement, and disappearance to explore settler colonialism through the eyes of an Indigenous writer. Uses the author's experiences tied with the broader themes of creation, replacement, and disappearance to explore settler colonialism through the eyes of an Indigenous writer. Show less

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Braided Learning

Braided Learning

Illuminating Indigenous Presence Through Art and Story

by Dion, Susan D.

Book - 2022

Braided Learning draws on Indigenous knowledge to make sense of a difficult past, decode unjust conditions in the present, and work toward a more equitable future. Braided Learning draws on Indigenous knowledge to make sense of a difficult past, decode unjust conditions in the present, and work toward a more equitable future. Show less

Braided Learning draws on Indigenous knowledge to make sense of a difficult past, decode unjust conditions in the present, and work toward a more equitable future. Braided Learning draws on Indigenous knowledge to make sense of a difficult past, decode unjust conditions in the present, and work toward a more equitable future. Show less

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Carving Space

Carving Space

The Indigenous Voices Awards Anthology

Book - 2023

To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Indigenous Voices Awards, an anthology consisting of selected works by finalists over the past five years, edited by Jordan Abel, Carleigh Baker, and Madeleine Reddon. To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Indigenous Voices Awards, an anthology consisting of selected works by finalists over the past five years, edited by Jordan Abel, Carleigh Baker, and Madeleine Reddon. Show less

To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Indigenous Voices Awards, an anthology consisting of selected works by finalists over the past five years, edited by Jordan Abel, Carleigh Baker, and Madeleine Reddon. To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Indigenous Voices Awards, an anthology consisting of selected works by finalists over the past five years, edited by Jordan Abel, Carleigh Baker, and Madeleine Reddon. Show less

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The Fire Still Burns

The Fire Still Burns

Life in and After Residential School

by George, Sam

Book - 2023

Sam George’s harrowing account of surviving Canada’s Indian Residential School system. Sam George’s harrowing account of surviving Canada’s Indian Residential School system. Show less

Sam George’s harrowing account of surviving Canada’s Indian Residential School system. Sam George’s harrowing account of surviving Canada’s Indian Residential School system. Show less

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Held by the Land : A Guide to Indigenous Plants for Wellness

Held by the Land : A Guide to Indigenous Plants for Wellness

Wa Ch'ich'estway Ta Temixw : Spenem Txwnam Ta Ha7lh Skwalwen

by Joseph, Leigh

Book - 2023

Author Leigh Joseph, an ethnobotanist and a member of the Squamish Nation, provides a beautifully illustrated essential introduction to Indigenous plant knowledge. Author Leigh Joseph, an ethnobotanist and a member of the Squamish Nation, provides a beautifully illustrated essential introduction to Indigenous plant knowledge. Show less

Author Leigh Joseph, an ethnobotanist and a member of the Squamish Nation, provides a beautifully illustrated essential introduction to Indigenous plant knowledge. Author Leigh Joseph, an ethnobotanist and a member of the Squamish Nation, provides a beautifully illustrated essential introduction to Indigenous plant knowledge. Show less

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Indigenous Continent

Indigenous Continent

The Epic Contest for North America

by Hämäläinen, Pekka

Book - 2022

In our myth-busting era, this restoration of Native Americans to their rightful place at the very center of American history will be seen as one of the most important correctives yet. In our myth-busting era, this restoration of Native Americans to their rightful place at the very center of American history will be seen as one of the most important correctives yet. Show less

In our myth-busting era, this restoration of Native Americans to their rightful place at the very center of American history will be seen as one of the most important correctives yet. In our myth-busting era, this restoration of Native Americans to their rightful place at the very center of American history will be seen as one of the most important correctives yet. Show less

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It Stops Here

It Stops Here

Standing up for Our Lands, Our Waters, and Our People

by George, Rueben

Book - 2023

A personal account of one man’s confrontation with colonization that illuminates the philosophy and values of a First Nation on the front lines of the fig...Show more A personal account of one man’s confrontation with colonization that illuminates the philosophy and values of a First Nation on the front lines of the fight against an extractive industry, ineffective government, and the threat to the life-giving ocean. Show less

A personal account of one man’s confrontation with colonization that illuminates the philosophy and values of a First Nation on the front lines of the fig...Show more A personal account of one man’s confrontation with colonization that illuminates the philosophy and values of a First Nation on the front lines of the fight against an extractive industry, ineffective government, and the threat to the life-giving ocean. Show less

