Genre search:Biography

I walk in two worlds

by Eleanor Brass
Paper Book, 1987
Tags
non-fiction, memoir, Peepeekisis Reserve, Indigenous author, Saskatchewan, two worlds, Autobiography
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.2 B73 1987

Tracking Doctor Lonecloud: Showman to Legend Keeper

by Ruth Holmes Whitehead
Paperback, 2002
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, mi'kmaw, mi'kmaq, medicine shows, showman, legend keeper, culture, memoir, autobiography, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.6 W45 2002

I was born under a spruce tree / Copy 1

by J. J. Van Bibber
Paper Book, 2012
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, yukon, history, family, pelly river, travel, stories, personal stories, adventures, biography — 4 more, biographies, illustrations, photographs, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.9 V36 2012

I was born under a spruce tree / Copy 2

by J. J. Van Bibber
Paper Book, 2012
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, yukon, history, family, pelly river, travel, stories, personal stories, adventures, biography — 4 more, biographies, illustrations, photographs, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.9 V36 2012

Measuring Up: A Memoir of Fathers and Sons

by Dan Robson
Paperback, 2021
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, memoir, memoirs, fathers, sons, family, home, heartbreak, grief, loss — 4 more, mourning, love, healing, 300
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97807352346971
Status
Available
Call number
155.9 R63 2021

The Journey of Crazy Horse: A Lakota History / COPY 2

by Joseph M Marshall
Paperback, 2005
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, canada, lakota, crazy horse, history, oral tradition, legacy, culture, biography, biographies — 1 more, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
01430362112
Status
Available
Call number
973.004 M276 2004 c. 2

Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country (National Geographic Directions)

by Louise Erdrich
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, canada, ojibwe, ojibway, books, islands, national geographic, geography, philosophy, spirituality — 4 more, history, culture, traditions, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
977 E63 2003

Portraits From the Plains / Copy 2

by Grant MacEwan
Paperback, 1971
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, canada, portraits, biography, biographies, stories of inspiration, strength, accomplishments, heritage, pride — 2 more, photographs, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.004 M213 1971 c.2

Iroquois on Fire; a voice from the Mohawk Nation

by Douglas M. George-Kanentiio
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, canada, iroquois, mohawk, land claims, land rights, land, territorial title, activism, family — 4 more, community, personal stories, contemporary issues, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
974.7004 G46 2006

Treaty Promises, Indian Reality: Life on a Reserve / Copy 2

by Harold LeRat
Paperback, 2017
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, cowessess, treaties, treaty, government, politics, law, history, land, land rights — 8 more, reserves, reservations, residential schools, survivors, oppression, adversity, personal stories, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.24 L47 2017 c.2

Treaty Promises, Indian Reality: Life on a Reserve

by Harold LeRat
Paperback, 2017
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, cowessess, treaties, treaty, government, politics, law, history, land, land rights — 8 more, reserves, reservations, residential schools, survivors, oppression, adversity, personal stories, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.24 L47 2017

Marie-Anne : the extraordinary life of Louis Riel's grandmother

by Maggie Siggins
Paper Book, 2008
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, canada, women, women's studies, louis riel, adventure, travel, inspiration, fur trade, warfare — 5 more, history, life story, biography, biographies, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.2 S54 2008

The people of the plains

by Amelia M. Paget
Paper Book, 2004
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, plains, plains cree, saulteaux, metis, history, fur trade, fur traders, culture, customs — 5 more, beliefs, lifestyles, autobiography, personal observations, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.2 P324 2004

Native chiefs and famous Métis : leadership and bravery in the Canadian west / Copy 1

by Holly Quan
Paper Book, 2009
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, metis, cree, canada, chiefs, leadership, bravery, courage, true stories, culture — 3 more, rights, history, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Series
Amazing Stories Books
Status
Available
Call number
971.2 Q83 2009

Native chiefs and famous Métis : leadership and bravery in the Canadian west / Copy 2

by Holly Quan
Paper Book, 2009
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, metis, cree, canada, chiefs, leadership, bravery, courage, true stories, culture — 3 more, rights, history, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Series
Amazing Stories Books
Status
Available
Call number
971.2 Q83 2009

kâ-pî-isi-kiskisiyân / The Way I Remember

by Solomon Ratt
Paperback, 2023
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, residential schools, residential school system, survivors, family, memories, autobiographical stories, traditional tales, cree, inspiration — 4 more, perseverance, autobiography, memoir, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97808897791431
Status
Available
Call number
971.24 R38 2013

