Tag search:biography

Stoneface: A Defiant Dene

by Stephen Kakfwi
Paperback, 2023
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, dene, biography, autobiography, personal narrative, leadership, residential schools, history, life story, politics — 3 more, generational trauma, resistance, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97817738610742
Status
Available
Call number
971.9 K35 2023 c.2

Peace and Good Order: The Case for Indigenous Justice in Canada

by Harold R. Johnson
Paperback, 2023
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, cree, canada, contemporary issues, history, politics, law, justice, criminal justice, biography — 3 more, biographies, trial, 300
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97807710487461
Status
Available
Call number
342.71 J64 2023

Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe

by David Maraniss
Paperback, 2023
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, biography, athlete, sports, sac, sauk, life story, 700
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97814767484291
Status
CHECKED OUT (Community Learning Program)
Call number
792.7 M37 2023

Meet Buffy Sainte-Marie / COPY 2

by Elizabeth MacLeod
Hardcover, 2023
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, cree, nehiyawak, biography, biographies, music, art, performing arts, activism, history — 2 more, inspiration, 700
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Youth Non-Fiction
Barcode
97814431961232
Status
Available
Call number
782.42 M33 2023 c.2

Meet Buffy Sainte-Marie

by Elizabeth MacLeod
Hardcover, 2023
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, cree, nehiyawak, biography, biographies, music, art, performing arts, activism, history — 2 more, inspiration, 700
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Youth Non-Fiction
Barcode
97814431961231
Status
Available
Call number
782.42 M33 2023

Jesintel: Living Wisdom from Coast Salish Elders

by Children of the Setting Sun Productions
Paperback, 2023
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, coast salish, elders, history, community, health, healing, wellness, biography, autobiography — 2 more, language, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97802957486411
Status
Available
Call number
971.1 J49 2023

The Fire Still Burns: Life In and After Residential School / COPY 2

by Sam George
Paperback, 2023
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, education, history, school, residential schools, memoir, biography, coast salish, squamish, 300
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97807748808552
Status
Available
Call number
371.829 G46 2023 c. 2

The Life and Times of Augustine Tataneuck: An Inuk Hero in Rupert's Land, 1800-1834

by Renée Fossett
Paperback, 2023
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, inuk, inuit, biography, history, culture, life story, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97808897792661
Status
Available
Call number
971.9 F67 2023

Stoneface: A Defiant Dene

by Stephen Kakfwi
Paperback, 2023
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, dene, biography, autobiography, personal narrative, leadership, residential schools, history, life story, politics — 3 more, generational trauma, resistance, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97817738610741
Status
Available
Call number
971.9 K35 2023

The Seven Circles: Indigenous Teachings for Living Well

by Chelsey Luger
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, wellness, health, healing, medicine, personal development, biography, nature, self help, sioux — 3 more, haudenosaunee, ojibwe, 600
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97800631192081
Status
Available
Call number
610.89 L84 2022

I Will Live for Both of Us: A History of Colonialism, Uranium Mining, and Inuit Resistance

by Joan Scottie
Paperback, 2022
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, history, inuit, inuk, nature, environmental protection, colonialism, uranium mining, mining, uranium industry — 4 more, resistance, biography, autobiography, 300
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97808875526561
Status
Available
Call number
333.8 S36 2022

Silence to Strength: Writings and Reflections on the 60s Scoop

by Christine Smith Editor
Paperback, 2022
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, history, anishinaabe, ojibway, ojibwe, saulteux, interviews, 1960s, sixties scoop, adoption — 8 more, biography, family, social justice, community, culture, loss, social welfare, 300
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97819281203391
Status
Available
Call number
362.7 S55 2022

Carey Price (Amazing Hockey Stories)

by Lorna Schultz Nicholson
Paperback, 2022
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, hockey, hockey player, sports, athlete, athletics, biography, history, physical education, 700
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Youth Non-Fiction
Barcode
97814431957751
Status
Available
Call number
796.96 S38 2022