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Killing the Wittigo

Killing the Wittigo

Indigenous Culture-based Approaches to Waking Up, Taking Action, and Doing the Work of Healing : A Book for Young Adults

by Methot, Suzanne

Book - 2023

Written specifically for young adults, reluctant readers, and literacy learners, Killing the Wittigo explains the traumatic effects of colonization on Ind...Show more Written specifically for young adults, reluctant readers, and literacy learners, Killing the Wittigo explains the traumatic effects of colonization on Indigenous people and communities and how trauma alters an individual’s brain, body, and behavior. It explores how learned patterns of behavior — the ways people adapt to trauma to survive — are passed down within family systems, thereby affecting the functioning of entire communities. Show less

Written specifically for young adults, reluctant readers, and literacy learners, Killing the Wittigo explains the traumatic effects of colonization on Ind...Show more Written specifically for young adults, reluctant readers, and literacy learners, Killing the Wittigo explains the traumatic effects of colonization on Indigenous people and communities and how trauma alters an individual’s brain, body, and behavior. It explores how learned patterns of behavior — the ways people adapt to trauma to survive — are passed down within family systems, thereby affecting the functioning of entire communities. Show less

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Kwändǖr

Kwändǖr

Story (you Read)

by Pauls, Cole

Graphic Novel - 2022

Cole Pauls returns with Kwändǖr, a short story collection of Southern Tutchone and Yukon tales. Gathering Pauls's comics from magazines, comic festivals a...Show more Cole Pauls returns with Kwändǖr, a short story collection of Southern Tutchone and Yukon tales. Gathering Pauls's comics from magazines, comic festivals and zine making workshops, these comics are Pauls's most personal work yet. You'll learn stories about the author's family, racism and identity, Yukon history, winter activities, Southern Tutchone language lessons and cultural practices. Have you ever wanted to learn how to Knuckle Hop? or to acknowledge and respect the Indigenous land you're on? or how to be an ally to Indigenous people? Well, gather around and hear this Kwändǖr! (Story!) Show less

Cole Pauls returns with Kwändǖr, a short story collection of Southern Tutchone and Yukon tales. Gathering Pauls's comics from magazines, comic festivals a...Show more Cole Pauls returns with Kwändǖr, a short story collection of Southern Tutchone and Yukon tales. Gathering Pauls's comics from magazines, comic festivals and zine making workshops, these comics are Pauls's most personal work yet. You'll learn stories about the author's family, racism and identity, Yukon history, winter activities, Southern Tutchone language lessons and cultural practices. Have you ever wanted to learn how to Knuckle Hop? or to acknowledge and respect the Indigenous land you're on? or how to be an ally to Indigenous people? Well, gather around and hear this Kwändǖr! (Story!) Show less

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Making Love With the Land

Making Love With the Land

Essays

by Whitehead, Joshua

Book - 2022

Whitehead brilliantly explores Indigeneity, queerness, and the relationships between body, language and land through a variety of genres (essay, memoir, notes, confession). Whitehead brilliantly explores Indigeneity, queerness, and the relationships between body, language and land through a variety of genres (essay, memoir, notes, confession). Show less

Whitehead brilliantly explores Indigeneity, queerness, and the relationships between body, language and land through a variety of genres (essay, memoir, notes, confession). Whitehead brilliantly explores Indigeneity, queerness, and the relationships between body, language and land through a variety of genres (essay, memoir, notes, confession). Show less

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Miskwagoode

Miskwagoode

by Baker, Marie Annharte

Book - 2022

Taken from the Anishinaabe word for "woman," MISKWAGOODE is a lyrical portrayal of unreconciled Indigenous experience under colonialism, past and present. Taken from the Anishinaabe word for "woman," MISKWAGOODE is a lyrical portrayal of unreconciled Indigenous experience under colonialism, past and present. Show less

Taken from the Anishinaabe word for "woman," MISKWAGOODE is a lyrical portrayal of unreconciled Indigenous experience under colonialism, past and present. Taken from the Anishinaabe word for "woman," MISKWAGOODE is a lyrical portrayal of unreconciled Indigenous experience under colonialism, past and present. Show less

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Namwayut

Namwayut

We Are All One: A Pathway to Reconciliation

by Joseph, Robert

eBook - 2022

Chief Robert Joseph, one of the leading voices on peace building in our time, provides a powerful map for collective change and transformation. Chief Robert Joseph, one of the leading voices on peace building in our time, provides a powerful map for collective change and transformation. Show less

Chief Robert Joseph, one of the leading voices on peace building in our time, provides a powerful map for collective change and transformation. Chief Robert Joseph, one of the leading voices on peace building in our time, provides a powerful map for collective change and transformation. Show less

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Our Long Struggle for Home

Our Long Struggle for Home

The Ipperwash Story

Book - 2022

This book tells the story of how six elders of the Nidshnaabeg people of Canada moved back to Stoney Point Reserve, or Aazhoodena, in an attempt to reclai...Show more This book tells the story of how six elders of the Nidshnaabeg people of Canada moved back to Stoney Point Reserve, or Aazhoodena, in an attempt to reclaim their ancestral homeland, which had been appropriated in 1942 by the federal government to turn it into an army training camp, claiming that the land would be returned after the war, which did not happen. Show less

