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When residential schools opened in the 1830's, First Nations envisioned their children learning in nurturing environments, staffed with their own…
teachers, ministers and interpreters. Instead, students were taught by outsiders, regularly forced to renounce their cultures and languages, and some were subjected to abuse that left emotional scars for generations. Fourteen Aboriginal women who attended these schools reflect on their experiences, describing how they overcame tremendous obstacles to become strong and independent members of Aboriginal cultures. 2004.Itsuka
Par Joy Kogawa. 1992
The word "itsuka" means "some day," and refers to the Japanese-Canadian fight for redress following their evacuation and internment by…
the government during World War II. Naomi recalls how her idyllic childhood in British Columbia was ended; and after the death of her gentle guardians, Naomi is persuaded to leave the prairies and move to Toronto with her activist Aunt Emily. Thrust into the redress movement, Naomi becomes involved in the political battle, and in a romance with fellow activist Cedric, an Anglican priest. Sequel to "Obasan" (DC03222). 1993, c1992.Ireland's eye: travels
Par Mark Anthony Jarman. 2002
On August 28, 1922, thousands of Dubliners came to pay respects to Michael Collins, the martyred Irish revolutionary, while elsewhere…
in the same city on the same afternoon, Michael Lyons, a cooper who worked for Guinness and author Jarman's grandfather, inexplicably drowned in the Grand Canal. These events became the seed for this combination of memoir, history, and travelogue, which relates the events of author Jarman's visits to Ireland, his family's past, and Ireland's bloody political history. Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2002.Injun
Par Jordan Abel. 2016
Award-winning Nisga'a poet Jordan Abel's third collection is a long poem about racism and the representation of indigenous peoples. Composed…
of text found in western novels published between 1840 and 1950 - the heyday of pulp publishing and a period of unfettered colonialism in North America – he uses erasure, pastiche, and a focused poetics to create a visually striking response to the western genre. 2016. Uniform title: Poems.In the rapids: navigating the future of First Nations
Par Ovide Mercredi, Mary Ellen Turpel. 1993
The authors provide a view of broken treaty promises, the racist Indian Act, and the failure of Canada's justice and…
education systems. While examining many challenges confronting native people today, the authors also anticipate a brighter future. 1993.I saw three Chinas: one Canadian's experience in China, 1909-1989
Par Molly Phillips. 1990
Born in Hong Kong in 1909, the author has witnessed the three modern eras of Chinese history: the final days…
of the Imperial Ching dynasty; the republican rule of Chiang Kai-Shek; and Communist rule since 1949. She describes the people, culture, and history of China as she experienced them. 1990.Child soldier: when boys and girls are used in war (CitizenKid)
Par Jessica Dee Humphreys, Michel Chikwanine. 2015
It's 1993, and the Democratic Republic of Congo is going through major political changes. Five-year-old Michel is playing with friends…
one day when, without warning, a group of rebel soldiers pulls up to the school grounds. Forced onto trucks, the frightened boys are taken to a camp in the hills. There they are thrust into a terrifying and violent world. Grades 5-8. Winner of the 2017 Red Maple Non-Fiction Award. 2015.Amphibian
Par Carla Gunn. 2009
Sensitive, intelligent nine-year-old Phineas Walsh has an encyclopedic knowledge of the natural world and the environment. He's broken up over…
his grandfather's death, his grandmother's sadness, and his parents' separation. When his Grade 4 class gets an Australian pet frog, Phin can't bear to see Cuddles penned up in a cage so far from his natural habitat, so he and his best pal, Bird, are spurred to action. Some strong language. 2009.Exploded view: observations on reading, writing and life
Par Jean McKay. 2001
The exploded view is a diagram which shows how each component of an object relates to the whole, and is…
usually applied to machinery. McKay uses it to explode everything from macaroons to metaphors. In her alphabetical essays she explodes language and her world view, taking a variety of things apart, from babies and crabapples to funerals and acorns, and putting them back together in unexpected ways. Some strong language.Funny, you don't look like one: observations from a blue-eyed Ojibway
Par Drew Hayden Taylor. 1996
Half Ojibway and half Caucasian - and hoping to found a nation called Occasions, dubbing himself a Special Occasion for…
founding it - Drew Hayden Taylor presents his own take on Native affairs. Using humour to give a different perspective on contentious issues, he talks about Native life and culture, and relations with government and non-Natives. 1996.For Joshua: an Ojibway father teaches his son
