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Broken Circle: The Dark Legacy of Indian Residential Schools: A Memoir
Par Theodore Fontaine. 2010
“Too many survivors of Canada’s Indian residential schools live to forget. Theodore Fontaine writes to remember." - Hana Gartner, CBC's…
The Fifth Estate Now an approved curriculum resource for grade 9–12 students in British Columbia and Manitoba. Theodore (Ted) Fontaine lost his family and freedom just after his seventh birthday, when his parents were forced to leave him at an Indian residential school by order of the Roman Catholic Church and the Government of Canada. Twelve years later, he left school frozen at the emotional age of seven. He was confused, angry and conflicted, on a path of self-destruction. At age 29, he emerged from this blackness. By age 32, he had graduated from the Civil Engineering Program at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology and begun a journey of self-exploration and healing. In this powerful and poignant memoir, Ted examines the impact of his psychological, emotional and sexual abuse, the loss of his language and culture, and, most important, the loss of his family and community. He goes beyond details of the abuses of Native children to relate a unique understanding of why most residential school survivors have post-traumatic stress disorders and why succeeding generations of First Nations children suffer from this dark chapter in history. Told as remembrances described with insights that have evolved through his healing, his story resonates with his resolve to help himself and other residential school survivors and to share his enduring belief that one can pick up the shattered pieces and use them for good.In Search of Almighty Voice: Resistance and Reconciliation
Par Bill Waiser. 2020
In May 1897, Almighty Voice, a member of the One Arrow Willow Cree, died violently when Canada's North-West Mounted Police…
shelled the fugitive's hiding place. Since then, his violent death has spawned a succession of conflicting stories — from newspaper features, magazine articles and pulp fiction to plays and film.Almighty Voice has been maligned, misunderstood, romanticized, celebrated, and invented. Indeed, there have been many Almighty Voices over the years. What these stories have in common is that the Willow Cree man mattered. Understanding why he mattered has a direct bearing on reconciliation efforts today.A green place to be: The creation of central park
Par Ashley Benham Yazdani. 2019
In 1858, New York City was growing so fast that new roads and tall buildings threatened to swallow up the…
remaining open space. The people needed a green place to be—a park with ponds to row on and paths for wandering through trees and over bridges. When a citywide contest solicited plans for creating a park out of barren swampland, Calvert Vaux and Frederick Law Olmsted put their heads together to create the winning design, and the hard work of making their plans a reality began. By winter, the lake opened for skating. By the next summer, the waterside woodland known as the Ramble opened for all to enjoy. Meanwhile, sculptors, stonemasons, and master gardeners joined in to construct thirty-four unique bridges, along with fountains, pagodas, and band shells, making New York's Central Park a green gift to everyoneThe cause: The american revolution and its discontents, 1773-1783
Par Joseph J. Ellis. 2021
In one of the most "exciting and engaging" (Gordon S. Wood) histories of the American founding in decades, Pulitzer Prize–winning…
historian Joseph J. Ellis offers an epic account of the origins and clashing ideologies of America's revolutionary era, recovering a war more brutal, and more disorienting, than any in our history, save perhaps the Civil War. For more than two centuries, historians have debated the history of the American Revolution, disputing its roots, its provenance, and above all, its meaning. These questions have intrigued Ellis—one of our most celebrated scholars of American history—throughout his entire career. With this much-anticipated volume, he at last brings the story of the revolution to vivid life, with "surprising relevance" (Susan Dunn) for our modern era. Completing a trilogy of books that began with Founding Brothers, The Cause returns us to the very heart of the American founding, telling the military and political story of the war for independence from the ground up, and from all sides: British and American, loyalist and patriot, white and Black. Taking us from the end of the Seven Years' War to 1783, and drawing on a wealth of previously untapped sources, The Cause interweaves action-packed tales of North American military campaigns with parlor-room schemes and chicanery, creating a thrilling narrative that brings together a cast of familiar and long-forgotten characters. Here Ellis recovers the stories of Catharine Littlefield Greene, wife of Major General Nathanael Greene, the sister among the "band of brothers"; Thayendanegea, a Mohawk chief known to the colonists as Joseph Brant, who led the Iroquois Confederation against the Patriots; and Harry Washington, the enslaved namesake of George Washington, who escaped Mount Vernon to join the British Army and fight against his former master. Countering popular histories that romanticize the "Spirit of '76," Ellis demonstrates that the rebels fought under the mantle of "The Cause," a mutable, conveniently ambiguous principle that afforded an umbrella under which different, and often conflicting, convictions and goals could coexist. Neither an American nation nor a viable government existed at the end of the war. In fact, one revolutionary legacy regarded the creation of such a nation, or any robust expression of government power, as the ultimate betrayal of The Cause. This legacy alone rendered any effective response to the twin tragedies of the founding—slavery and the Native American dilemma—problematic at best. Written with the vivid and muscular prose for which Ellis is known, and with characteristically trenchant insight, The Cause marks the culmination of a lifetime of engagement with the founding era. A landmark work of narrative history, it challenges the story we have long told ourselves about our origins as a people, and as a nationWhat a waste: Trash, Recycling, and Protecting our Planet