This book tells the story of how six elders of the Nidshnaabeg people of Canada moved back to Stoney Point Reserve, or Aazhoodena, in an attempt to reclai...Show more This book tells the story of how six elders of the Nidshnaabeg people of Canada moved back to Stoney Point Reserve, or Aazhoodena, in an attempt to reclaim their ancestral homeland, which had been appropriated in 1942 by the federal government to turn it into an army training camp, claiming that the land would be returned after the war, which did not happen. Show less

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Our Voice of Fire

Our Voice of Fire

A Memoir of A Warrior Rising

by Morin, Brandi

Book - 2022

A wildfire of a debut memoir by internationally recognized French/Cree/Iroquois journalist Brandi Morin set to transform the narrative around Indigenous Peoples. A wildfire of a debut memoir by internationally recognized French/Cree/Iroquois journalist Brandi Morin set to transform the narrative around Indigenous Peoples. Show less

A wildfire of a debut memoir by internationally recognized French/Cree/Iroquois journalist Brandi Morin set to transform the narrative around Indigenous Peoples. A wildfire of a debut memoir by internationally recognized French/Cree/Iroquois journalist Brandi Morin set to transform the narrative around Indigenous Peoples. Show less

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The Punishment

The Punishment

Poems

by Dandurand, Joseph A.

Book - 2022

The Punishment is the latest addition to the oeuvre of prolific Kwantlen writer Joseph Dandurand, whose stunning previous collection, The East Side of It All, was shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize. The Punishment is the latest addition to the oeuvre of prolific Kwantlen writer Joseph Dandurand, whose stunning previous collection, The East Side of It All, was shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize. Show less

The Punishment is the latest addition to the oeuvre of prolific Kwantlen writer Joseph Dandurand, whose stunning previous collection, The East Side of It All, was shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize. The Punishment is the latest addition to the oeuvre of prolific Kwantlen writer Joseph Dandurand, whose stunning previous collection, The East Side of It All, was shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize. Show less

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Reconciliation & Indigenous Justice

Reconciliation & Indigenous Justice

A Search for Ways Forward

by Milward, David Leo

Book - 2022

Reconciliation and Indigenous Justice provides an account of the ongoing ties between the enduring trauma caused by the residential schools and Indigenous over-incarceration. Reconciliation and Indigenous Justice provides an account of the ongoing ties between the enduring trauma caused by the residential schools and Indigenous over-incarceration. Show less

Reconciliation and Indigenous Justice provides an account of the ongoing ties between the enduring trauma caused by the residential schools and Indigenous over-incarceration. Reconciliation and Indigenous Justice provides an account of the ongoing ties between the enduring trauma caused by the residential schools and Indigenous over-incarceration. Show less

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Red Paint

Red Paint

The Ancestral Autobiography of A Coast Salish Punk

by LaPointe, Sasha taqwšeblu

eBook - 2022

Set against a backdrop of tour vans and the breathtaking beauty of Coast Salish ancestral land and imbued with the universal spirit of punk-an ethos that ...Show more Set against a backdrop of tour vans and the breathtaking beauty of Coast Salish ancestral land and imbued with the universal spirit of punk-an ethos that challenges us to reclaim what's rightfully ours: our histories, our power, our traditions, and our truths-Red Paint is ultimately a story of the ways we learn to heal while fighting for our right to a place to call home. Show less

Set against a backdrop of tour vans and the breathtaking beauty of Coast Salish ancestral land and imbued with the universal spirit of punk-an ethos that ...Show more Set against a backdrop of tour vans and the breathtaking beauty of Coast Salish ancestral land and imbued with the universal spirit of punk-an ethos that challenges us to reclaim what's rightfully ours: our histories, our power, our traditions, and our truths-Red Paint is ultimately a story of the ways we learn to heal while fighting for our right to a place to call home. Show less

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The Seven Circles

The Seven Circles

Indigenous Teachings for Living Well

by Luger, Chelsey

eBook - 2022

In this revolutionary self-help guide, two beloved Native American wellness activists offer wisdom for achieving spiritual, physical, and emotional wellbeing rooted in Indigenous ancestral knowledge. In this revolutionary self-help guide, two beloved Native American wellness activists offer wisdom for achieving spiritual, physical, and emotional wellbeing rooted in Indigenous ancestral knowledge. Show less