Par Richard Wagamese. 2002
Richard Wagamese had a life-long struggle for self-knowledge and self-respect. He turned to the Native doctrine of the Medicine Wheel,…
which teaches balance, introspection, sensitivity to others and, above all, responsibility to one's inner self. It is this learning process that he hoped to pass on to his son, Joshua. 2002.Bobbi Lee, Indian rebel: Indian Rebel
Par Lee Maracle. 1990
The majority of this book, originally published in the 1970s, is an account of the author's early years as a…
native woman in Vancouver, California and Toronto. Filled with anger, pain and apathy, she found the strength to turn her life around.In 1869, in the woods just outside of Saint John, a group of berry pickers discovered several badly decomposed bodies.…
The authorities suspected foul play, but the identities of the victims were as mysterious as that of the perpetrator. From the coroner's inquest an unlikely suspect emerged to stand trial for murder: John Munroe, a renowned architect, well-heeled family man, and pillar of the community. Munroe's lawyer's strategy was as simple as it was revolutionary: Munroe's wealth, education, and exemplary character made him incapable of murder. The press and Saint John's elite vocally supported Munroe, sparking a debate about character and murder that continues to this day. In re-examining a precedent-setting historical crime with fresh eyes, Komar addresses questions that are still relevant more than a century later: is everyone capable of murder, and should character be treated as evidence in homicide trials? 2016.Cairns, through the study of the historical record, discusses the desired relation of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples to each other…
in Canada. He considers the differences between the assimilationist assumptions of the imperial era and the more recent attempts at nation-to-nation negotiations supported by the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, and contemplates whether either of these approaches can lead to an outcome that will satisfy both sides. 2000.As long as the rivers flow
Par Oskiniko Larry Loyie, Connie Brissenden. 2005
It is Larry Loyie's last summer before entering residential school, a time of learning and adventure. He cares for an…
abandoned baby owl, watches his grandmother make winter moccasins, helps the family prepare for a hunting and gathering trip. But soon, a truck comes to forcibly take Lawrence and his siblings away to their new school, which would try to erase their traditional language and culture. Grades 3-6. 2002.Another winter, another spring: a love remembered
Par Louise de Kiriline Lawrence. 1987
Louise de Kiriline Lawrence describes her aristocratic Swedish childhood during the 1890s, her gruelling experiences as a Red Cross nurse,…
her passionate marriage to a Russian army officer, and her heartbreak during the Russian Revolution. 1987.Always looking up: the adventures of an incurable optimist
Par Michael J Fox. 2009
In this follow-up to "Lucky Man" (DC24587), movie and television star Fox discusses his work, politics, faith, and family. An…
advocate for stem-cell research, Fox describes the impact his Parkinson's disease has had on his life. Strong language. Bestseller. 2009.A war bride's story: risking it all for love after World War II (Amazing stories)
Par Cynthia J Faryon. 2004
Gwendolyn Cramer was one of 48,000 war brides transported to Canada between 1942 and 1947. Many of them were escorted…
across the ocean and handed over to their husbands with nothing more than a handshake and a cookbook. Following her heart to rural Saskatchewan, Gwen felt like a fish out of water, unable to milk a cow or cook on a wood stove, and then she had her in-laws to contend with. Some descriptions of violence. 2004.A place within: rediscovering India
Par M. G Vassanji. 2008
Author M. G. Vassanji was born in Africa, where his Indian grandparents had settled, and his relationship to India had…
been complex and contradictory. Vassanji describes his many visits to India, encompassing bustling cities, quiet landscapes, fantastic stories and fascinating characters, in this his part travelogue and description, part history and meditation, and above all a quest for a lost homeland. Some descriptions of violence. Winner of the 2009 Governor General's Literary Award for non-fiction. Canada Reads 2012. 2008.A fair country: telling truths about Canada
Par John Ralston Saul. 2008
In this vision of Canada, Saul unveils 3 founding myths: he argues that the famous "peace, order, and good government"…
that supposedly defines Canada is a distortion of the country's true nature. He describes Canada as a Métis nation, heavily influenced and shaped by aboriginal ideas. Lastly, he believes that Canada has a colonial non-intellectual business elite that doesn't believe in Canada. c2008.