She Persisted: Wilma Mankiller

by Traci Sorell
Paperback, 2022
Tags
indigenous, youth non fiction, non fiction, biography, biographies, healing, health, wellness, inspiration, perserverance, cherokee — 4 more, history, leadership, illustrated, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Youth Non-Fiction
Series
She Persisted
Barcode
97805934030511
Status
Available
Call number
973.04 M33 2022

Carrying It Forward: Essays from Kistahpinanihk

by John Brady McDonald
Paperback, 2022
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, cree, plains cree, metis, stories, traditions, customs, culture, history, reclaiming language — 7 more, language, biography, memoir, racism, recovery, literature, 800
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97819894965961
Status
Available
Call number
824 C37 2022

Laughing with the Trickster: On Sex, Death, and Accordions

by Tomson Highway
Paperback, 2022
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, cree, nehiyawak, literature, personal narratives, biography, biographies, language, creation, gender — 12 more, humor, sex, death, culture, mythology, trickster, trickster stories, patriarchy, colonialism, customs, folklore, 300
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97814870112391
Status
Available
Call number
398 H54 2022

Rehearsals for Living

by Robyn Maynard
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
Race & Ethnic Relations, Biography, Autobiography, non-fiction, Culture, African American, Black, Indigenous, indigenous, non fiction, anishinaabe — 14 more, anishinaabeg, mississauga, biographies, pandemic, covid, COVID-19, letters, connection, relationships, history, colonization, politics, activism, 300
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97810390006501
Status
Available
Call number
306 M39 2022

Buffy Sainte-Marie: The Authorized Biography / COPY 2

by Andrea Warner
Paperback, 2021
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, cree, nehiyawak, biography, biographies, art, music, activism, women, 700
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97817716472982
Status
Available
Call number
782.42 W37 2018 c.2

Buffy Sainte-Marie: The Authorized Biography

by Andrea Warner
Paperback, 2021
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, cree, nehiyawak, biography, biographies, art, music, activism, women, 700
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97817716472981
Status
Available
Call number
782.42 W37 2018

Notable Native People: 50 Indigenous Leaders, Dreamers, and Changemakers from Past and Present

by Adrienne Keene
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, alaska, hawaii, america, biography, biographies, illustrated, history, dreams, leadership — 5 more, colonialism, cultural appropriation, culture, heritage, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97819848579411
Status
Available
Call number
920.009 K44 2021

Indigenous Filmmakers & Actors

by Gary Robinson
Paperback, 2021
Tags
indigenous, youth non fiction, non fiction, youth, filmmakers, film, movies, actors, acting, media, biography — 6 more, biographies, stereotypes, prejudice, art, performing arts, 700
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Youth Non-Fiction
Barcode
97817726017251
Status
CHECKED OUT (Community Learning Program)
Call number
791.43 R63 2021

Me Tomorrow: Indigenous Views on the Future

by Drew Hayden Taylor Editor
Paperback, 2021
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, biography, biographies, autobiography, autobiographies, culture, history, experience, future, views — 2 more, vision, 300
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97817716229431
Status
Available
Call number
305.897 M37 2021

Harry Okpik, Determined Musher: English Edition (Nunavummi)

by Harry Okpik
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
junior picture, Indigenous, Inuit, Inuk, biography, dogsledding, dogs, sledding
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Junior Picture
Barcode
97817745020131
Status
Available
Call number
JP VSE

I'm Finding My Talk

by Rebecca Thomas
Paperback, 2021
Tags
indigenous, junior picture, picture book, children's book, mi'kmaq, mi'kmaw, biography, biographies, non fiction, response poem, poetry — 6 more, poem, poems, colonialism, community, culture, survivors
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Junior Picture
Barcode
97817747100671
Status
Available
Call number
JP THO

