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Powwow day / by Sorell, Traci.; Goodnight, Madelyn.;
Includes bibliographical references.Because she has been very ill and weak, River cannot join in the dancing at this year's tribal powwow. She can only watch from the sidelines as her sisters and cousins dance the celebration -- but, as the drum beats, she finds the faith to believe that she will recover and dance again.LSC
Subjects: Indian girls; Sick children; Powwows; Indian dance; Indigenous girls; Indigenous dance;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Shi-shi-etko / by Campbell, Nicola I.; LaFave, Kim.;
Shi-shi-etko just has four days until she must leave her family and everything she knows to attend residential school. She spends her last days at home treasuring and appreciating the beauty of her world.LSCAboriginal Children's Book of the Year
Subjects: Native children; Indians of North America;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The dueling lemonade stands / by Kochar, Amandeep S.; Weaverbird Interactive (Firm);
On the hottest day of the year Jeet, Fudge, Jamal, and Tugboat set up a lemonade stand to raise money to buy a fan for the puppies at the animal shelter. Little do they know two sisters and their pets have the same idea and they've set up a lemonade stand right across from theirs! Will the dueling lemonade-stands band together and learn the perks that come with coexisting?
Subjects: Readers (Publications); Adopted children; East Indian Americans; Sikhs; Dogs; Lemonade; Friendship; Conduct of life;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Shannen and the dream for a school / by Wilson, Janet,1952-;
Shannen Koostachin was a student growing up in Attawapiskat First Nation, a small community in Northern Ontario. The local school closed 20 years ago after an oil spill and since then the children have had nothing but a few portables to learn in. This is the story of Shannen's fight to have a new school built in her community.LSC
Subjects: Koostachin, Shannen, 1994-2010; Indian activists; Children's rights; Cree children;
© c2011., Second Story Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Spirit rider [videorecording] / by Barnes, Herbie.; Collura, Mary-Ellen Lang.Winners.Videorecording.; Greene, Graham,1952-; Scott, Michael.; Tootoosis, Gordon.; All Things Family (Firm); Allumination FilmWorks (Firm); Credo Group.; Owl Television.;
Editor, Bob Lower ; music, Ron Halldorson.Graham Greene, Herbie Barnes, Gordon Tootoosis, Michelle St. John, Adam Beach.A young Ojibway Indian youth is returned to his grandfather on the reserve after years in foster homes in a large Canadian city but he doesn't want to stay. He finds some comfort in horses.PG.DVD ; full screen presentation.
Subjects: Collura, Mary-Ellen Lang.; Horses; Made-for-TV movies.; Ojibwa Indians; Television programs for children.; Video recordings for children.;
© c2007., Allumination FilmWorks,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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I'm finding my talk / by Thomas, Rebecca(Poet); Young, Pauline,1965-;
A response to Rita Joe's iconic poem "I Lost My Talk," and published simultaneously with the new children's book edition illustrated by Pauline Young, comes a companion picture book by award-winning spoken-word artist and Mi'kmaw activist Rebecca Thomas. A second-generation residential school survivor, Thomas writes this response poem openly and honestly, reflecting on the process of working through the destructive effects of colonialism. From sewing regalia to dancing at powow to learning traditional language, I'm Finding My Talk is about rediscovering her community, and finding culture. Features stunning, vibrant illustrations by Mi'kmaw artist Pauline Young.LSC
Subjects: Identity (Philosophical concept); Indians of North America; Native children; Children's poetry, Canadian (English); Residential schools; First Nations children;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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I lost my talk / by Joe, Rita,1932-2007.; Young, Pauline,1965-;
One of Rita Joe's most influential poems, "I Lost My Talk" tells the revered Mi'kmaw Elder's childhood story of losing her language while a resident of the residential school in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. An often quoted piece in this era of truth and reconciliation, Joe's powerful words explore and celebrate the survival of Mi'kmaw culture and language despite its attempted eradication. A companion book to the simultaneously published I'm Finding My Talk by Rebecca Thomas, I Lost My Talk is a necessary reminder of a dark chapter in Canada's history, a powerful reading experience, and an effective teaching tool for young readers of all cultures and backgrounds. Includes a biography of Rita Joe and striking colour illustrations by Mi'kmaw artist Pauline Young.LSC
Subjects: Identity (Philosophical concept); Indians of North America; Native children; Children's poetry, Canadian (English); Residential schools; First Nations children;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Jeet and Fudge find yoga / by Kochar, Amandeep S.; Weaverbird Interactive (Firm);
During dog yoga day, Jeet, Fudge and their friends learn the value of connecting with their breath, slowing down and stretching their bodies to help manage their nerves about the new school year.
Subjects: Readers (Publications); Adopted children; East Indian Americans; Sikhs; Dogs; Hatha yoga; Anxiety; Friendship; Conduct of life;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Stolen words / by Florence, Melanie.; Grimard, Gabrielle,1975-;
A look at the intergenerational impact of Canada's residential school system that separated Indigenous children from their families and the beautiful, healing relationship between a little girl and her grandfather.LSC
Subjects: Grandparent and child; Native children; Cree Indians;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Wandering stars / by Orange, Tommy,1982-author.;
"Wandering Stars traces the legacies of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and the Carlisle Industrial School for Indians through to the shattering aftermath of Orvil Redfeather's shooting in There There"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; United States Indian School (Carlisle, Pa.); Indigenous children; Indigenous peoples; Indigenous peoples;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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