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Unbroken : my fight for survival, hope, and justice for Indigenous women and girls / by Sterritt, Angela,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Unbroken is a remarkable work of memoir and investigative journalism focusing on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, written by an award-winning Gitxsan journalist who survived life on the streets against all odds. As a Gitxsan teenager navigating life on the streets, Angela Sterritt wrote in her journal to help her survive and find her place in the world. Now an acclaimed journalist, she writes for major news outlets to push for justice and to light a path for Indigenous women, girls, and survivors. In her brilliant debut, Sterritt shares her memoir alongside investigative reporting into cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada, showing how colonialism and racism led to a society where Sterritt struggled to survive as a young person, and where the lives of Indigenous women and girls are ignored and devalued. Growing up, Sterritt was steeped in the stories of her ancestors: grandparents who carried bentwood boxes of berries, hunted and trapped, and later fought for rights and title to that land. But as a vulnerable young woman, kicked out of the family home and living on the street, Sterritt inhabited places that, today, are infamous for being communities where women have gone missing or been murdered: Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, and, later on, Northern BC's Highway of Tears. Sterritt faced darkness: she experienced violence from partners and strangers and saw friends and community members die or go missing. But she navigated the street, group homes, and SROs to finally find her place in journalism and academic excellence at university, relying entirely on her own strength, resilience, and creativity along with the support of her ancestors and community to find her way. "She could have been me," Sterritt acknowledges today, and her empathy for victims, survivors, and families drives her present-day investigations into the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women. In the end, Sterritt steps into a place of power, demanding accountability from the media and the public, exposing racism, and showing that there is much work to do on the path towards understanding the truth. But most importantly, she proves that the strength and brilliance of Indigenous women is unbroken, and that together, they can build lives of joy and abundance."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Sterritt, Angela.; Indigenous peoples; Indigenous women; Indigenous women; Investigative reporting; Missing persons; Murder victims; Murder; Racism against Indigenous peoples.; Women journalists; Indigenous journalists;

In the shadow of the glacier / by Delany, Vicki,1951-;
Constable Molly Smith almost literally stumbles over a body, the victim of a murder. The deceased was a highly unpopular newcomer who had big plans for developing a luxury resort outside Trafalgar, a bucolic mountain in British Columbia.
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Mystery fiction.; City and town life; Draft resisters; Legacies; Murder;
© c2007., Poisoned Pen Press,

Wild life / by Wei, Opal,author.;
They're walking on the wild side ... The Plan was simple: find a cure for the cancer that nearly took her sister's life. But for Zoey Fong, something about The Plan isn't working anymore. When a crucial tissue sample accidentally winds up in the hands of a very distracting--and disarmingly handsome--visitor, Zoey jumps at the chance to follow him home to retrieve it. Davy Hsieh's rugged island estate is no manicured suburban park. His plan is simple: establish a legitimate animal sanctuary and embrace life as a hermit to make up for a sketchy past. Zoey invading his fortress of solitude should not, under any circumstances, be a romantic development. And yet it's the single most invigorating week of their lives ... when they're able to set their many differences aside and embrace it. Stranded amid all manner of flora and fauna--including a semidomesticated cougar called Baby--Davy and Zoey first have to survive the island. Then they'll need to take a leap of faith, maybe even trusting in each other, to save it.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Animal sanctuaries; Cancer; Islands; Man-woman relationships; Rich people; Survival;

Five little indians / by Good, Michelle,author.;
With compassion and insight, 'Five Little Indians' chronicles the desperate quest of these residential school survivors to come to terms with their past and, ultimately, find a way forward. Michelle Good is a writer of Cree ancestry and a member of the Red Pheasant Cree Nation in SK. She lives in Kamloops, BC.
Subjects: Psychic trauma; Friendship; Indigenous teenagers; First Nations; Residential schools;

Five little indians : [Book Club Set] / by Good, Michelle,author.;
With compassion and insight, 'Five Little Indians' chronicles the desperate quest of these residential school survivors to come to terms with their past and, ultimately, find a way forward. Michelle Good is a writer of Cree ancestry and a member of the Red Pheasant Cree Nation in SK. She lives in Kamloops, BC.
Subjects: Psychic trauma; Friendship; Indigenous teenagers; First Nations; Residential schools;

Flights and falls / by Greenaway, R. M.,author.;
"Late at night in December, along the treacherous Sea-to-Sky highway, a red Chevette crashes into the woods. There is one casualty: a young woman. Then, two passersby who had assisted the victim are ruthlessly attacked. Only one survives, and passes on a bizarre clue that sets in motion an investigation into what appears to be an unspeakable game of thrills. While Leith pores over past incidents along the stretch of highway to zero in on the faceless menace, Dion begins to suspect the team is on the wrong track - and that a crime from his past may hold the key to this deadly mystery."--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Murder; Traffic accidents;

From the forest to the sea : Emily Carr in British Columbia / by Carr, Emily,1871-1945.Paintings.Selections.; Dejardin, Ian,writer of added commentary,editor.; Milroy, Sarah,writer of added commentary,editor.; Art Gallery of Ontario,issuing body,host institution.; Dulwich Picture Gallery,issuing body,host institution.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Carr, Emily, 1871-1945; Native art;

Outsider : an old man, a mountain and the search for a hidden past / by Popplewell, Brett,1983-author.;
"When journalist Brett Popplewell first heard about Dag Aabye, an aging former stuntman who lived alone inside a school bus on a mountain, running day and night through blizzards and heat waves, he was intrigued and bewildered. Captivated by the seemingly implausible tale of a wild super-athlete aging more slowly than the rest of us, he was determined to meet the apocryphal white-haired man who was pushing the boundaries of the human mind and body beyond what anyone could dream was possible. What Popplewell witnessed on a secluded mountain perch led him on a six-year odyssey to uncover the true story of the 81-year-old man. Outsider takes readers on a remarkable journey from Nazi-occupied Norway to Argentina and British Columbia. The book chronicles how a child born under mysterious circumstances during World War II finds his way onto the big screen in Goldfinger, is heralded as the world's first extreme skier, and is later driven into the wilderness. Both joyful and tragic, Outsider presents a bold challenge to our notions of aging, belonging and human accomplishment."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Aabye, Dag, 1941-; Older athletes; Older men; Recluses; Runners (Sports); Skiers; Stunt performers;

Washington, Oregon & the Pacific Northwest. by Lonely Planet Publications (Firm);
Subjects: Guidebooks.;

Rachel Bird / by Citra, Becky.;
After her mother's death, Rachel and her little sister go to their family ranch to spend the summer with their grandparents who they didn't know they had. But her new-found family isn<U+2019>t the only secret that<U+2019>s been kept from them, and Rachel soon finds out there are secrets everywhere.LSC
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Sisters; Families; Mothers; Family secrets; Ranches;

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