Tag search:biography

Brown Girl Dreaming

by Jacqueline Woodson
Paperback, 2016
Tags
non-fiction, biography, autobiography, memoir, novel, young adult, African American, family, poetry, coming of age, general — 1 more, 800
Collection
General Collection - Youth Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
811.54 W66 2014

Black Elk speaks : being the life story of a holy man of the Oglala Sioux

by Black Elk,
Paper Book, 1961
Tags
non-fiction, Native American, Oglala Sioux, non-indigenous author, biography
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
970.004 B58 1961

Black Elk speaks : being the life story of a holy man of the Oglala Sioux

by Black Elk,
Paper Book, 1972
Tags
non-fiction, Native American, Oglala Sioux, non-indigenous author, biography
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
970.004 B58 1972

Adolf Hitler

by John Toland
Paper Book, 1976
Tags
Nazi Germany, Germany, biography, non-fiction, holocaust, Politics, Europe, history, World War II
Collection
General Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
943.086 T65 1976

Who Is Jane Goodall?

by Roberta Edwards
Paperback, 2012
Tags
non-fiction, biography, history, animals, Africa, science, environmental science, general, youth, 500
Collection
General Collection - Youth Non-Fiction
Series
Who Was ...? (Who HQ) (48)
Status
Available
Call number
599.8 E39 2012

I am Jackie Robinson

by Brad Meltzer
Hardcover, 2015
Tags
junior picture, general, sports, baseball, history, historical figure, athlete, biography, memoir, African American
Collection
General Collection - Junior Picture
Series
Ordinary People Change the World
Status
Available
Call number
JP MEL

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Who was Bruce Lee?

by Jim Gigliotti
Paper Book, 2014
Tags
non-fiction, biography, movies, media, sports, martial arts, Asian, Chinese, historical figure, general, youth — 2 more, athlete, 700
Collection
General Collection - Youth Non-Fiction
Series
Who Was ...? (Who HQ) (68)
Status
Available
Call number
791.43 G54 2014

Night Flying Woman : an Ojibway narrative

by Ignatia Broker
Paper Book, 1983
Tags
non fiction, indigenous, indigenous collection, American Indian, biography, Native Americans, Ojibwe, oral history, anthropology, mythology
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
973.004 B765 1983

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

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

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

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

Secret path

by Gord Downie
Paper Book, 2016
Tags
Residential Schools, non-fiction, graphic novel, 300, true stories, indigenous, death, poetry, biography, youth, music
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Youth Non-Fiction
Barcode
97815011559491
Status
Available
Call number
371.829 D69 2016

Secret path / COPY 2

by Gordon Downie
Paper Book, 2016
Tags
Residential Schools, non-fiction, graphic novel, 300, true stories, indigenous, death, poetry, biography, youth, music
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Youth Non-Fiction
Barcode
97815011559492
Status
Available
Call number
371.829 D69 2016 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

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

Stolen life : the journey of a Cree woman / Copy 3

by Rudy Henry Wiebe
Paper Book, 1999
Tags
non fiction, indigenous, biography, science, trade, memoir, ethnicity, women, Canadian, Cree, First Nations
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97806769719653
Status
Available
Call number
365 W54 1998 c.3

One Native Life / Copy 2

by Richard Wagamese
Paperback, 2009
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, anishinaabe, ojibeway, ojibwe, biography, biographies, memoir, identity, culture, acceptance — 2 more, literature, 800
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97815536531272
Status
Available
Call number
823 W236 O54 2008 c.2

Nunaga, my land, my country

by Duncan Pryde
Paper Book, 1971
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, nunaga, history, culture, traditions, customs, autobiography, autobiographies, biography, biographies — 1 more, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
970.004 P789 1971

Nunaga : ten years of Eskimo life

by Duncan Pryde
Paper Book, 1971
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, inuit, nunaga, fur traders, fur trade, culture, biography, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
970.004 P79 1971

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

During my time : Florence Edenshaw Davidson, a Haida woman / Copy 1

by Margaret B. Blackman
Paperback, 1992
Tags
non-fiction, non-Indigenous author, Indigenous, Haida, women, biography, First Nations, Canada, Northwest Coast, oral history
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.004 B58 1992

During my time : Florence Edenshaw Davidson, a Haida woman / Copy 2

by Margaret B. Blackman
Paperback, 1992
Tags
non-fiction, non-Indigenous author, Indigenous, Haida, women, biography, First Nations, Canada, Northwest Coast, oral history
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.004 B58 1992 c.2