Did You See Us?: Reunion, Remembrance, and Reclamation at an Urban Indian Residential School (Perceptions on Truth and Reconciliation, 5)

by Survivors of the Assiniboia Indian Residential School
Paperback, 2021
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, manitoba, assiniboia, assiniboia school, residential schools, survivors, reconciliation, truth and reconciliation, reunion, remembrance — 7 more, reclamation, history, biography, biographies, personal narratives, experience, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
970.54 D53 2021

Stories from the Magic Canoe of Wa’xaid

by Cecil Paul (Wa’xaid)
Paperback, 2020
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, haisla, kitamaat, history, culture, stories, residential schools, memoir, biography, autobiography — 2 more, nature, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97817716033791
Status
Available
Call number
971.1 P38 2020

A History of My Brief Body / Copy 2

by Billy-Ray Belcourt
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, cree, nehiyawak, biography, memoir, queer, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+, 2SLGBTQQIA+, poetry — 3 more, community, relationships, 800
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97807352377802
Status
Available
Call number
811.6 B45 2020 c.2

Following the Good River: The Life and Times of Wa'xaid

by Briony Penn
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, biography, biographies, haisla, kitamaat, xenaksiala, interviews, journal entries, trauma, healing — 1 more, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.1 P45 2020

Genocidal Love: A Life after Residential School

by Bevann Fox
Paperback, 2020
Tags
indigenous. non fiction, cree, nehiyawak, history, historical fiction, literature, literary studies, biography, biographies, memoir, memoirs — 12 more, women's studies, women, residential schools, reconciliation, genocide, love, survivors, inspiration, abuse, trauma, healing, 300
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97808897774151
Status
Available
Call number
371.829 F69 2020

Starstruck: The Cosmic Journey of Neil deGrasse Tyson

by Kathleen Krull
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
junior picture, general, biography, memoir, African American, science, space, STEM
Collection
General Collection - Junior Picture
Status
Available
Call number
JP KRU

I Will See You Again

by Lisa Boivin
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
junior picture, indigenous, Dene, death, memories, biography, healing, grief
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Junior Picture
Status
Available
Call number
JP BOI

tawâw: Progressive Indigenous Cuisine

by Shane M. Chartrand
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, culinary, cuisine, food, traditional foods, tawaw, progressive indigenous cuisine, recipe, recipes, history — 2 more, biography, 600
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97814870051221
Status
Available
Call number
641.59 C43 2019

Reading Circle - tawâw: Progressive Indigenous Cuisine / COPY 10

by Shane M. Chartrand
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, culinary, cuisine, food, traditional foods, tawaw, progressive indigenous cuisine, recipe, recipes, history — 2 more, biography, 600
Collection
Reading Circle
Barcode
10781487005122
Status
Available
Call number
641.59 C43 2019 c.10

Reading Circle - tawâw: Progressive Indigenous Cuisine / COPY 9

by Shane M. Chartrand
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, culinary, cuisine, food, traditional foods, tawaw, progressive indigenous cuisine, recipe, recipes, history — 2 more, biography, 600
Collection
Reading Circle
Barcode
99781487005122
Status
Available
Call number
641.59 C43 2019 c.9

Beautiful Scars: Steeltown Secrets, Mohawk Skywalkers and the Road Home

by Tom Wilson
Paperback, 2019
Tags
non-fiction, indigenous, biography, memoir
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
362.7 W55 2018

Red River Girl: The Life and Death of Tina Fontaine

by Joanna Jolly
Paperback, 2019
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, true story, true stories, anishinaabe, ojibway, ojibwe, cree, red river, murder, unsolved cases — 14 more, unsolved murder, women, justice, justice system, injustice, police, law, politics, women's studies, biography, biographies, mmiw, mmiwg, 300
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97807352339351
Status
Checked out
Call number
364.15 W55 2019

Peace and Good Order: The Case for Indigenous Justice in Canada / Copy 2

by Harold R Johnson
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, cree, canada, contemporary issues, history, politics, law, justice, criminal justice, biography — 3 more, biographies, trial, 300
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97807710487221
Status
Available
Call number
342.71 J64 2019 c.2

