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Indigenous History Month (22 series)

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Welcome to Cedar School! Join Liv, Tom, Gus, and Bell as they learn on the land and explore Mi’gmaw teachings with their teacher, Miss Sam, and the school’s Mi’gmaw Elder, Jen. With charming illustrations and simple storylines, this decodable series engages students as they practise their reading skills. Each book includes a pre-reading review of non-decodable words, and many of the books introduce special words related to Indigenous teachings. Talking Together prompts facilitate discussions led

Cuthbert Grant

Son of a Scottish trader and an Indigenous mother, Cuthbert Grant became a leader of the Métis-a distinct group of mixed European and Indigenous people who developed communities along fur trading routes in the 1800s. He saw his people through conflict and change and helped transition them to a new way of life in what is now Canada and the United States.

First Peoples

Prior to the arrival of Europeans, numerous Indigenous Peoples thrived across North America. This series provides an overview of daily life and culture. Approachable text examines each group's community structure, significant ceremonies, and traditions, as well as their relationship with European settlers and forced relocation onto reserves. Each title also includes a traditional story and tells how the people work to keep the traditions of their ancestors alive today.

Indigenous Communities in Canada (True North)

Approximately 1.4 million aboriginal people live in Canada today. They come from a large number of communities, each with its own history, language, and cultural practices. Aboriginal Canadian Communities will explore the lives of these aboriginal citizens, both in the past and in current times.

Indigenous History in the United States: 1865 to Today (Navigator)

Millions of Indigenous people live in the United States today. They are citizens of hundreds of Native nations, each with its own past, present, and future. The six books in this series explore Indigenous history in the United States from the end of the Civil War to the current day.

Indigenous Life in Canada: Past, Present, Future (Coast 2 Coast 2 Coast)

Indigenous peoples have played an influential role in Canadian history and continue to do so today. From the past and into the future, Indigenous Life in Canada reveals the challenges Indigenous peoples face, celebrates their diverse cultures, and highlights the contributions they make in Canada.

Indigenous Nations in North America (Expedition)

Explore the many different Indigenous Nations in North America. Readers will learn about these Indigenous Nations, in the past and present times from authors of these communities. Each book explores the history, language, culture, daily life and current issues facing the community. This highly visual series includes many photos, maps, and infographics.

Indigenous Peoples' Contributions to Canada (True North)

Indigenous Peoples have contributed to Canada in many ways. Indigenous artists illustrate their uniquecultures through paintings, films, and music. Indigenous politicians fight for the rights of IndigenousPeoples everywhere. Indigenous athletes thrive in various sports, and Indigenous soldiers have lefttheir homes to defend Canada in times of war. Indigenous Peoples’ Contributions to Canada explores theinfluential role Indigenous Peoples have played throughout Canadian history and into the prese

Indigenous Peoples of North America (21st Century Junior Library)

This series invites readers to explore the lives and cultures of major tribal nations and cultural groups across North America. Written by Indigenous author and public historian, Heather Bruegl, a citizen of the Oneida Nation and first-line descendent Strockbridge-Munsee, this series provides a simple and authentic introduction to the unique cultures and peoples that have made this continent home for thousands of years, and are still here today.

La Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation

Les lecteurs sont invités à sauter en canoë pour découvrir ce que sont les pensionnats pour autochtones au Canada et pour en apprendre davantage sur le Jour de la vérité et de la réconciliation. L’autrice Dawn Sii-yaa-ilth-supt Smith est membre de la nation Nuu-chah-nulth et elle a fréquenté l’école de jour du pensionnat pour autochtone de Tsartlip, en Colombie-Britannique. Elle partage avec nous son témoignage et l’importance de la vérité et de la réconciliation au Canada.

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