Pitseolak : pictures out of my life

by Pitseolak,
Paper Book, 1971
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, pictures, inuit, arctic, life story, memoir, memoirs, drawings, art, illustrated — 1 more, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.9 P58 1971

Buffalo days and nights

by Peter Erasmus
Paper Book, 1999
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, peter erasmus, western canada, buffalo plains, rupert's land, biography, biographies, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.2 E73 1999

Mistress Molly, the brown lady : a portrait of Molly Brant

by Helen Caister Robinson
Paper Book, 1980
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, molly brant, mohawk, life story, marriage, family, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.02 R63 1980

Riel and the rebellion : 1885 reconsidered

by Thomas Flanagan
Paper Book, 1983
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, history, louis riel, riel, rebellion, north-west rebellion, metis, government, politics, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.05 F58 1983

Riel and the rebellion : 1885 reconsidered

by Thomas Flanagan
Paper Book, 2000
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, history, louis riel, riel, rebellion, north-west rebellion, metis, government, politics, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.05 F58 2000

Raincoast chronicles 19 : stories and history of the British Columbia coast

by Howard White
Paper Book, 2003
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, british columbia coast, history, stories, culture, customs, traditions, photographs, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.1 R259 2003

The war chief of the Six Nations : a chronicle of Joseph Brant

by Louis Aubrey Wood
Paper Book, 1915
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, mohawk, history, war chief, chiefs, six nations, biography, biographies, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Series
Chronicles of Canada (16)
Status
Available
Call number
971.004 W66 1915

Inside out : an autobiography by a Native Canadian

by James Tyman
Paper Book, 1989
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, canada, stereotypes, racism, crime, jail, law, self-discovery, society, family — 4 more, personal experience, autobiography, autobiographies, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.004 T96 1989

Living on the edge : Nuu-chah-nulth history from an Ahousaht chief's perspective

by Earl Maquinna George
Paper Book, 2003
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, nuu-chah-nulth, ahousat, tseshaht, history, culture, customs, traditions, autobiography, autobiographies — 2 more, photographs, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.1 G46 2003

Shananditti : the last of the Beothucks

by Keith Winter
Paper Book, 1975
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, beothuck, beothucks, beothuk, history, genocide, cultural loss, settlers, colonialism, conolinazaiton — 4 more, colonizers, biography, biographies, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.004 W564 1975

Taqramiut = The northerners = Les septentrionaux

by Northern Quebec Inuit Association.,
Paper Book, 1974
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, northerners, inuit, history, culture, traditions, personal stories, language, biography, biographies — 2 more, photographs, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.9 N67 1974

Justa : a First Nations leader

by Bridget Moran
Paper Book, 1994
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, british columbia, leaders, leadership, chief, personal stories, memoir, memoirs, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.1 M67 1994

By canoe and dog train : among the Cree and Saulteaux Indians

by Egerton Ryerson Young
Paper Book, 1992
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, cree, saulteaux, history, norway house, northwest territories, missionaries, religion, methodist church, adventure — 4 more, journey, travel, true stories, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.004 Y72 1992

Learning from a kindergarten dropout : a ninety year old's guide to the good life : [William Commanda-Ojigkwanong : cultural sharing and reflections]

by Romola Vasantha Thumbadoo
Paper Book, 2007
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, culture, traditions, spirituality, forgiveness, love, reconciliation, cultural sharing, perspma; reflection, autobiography — 3 more, autobiographies, illustrated, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.004 T49 2007

The Shoe Boy: A Trapline Memoir / Copy 2

by Duncan McCue
Paperback, 2020
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, anishinabe, anishinaabe, anishinaabeg, cree, canada, identity, adolescence, coming of age, culture shock — 4 more, culture, memoir, memoirs, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.4 M34 2020 c.2

Pitseolak : pictures out of my life

by Pitseolak,
Paper Book, 1978
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, pictures, inuit, life story, memoir, memoirs, drawings, art, illustrated, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.9 P58 1978

I, Nuligak

by Nuligak,
Paper Book, 1971
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, arctic, inuit, hunger, survival, orphan, family, community, stories of inspiration, autobiography — 2 more, autobiographies, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.9 N85 1971

Those Who Know: Profiles of Alberta's Native Elders / Copy 3

by Dianne Meili
Paperback, 1991
Tags
Alberta, Stoney, Cree, Blackfoot, elders, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.004 M455 1992 c.3

Red blood : one (mostly) white guy's encounters with the native world

by Robert Hunter
Paper Book, 1999
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, history, adventure, environmental protection, protests, protesting, relations, autobiography, autobiographies, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.004 H86 1999