In this revolutionary self-help guide, two beloved Native American wellness activists offer wisdom for achieving spiritual, physical, and emotional wellbeing rooted in Indigenous ancestral knowledge. In this revolutionary self-help guide, two beloved Native American wellness activists offer wisdom for achieving spiritual, physical, and emotional wellbeing rooted in Indigenous ancestral knowledge. Show less

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This Place Is Who We Are

This Place Is Who We Are

Stories of Indigenous Leadership, Resilience, and Connection to Homelands

by Gordon, Katherine

Book - 2023

This Place Is Who We Are profiles Indigenous communities in central and northern coastal BC that are reconnecting to their lands and waters—and growing and thriving through this reconnection. This Place Is Who We Are profiles Indigenous communities in central and northern coastal BC that are reconnecting to their lands and waters—and growing and thriving through this reconnection. Show less

This Place Is Who We Are profiles Indigenous communities in central and northern coastal BC that are reconnecting to their lands and waters—and growing and thriving through this reconnection. This Place Is Who We Are profiles Indigenous communities in central and northern coastal BC that are reconnecting to their lands and waters—and growing and thriving through this reconnection. Show less

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Scars & Stars

Scars & Stars

by Thistle, Jesse

Book - 2022

A beautiful and moving collection of poems and stories from the author of the #1 bestselling memoir From the Ashes. A beautiful and moving collection of poems and stories from the author of the #1 bestselling memoir From the Ashes. Show less

A beautiful and moving collection of poems and stories from the author of the #1 bestselling memoir From the Ashes. A beautiful and moving collection of poems and stories from the author of the #1 bestselling memoir From the Ashes. Show less

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Silence to Strength

Silence to Strength

Writings and Reflections on the Sixties Scoop

Book - 2022

In Silence to Strength: Writings and Reflections on the 60s Scoop, editor Christine Miskonoodinkwe Smith gathers together contributions from twenty Sixties Scoop survivors from across the territories of Canada. In Silence to Strength: Writings and Reflections on the 60s Scoop, editor Christine Miskonoodinkwe Smith gathers together contributions from twenty Sixties Scoop survivors from across the territories of Canada. Show less

In Silence to Strength: Writings and Reflections on the 60s Scoop, editor Christine Miskonoodinkwe Smith gathers together contributions from twenty Sixties Scoop survivors from across the territories of Canada. In Silence to Strength: Writings and Reflections on the 60s Scoop, editor Christine Miskonoodinkwe Smith gathers together contributions from twenty Sixties Scoop survivors from across the territories of Canada. Show less

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Stoneface

Stoneface

A Defiant Dene

by Kakfwi, Steve

Book - 2023

Former Premier of the Northwest Territories Stephen Kakfwi transforms politics into philosophy and sheds light on a history that too many Canadians have long ignored. Former Premier of the Northwest Territories Stephen Kakfwi transforms politics into philosophy and sheds light on a history that too many Canadians have long ignored. Show less

Former Premier of the Northwest Territories Stephen Kakfwi transforms politics into philosophy and sheds light on a history that too many Canadians have long ignored. Former Premier of the Northwest Territories Stephen Kakfwi transforms politics into philosophy and sheds light on a history that too many Canadians have long ignored. Show less

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Truth Telling

Truth Telling

Seven Conversations About Indigenous Life in Canada

by Good, Michelle

Book - 2023

A bold, provocative collection of essays exploring the historical and contemporary Indigenous experience in Canada. A bold, provocative collection of essays exploring the historical and contemporary Indigenous experience in Canada. Show less

A bold, provocative collection of essays exploring the historical and contemporary Indigenous experience in Canada. A bold, provocative collection of essays exploring the historical and contemporary Indigenous experience in Canada. Show less

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Tsqelmucwílc

Tsqelmucwílc

The Kamloops Indian Residential School - Resistance and A Reckoning

by Haig-Brown, Celia

Book - 2022

The shocking and tragic story of Indigenous erasure and genocide at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in Canada. The shocking and tragic story of Indigenous erasure and genocide at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in Canada. Show less

The shocking and tragic story of Indigenous erasure and genocide at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in Canada. The shocking and tragic story of Indigenous erasure and genocide at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in Canada. Show less

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Unbroken

Unbroken

My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls

by Sterritt, Angela

Book - 2023

Unbroken is an extraordinary work of memoir and investigative journalism focusing on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, written by an award-winning Gitxsan journalist who survived life on the streets against all odds. Unbroken is an extraordinary work of memoir and investigative journalism focusing on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, written by an award-winning Gitxsan journalist who survived life on the streets against all odds. Show less

Unbroken is an extraordinary work of memoir and investigative journalism focusing on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, written by an award-winning Gitxsan journalist who survived life on the streets against all odds. Unbroken is an extraordinary work of memoir and investigative journalism focusing on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, written by an award-winning Gitxsan journalist who survived life on the streets against all odds. Show less

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