For Joshua: An Ojibway Father Teaches his Son

by Richard Wagamese
Paper Book, 2003
Tags
indigenous, adult, novel, Ojibway, non-fiction, memoir, biography, spirituality, Canada, teachings, alcoholism — 5 more, drug and alcohol abuse, father, son, family troubles, family
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
28003856595381
Status
Available
Call number
813.54 W34 2003

Stoney Creek woman : the story of Mary John

by Bridget Moran
Paper Book, 1988
Tags
woman's perspective, Carrier nation, mother, tragedy, hardship, Mary John, biography
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.004 M67 1988

Stoney Creek woman : the story of Mary John / Copy 2

by Bridget Moran
Paper Book, 1988
Tags
woman's perspective, Carrier nation, mother, tragedy, hardship, Mary John, biography
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.004 M67 1988 c.2

Stoney Creek Woman: The Story of Mary John / COPY 3

by Bridget Moran
Paperback, 1988
Tags
woman's perspective, Carrier nation, mother, tragedy, hardship, Mary John, biography
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.004 M67 1988 c.3

Riel: A Life of Revolution / Copy 3

by Maggie Siggins
Paperback, 1995
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, canada, biography, louis riel, revolution, metis, culture, history, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.05 S55 1994 c.3

Riel : a life of revolution / Copy 1

by Maggie Siggins
Paper Book, 1995
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, canada, biography, louis riel, revolution, metis, culture, history, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.05 S55 1994

Riel : a life of revolution / Copy 2

by Maggie Siggins
Paper Book, 1995
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, canada, biography, louis riel, revolution, metis, culture, history, 900
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.05 S55 1994

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

Flint & feather : the life and times of E. Pauline Johnson, Tekahionwake / Copy 1

by Charlotte Gray
Paper Book, 2002
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, mohawk, travel, poetry, poet, biography, biographies, literature, 800
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97800020006591
Status
CHECKED OUT (Community Learning Program)
Call number
821 J648G73 2002

Flint & feather : the life and times of E. Pauline Johnson, Tekahionwake / Copy 2

by Charlotte Gray
Paper Book, 2002
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, mohawk, travel, poetry, poet, biography, biographies, literature, 800
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
97800020006592
Status
Available
Call number
821 J648G73 2002

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

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

Bill Reid / Copy 1

by Doris Shadbolt
Hardcover, 1986
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, bill reid, haida, coast salish, canada, british columbia, northwest coast, biography, history, heritage — 7 more, art, customs, traditions, photography, sculpture, carving, 700
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
08889750358601
Status
Available
Call number
730.92 R45S48 1986

Bill Reid / Copy 2

by Doris Shadbolt
Hardcover, 1986
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, bill reid, haida, coast salish, canada, british columbia, northwest coast, biography, history, heritage — 7 more, art, customs, traditions, photography, sculpture, carving, 700
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
08889750358602
Status
CHECKED OUT (Community Learning Program)
Call number
730.92 R45S48 1986 c.2

Bill Reid / Copy 3

by Doris Shadbolt
Paperback, 1986
Tags
indigenous, non fiction, haida, art, bill reid, culture, photography, photographs, biography, biographies, 700
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Barcode
08889750358603
Status
Available
Call number
730.92 R45 S48 1986 c.3

Crowfoot, Chief of the Blackfeet / Copy 1

by Hugh A. Dempsey
Paper Book, 1976
Tags
non-fiction, non-Indigenous author, Canadian author, Alberta, history, Prairies, Blackfeet, diplomat, First Nations, biography, Royal Canadian Mounted Police — 2 more, Canada, Siksika Nation
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.004 D4635 1976

Crowfoot, Chief of the Blackfeet

by Hugh A. Dempsey
Paper Book, 1976
Tags
non-fiction, non-Indigenous author, Canadian author, Alberta, history, Prairies, Blackfeet, diplomat, First Nations, biography, Royal Canadian Mounted Police — 2 more, Canada, Siksika Nation
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.004 D4635 1976

Crowfoot, chief of the Blackfeet

by Hugh A. Dempsey
Paper Book, 1972
Tags
non-fiction, non-Indigenous author, Canadian author, Alberta, history, Prairies, Blackfeet, diplomat, First Nations, biography, Royal Canadian Mounted Police — 2 more, Canada, Siksika Nation
Collection
Indigenous Collection - Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
971.004 D4635 1972a

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
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