Louis Riel, patriot or rebel?

by George F. G. Stanley
Paper Book, 1967
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, history, louis riel, riel, metis, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.05 S736 1967

Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City / COPY 3

by Tanya Talaga
Paperback, 2017
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, anishinaabe, anishinaabeg, ojibway, ojibwe, racism, death, politics, law, justice — 8 more, residential schools, trauma, abuse, human rights violations, violence, biography, biographies, 300
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97814870022683
Status
Available
Call number
305.897 T35 2017 c. 3

The education of Augie Merasty : a residential school memoir / Copy 2

by Joseph Auguste Merasty
Paper Book, 2015
Tags
Residential Schools
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97808897736842
Status
Available
Call number
371.829 M47 2015

The education of Augie Merasty : a residential school memoir / Copy 1

by Joseph Auguste Merasty
Paper Book, 2015
Tags
Residential Schools
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97808897736841
Status
Available
Call number
371.829 M47 2015

Picking Up the Pieces: Residential School Memories and the Making of the Witness Blanket / Copy 3

by Carey Newman
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, kakiutl, kwakwaka'wakw, salish, coast salish, sto:lo, cheam, residential schools, survivor, healing — 8 more, wellness, family, community, history, witness blanket, reconciliation, memories, 300
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97814598199553
Status
Available
Call number
371.829 N49 2019 c.3

Picking Up the Pieces: Residential School Memories and the Making of the Witness Blanket / Copy 2

by Carey Newman
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, kakiutl, kwakwaka'wakw, salish, coast salish, sto:lo, cheam, residential schools, survivor, healing — 8 more, wellness, family, community, history, witness blanket, reconciliation, memories, 300
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97814598199552
Status
Available
Call number
371.829 N49 2019 c.2

E nâtamukw miyeyimuwin: Residential School Recovery Stories of the James Bay Cree, Volume 1

by Ruth DyckFehderau
Paperback, 2023
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97819897962381
Status
Available
Call number
371.829 D93 2023 v. 1

A Cree life : the art of Allen Sapp

by Allen Sapp
Paper Book, 1977
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, cree, allen sapp, saskatchewan, art, biography, biographies, culture, community, family — 4 more, drawings, artists, paintings, 700
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
759.11 S337 1977

Braiding Sweetgrass / COPY 3

by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Paperback, 2015
Tags
Potawatomi, Pottawatomi, Pottawatomie, Algonquian, Neshnabé, Indigenous, nature, environment, environmentalism, science, botany — 5 more, scientist, plants, teaching, teacher, 300
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97815713135603
Status
Checked out
Call number
305.897 K56 2013 c.3

Residential schools : with the words and images of survivors / Copy 2

by Larry Loyie
Hardcover, 2014
Tags
survivors of the Indian residential schools, Residential Schools, Canadian Indigenous history, Non-Fiction
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97809939371012
Status
Available
Call number
371.829 L69 2014 c.2

Seven fallen feathers : racism, death, and hard truths in a northern city / COPY 2

by Tanya Talaga
Paper Book, 2017
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, anishinaabe, anishinaabeg, ojibway, ojibwe, racism, death, politics, law, justice — 8 more, residential schools, trauma, abuse, human rights violations, violence, biography, biographies, 300
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97814870022682
Status
Available
Call number
305.897 T35 2017 c. 2

Seven fallen feathers : racism, death, and hard truths in a northern city

by Tanya Talaga
Paper Book, 2017
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, anishinaabe, anishinaabeg, ojibway, ojibwe, racism, death, politics, law, justice — 8 more, residential schools, trauma, abuse, human rights violations, violence, biography, biographies, 300
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97814870022681
Status
Available
Call number
305.897 T35 2017

The porcupine hunter and other stories : the original Tsimshian texts of Henry Tate

by Ralph Maud Editor
Paperback, 1994
Tags
Tsimshian, British Columbia, Canada. Henry Tate, Franz Boas, Raven Cycle
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97808892233321
Status
Available
Call number
398.2 T36 1994

We are born with the songs inside us : lives and stories of First Nations people in British Columbia / Copy 1

by Katherine Palmer Gordon
Paper Book, 2013
Tags
British Columbia, interviews, indigenous, non fiction british columbiam healing, wellness, inspiration, culture, heritage, community, stories, hope — 1 more, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.1 G679 2013

People from our side : a life story with photographs

by Peter Pitseolak
Paper Book, 1993
Tags
non fiction, indigenous, Inuit, 900, Inuk, Baffin Island, Seekooseelak, Cape Dorset, 1970s, 1940s
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.004 P586 1993
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