Par Jess French. 2019
Explains what we're doing to our environment, both the good and the bad. Discusses the different types of pollution and…
waste streams and the progress we've made in renewable energy and recycling. For grades 2-4. 2019Downsizing the family home: what to save, what to let go (Downsizing the Home #1)
Par Marni Jameson. 2015
A home columnist provides a guide to sorting through a lifetime of possessions and the emotional journey of downsizing the…
family home for oneself or one s parents. Discusses strategies to accomplish the goal quickly, respectfully, and rewardingly. Includes insights from antiques appraisers, garage-sale gurus, professional organizers, and psychologists. 2015The bee-friendly garden: design an abundant, flower-filled yard that nurtures bees and supports biodiversity
Par Kate Frey, Gretchen LeBuhn, Leslie Lindell. 2016
A garden designer and a biology professor collaborated on this guide to creating gardens that nurture bees. They discuss the…
different species of bees, the problem of colony collapse disorder, and what attracts bees, and offer tips on planning and caring for bee-friendly flower and edible plant gardens. 2016Grow your own herbs: the 40 best culinary varieties for home gardens
Par Arthur O. Tucker, Susan Belsinger. 2019
A food writer and a botanist collaborate on this guide to growing and cooking with forty common herbs. There are…
sections on general gardening issues and cooking techniques, and for each herb there is advice on cultivation, propagation, harvesting, and preserving, plus tasting notes and cooking tips. 2019Examines the life of George Washington Carver, an agricultural scientist, educator, and inventor. As a faculty member at the Tuskegee…
Institute, Carver carried his lessons out to the farmers. He promoted conservation and developed many innovative techniques, including growing alternative crops and developing new products from agriculture. For grades 5-8. 2019Container gardener's handbook: pots, techniques, and projects to transform any space
Par Frances Tophill. 2019
A horticulturalist and presenter for the BBC shares container gardening ideas for those whose plant needs are limited by space…
and budgets. She gives advice for selecting pots, choosing and caring for plants, and undertaking creative projects with a focus on recycling materials. 2017The best American food writing 2019 (Best American (TM))
Par Samin Nosrat, Silvia Killingsworth. 2019
Collection of twenty-five previously published essays exploring topics related to food. "Sugartime" by Ruby Tandoh--a former contestant on The Great…
British Baking Show--is a meditation on the meaning of sugar, both physical and metaphorical, in our lives. Also includes essays by Michael W. Twitty and Priya Fielding-Singh. 2019The social history of agriculture: from the origins to the current crisis
Par Stephen Miller, Christopher Mills Isett, Christopher Isett. 2017
Historians examine of the development of agriculture from the first settlements in the Neolithic era to the early-twenty-first century and…
posit that advancements in agricultural technology were due to people and not markets. Topics include agriculture's origins, the development of capitalism, the role of slavery, collectivization, and corporatization. 2017The longing for less: living with minimalism
Par Kyle Chayka. 2020
A journalist looks beneath the fads surrounding minimalism to examine our deeper desire for simplicity, and considers how to find…
better ways to claim the time and space we crave. He shows that our longing for less has deep roots, giving examples from philosophy, religion, art, architecture, music, and design. 2020A way to garden: a hands-on primer for every season
Par Margaret Roach. 2019
Moving through the calendar two months at a time, the author gives tips to help gardeners through every phase of…
growing. In addition to seasonal chores and practical advice, the author includes personal stories of her life in the garden. Some strong language. 2019The aromatherapy garden: growing fragrant plants for happiness and well-being
Par Kathi Keville. 2016
An aromatherapist and herbalist approaches garden design, with a focus on creating an aromatic garden. There are sections on designing…
for fragrance, tips on how to harvest and utilize plants from aromatic gardens, and entries for suggested plants with detailed descriptions of their scents. 2016A simplified life: tactical tools for intentional living
Par Emily Ley. 2017
Designer and entrepreneur shares methods for success in organizing all parts of your life, including beauty and style, meal planning,…
finances, parenting, faith life, and more. Includes guidelines for decision-making and exercises to work through. 2017La magia del orden: herramientas para ordenar tu casa ... ¡y tu vida!
Par Marie Kondo, Marie Kondō. 2014
A guide to decluttering the home from a cleaning and organization consultant, using the author's KonMari method, which focuses on…
categories of items rather than rooms or spaces. Originally published in Japanese in 2011. Spanish language. 2014The humane gardener: nurturing a backyard habitat for wildlife
Par Nancy Lawson. 2017
A journalist who writes for the Humane Society challenges gardeners to rethink ideas about what is welcome in a backyard…
garden. She encourages planting native plants, allowing native weeds, and encouraging the presence of wildlife, even wildlife usually thought of as pests. Includes profiles of gardeners who have embraced this philosophy. 2017Food lover's garden: growing, cooking, and eating well (Urban Homesteader hacks #1)
Par Jenni Blackmore. 2017
Everything you wanted to know about Indians but were afraid to ask
Par Anton Treuer. 2012