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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.;
"An unflinching reimagining of Legacy: Trauma, Story, and Indigenous Healing for young adults. 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. The book foregrounds Indigenous resilience through song lyrics and as-told-to stories by young people who have started their own journeys of decolonization, healing, and change. It also details the transformative work being done in urban and on-reserve communities through community-led projects and Indigenous-run institutions and community agencies. These stories offer concrete examples of the ways in which Indigenous peoples and communities are capable of healing in small and big ways--and they challenge readers to consider what the dominant society must do to create systemic change. Full of bold graphics and illustration, Killing the Wittigo is a much-needed resource for Indigenous kids and the people who love them and work with them."--Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: SELF-HELP / Emotions; YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Health & Daily Living / Mental Health; YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / People & Places / Aboriginal & Indigenous; YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance;
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Inuit relocations : colonial policies and practices, Inuit resilience and resistance. by Tester, Frank J.;
"The traditional life of Inuit of Canada's North, affected early on by contact with whalers and the development of the fur trade. Changes to the lives of Inuit following the Second World War, including the relocation of Inuit, resulting in separation from family and culture and deaths from starvation, contagious diseases and appalling living conditions as Inuit were forced to adapt from living off the land to permanent settlements. The relocation of Inuit children to settlement-based federal day schools. How Inuit fought back against these injustices to maintain their culture and language and contribute to the richness and diversity of Canadian culture."--Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Health & Daily Living / General; YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / History / Canada; YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / History / General; YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / People & Places / Canada; YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / People & Places / Indigenous; YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Science / Politics & Government; YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / General (see also headings under Family); YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Prejudice & Racism;
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