Learning to speak the language that your grandparents spoke is a precious gift for many people. This is especially true … More
Tag: First Nations
Anishinabek Employment and Training Services (AETS) and Thunder Bay Public Library (TBPL) Partnership
Libraries are about freedom. Freedom to read, freedom of ideas, freedom of communication. They are about education (which is not … More
Tales From Big Spirit (Series) by David Alexander Robertson
I have been a fan of David Alexander Robertson since I read his 7 Generations graphic novel series a few … More
Medicine River by Thomas King ” A Snapshot in Time”
The set up for Thomas King’s “Medicine River” is deceptively simple: our protagonist, Will, initially returns home to the small … More
Helpless: Caledonia’s Nightmare of Fear and Anarchy, and How the Law Failed All of Us by Christie Blatchford
If you have never ventured into the quagmire of First Nations and Canadian issues, laws, acts and history, then this … More
The Indian Commissioners: Agents of the State and Indian Policy in Canada’s Prairie West, 1873-1932 by Brian Titley (University of Alberta Press, 2009)
The myth of the indolent Injun is not new; in fact, that idea goes back to circa 1800. In the … More
For Joshua, an Ojibway Father Teaches His Son by Richard Wagamese
Wagamese is a gifted writer and writing has been his way of surving being down and out and his way … More
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