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War at the margins : Indigenous experiences in World War II / by Poyer, Lin,1953-author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-306) and index."War at the Margins offers a broad comparative view of the impact of World War II on Indigenous societies. Using historical and ethnographic sources, Lin Poyer examines how Indigenous communities emerged from the trauma of the wartime era with social forms and cultural ideas that laid the foundations for their twenty-first century emergence as players on the world's political stage. With a focus on Indigenous voices and agency, a global overview reveals the enormous range of wartime activities and impacts on these groups, connecting this work with comparative history, Indigenous studies, and anthropology. The distinctiveness of Indigenous peoples offers a valuable perspective on World War II, as those on the margins of Allied and Axis empires and nation-states were drawn in as soldiers, scouts, guides, laborers, and victims. Questions of loyalty and citizenship shaped Indigenous combat roles-from integration in national armies to service in separate ethnic units to unofficial use of their special skills, where local knowledge tilted the balance in military outcomes. Front lines crossed Indigenous territory most consequentially in northern Europe, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands, but the impacts of war go well beyond combat. Like others around the world, Indigenous civilian men and women suffered bombing and invasion, displacement, forced labor, military occupation, and economic and social disruption. Infrastructure construction and demand for key resources affected even areas far from front lines. World War II dissolved empires and laid the foundation for the postcolonial world. Indigenous people in newly independent nations struggled for autonomy, while other veterans returned to home fronts still steeped in racism. National governments saw military service as evidence that Indigenous peoples wished to assimilate, but wartime experiences confirmed many communities' commitment to their home cultures and opened new avenues for activism. By century's end, Indigenous Rights became an international political force, offering alternative visions of how the global order might make room for greater local self-determination and cultural diversity. In examining this transformative era, War at the Margins adds an important contribution to both World War II history and to the development of global Indigenous identity"--
Subjects: Indigenous peoples; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Grandfather rock / by Samatte, Sandra.; Grafenauer, Julian.;
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Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Readers (Publications); Indigenous peoples; Twins; Families;
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Tim and Robin / by Samatte, Sandra.; Grafenauer, Julian.;
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Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Readers (Publications); Indigenous peoples; Twins; Families;
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Rhett and Jett / by Samatte, Sandra.; Grafenauer, Julian.;
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Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Readers (Publications); Indigenous peoples; Twins; Families;
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Jan at camp / by Samatte, Sandra.; Grafenauer, Julian.;
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Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Readers (Publications); Indigenous peoples; Twins; Families;
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Duck and cub / by Samatte, Sandra.; Grafenauer, Julian.;
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Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Readers (Publications); Indigenous peoples; Twins; Families;
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Rock your mocs / by Goodluck, Laurel.; Goodnight, Madelyn.;
An introduction to the annual celebration of 'Rock Your Mocs Day,' because moccasins and Native pride shouldn't be saved just for ceremonies and powwows, but celebrated all year round.
Subjects: Picture books.; Moccasins; Indigenous peoples; Holidays;
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When the stars came home / by Luby, Brittany.; Donovan, Natasha.;
After his family moves to the city, young Ojiig misses the life he knew back home and the night sky full of stars until his parents help him find ways to make the city feel more like home.
Subjects: Picture books.; Moving, Household; Ojibwa Indians; Indigenous peoples;
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Permanent astonishment / by Highway, Tomson,1951-author.;
In 1990 Rene Highway, a world-renowned dancer, died of an AIDS-related illness. 'Permanent Astonishment' is Tomson Highway's extravagant embrace of his younger brother's final words: "Dont mourn me, be joyful." Infused with joy and outrageous humour, this book offers insights into the Cree experience of culture, conquest and survival. Highway lives in northern Ontario and Gatineau, QC. A Dewey Diva Pick. Book Club.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Highway, Tomson, 1951-; Highway, Tomson, 1951-; Indigenous authors; Indigenous peoples; Indigenous peoples;
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Turtle Island : the story of North America's first people / by Yellowhorn, Eldon,1956-; Lowinger, Kathy.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Unlike most books that chronicle the history of Native peoples beginning with the arrival of Europeans in 1492, this book goes back to the Ice Age to give young readers a glimpse of what life was like pre-contact. The title, Turtle Island, refers to a Native myth that explains how North and Central America were formed on the back of a turtle. Based on archeological finds and scientific research, we now have a clearer picture of how the Indigenous people lived. Using that knowledge, the authors take the reader back as far as 14,000 years ago to imagine moments in time.
Subjects: Indigenous peoples;
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