From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way

by Jesse Thistle
Paperback, 2019
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, cree, metis, homeless, homelessness, unhoused, poverty, healing, health, wellness — 13 more, inspiration, survival, addiction, substance abuse, foster care, foster care system, biography, biographies, memoir, family, community, life story, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.004 T45 2019

Resolve: The Story of the Chelsea Family and a First Nation Community's Will to Heal

by Carolyn Parks Mintz
Paperback, 2019
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, salish, interior salish, secwepemc, family, healing, health, wellness, inspiration, community — 10 more, culture, addiction, substance abuse, biography, biographies, residential schools, survivors, reserve, reservations, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.1 P37 2019

DK Life Stories: Gandhi

by Diane Bailey
Paperback, 2019
Tags
non-fiction, biography, history, Historical, historical figure, historical events, social justice, India, general, youth
Collection
General Collection - Youth Non-Fiction
Series
DK Life Stories
Status
Available
Call number
954.03 B35 2019

DK Life Stories: Anne Frank

by Stephen Krensky
Paperback, 2019
Tags
non-fiction, biography, history, Historical, historical figure, historical events, World War II, holocaust, jewish, Germany, Nazi Germany — 2 more, general, youth
Collection
General Collection - Youth Non-Fiction
Series
DK Life Stories
Status
Available
Call number
940.53 K74 2019

Who is Michael Jordan?

by Kirsten Anderson
Paper Book, 2019
Tags
non-fiction, biography, sports, basketball, African American, general, youth, athlete, 700
Collection
General Collection - Youth Non-Fiction
Series
Who Was ...? (Who HQ) (161)
Status
Available
Call number
796.323 A53 2019

Metis pioneers : Marie Rose Delorme Smith and Isabella Clark Hardisty Lougheed

by Doris Jeanne MacKinnon
Paper Book, 2018
Tags
non fiction, biography, indigenous, Calgary, Alberta, Canadian, history, metis, Women, educational
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.004 M48 2018

House of Dreams: The Life of L. M. Montgomery

by Liz Rosenberg
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
non-fiction, Historical, historical figure, biography, memoir, novel, Canada, Canadian, youth, family, mental health — 4 more, depression, anxiety, general, 800
Collection
General Collection - Youth Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
813.52 M66 2018

The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After

by Clemantine Wamariya
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
non-fiction, 900, general, young adult, war, Africa, Rwanda, biography, memoir, history, historical events — 4 more, immigration, trauma, moving, new experiences
Collection
General Collection - Youth Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
967.57 W36 2018

Go Show the World: A Celebration of Indigenous Heroes / Copy 2

by Wab Kinew
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
junior picture, indigenous, historical figure, history, sports, non-fiction, celebration, culture, biography, poetry
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Junior Picture
Status
Available
Call number
JP KIN c.2

Go Show the World: A Celebration of Indigenous Heroes

by Wab Kinew
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
junior picture, indigenous, historical figure, history, sports, non-fiction, celebration, culture, biography, poetry
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Junior Picture
Status
Available
Call number
JP KIN

Meet Chris Hadfield

by Elizabeth MacLeod
Paper Book, 2018
Tags
non-fiction, 600, biography, science, scientist, space, astronauts, general, youth, Canadian author, Canadian — 1 more, Canada
Collection
General Collection - Youth Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
629.4 M33 2018

The Amazing Mazie Baker: The Story of a Squamish Nation’s Warrior Elder / COPY 2

by Kay Johnston
Paperback, 2017
Tags
Squamish, indigenous, Elders, biography, residential schools, advocacy, memoir, non-fiction
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.004 J64 2016 c. 2

Who Are Venus and Serena Williams?

by James Buckley Jr.
Paperback, 2017
Tags
non-fiction, biography, sports, tennis, sisters, African American, general, youth, athlete, 700
Collection
General Collection - Youth Non-Fiction
Series
Who Was ...? (Who HQ) (140)
Status
Available
Call number
796.342 B83 2017
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