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R005220
The Education of Augie Merasty: A Residential School Memoir
Augie Merasty was five years old when he began attending St.Therese Residential School from 1935-1944. This courageous and intimate memoir is the story of a child who faced the dark heart of humanity, let loose by the cruel policies of a bigoted nation. As Augie recounts, these schools did more than attempt to mould children in the ways of white society. They were taught to be ashamed of their heritage and, as he experienced, often suffered physical and sexual abuse. This resource discuss...
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Media and Formats : Book
Topic : Truth and Reconciliation
Price : See publisher.
Record posted/updated: June 30, 2022
R100151
Stories of the Road Allowance People (Rev. ed.)
This book is an illustrated anthology of traditional Métis stories as told to Maria Campbell by Michif Elders. The text captures the distinct Michif accents of the storytellers and a range of emotions that emerge from these retellings. The book comes with a CD featuring the retelling of two of the stories as well as music from Métis artists John Arcand and Gilbert Anderson.
Media and Formats : Book CD/DVD
Price : $30.00
Record posted/updated: January 7, 2022
R014941
An Anthology of Indigenous Literatures in English: Voices From Canada (5th ed.)
This anthology includes poetry, short stories, plays, excerpts from novels, historical letters and origin stories by Indigenous writers and storytellers. It also contains a timeline of Indigenous literature and a table of contents organized by genre.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : See publisher.
Record posted/updated: June 30, 2022