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A Little Tiger In The Chinese NightA Little Tiger In The Chinese Night, BookAn Autobiography In Art
by Zhang, Song NanBook, 1993Book, 1993
Added Mar 25, 2010
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An illustrated account of growing up in Communist China.
First CrossingFirst Crossing, BookStories About Teen Immigrants
Book, 2004First edition.Book, 2004. First edition.
Added Mar 25, 2010
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Whether they've transitioned from Mexico to the United States or from Ramallah to New Mexico, the characters in this anthology have all ventured far and have faced innumerable challenges. Hundreds of teen immigrants arrive on U.S. soil every year, every one of them unique.Whether they've transitioned from Mexico to the United States or from Ramallah to New Mexico, the characters in this anthology have all ventured far and have faced innumerable challenges. Hundreds of teen immigrants arrive on U.S. soil every year,…
The Diary of Ma YanThe Diary of Ma Yan, BookThe Daily Life of A Chinese Schoolgirl
by Ma, YanBook, 2004Book, 2004
Added Mar 25, 2010
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A Hui Muslim girl living with her family in a single-room house in rural China records her struggles and hopes.
Added Mar 25, 2010
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Eleven-year-old Luka, destined to become the future emperor of China, is trained in the ways of the kung fu warriors by the wise monk Atami.
Koyal Dark, Mango SweetKoyal Dark, Mango Sweet, Book
by Sheth, KashmiraBook, 2006First edition.Book, 2006. First edition.
Added Mar 25, 2010
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Thirteen-year-old Jeeta, growing up in Mumbai, fights to find a balance between her parents' traditions and her "Western" ideals of furthering education and her choices of when and whom to marry.
Thunder Through My VeinsThunder Through My Veins, BookMemories of A Métis Childhood
by Scofield, GregoryBook, 1999Book, 1999
Added Mar 24, 2010
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Scofield survived a childhood marked by loss, poverty and violence and did not learn to accept himself until he accepted his Metis heritage.
The Shaman's NephewThe Shaman's Nephew, BookA Life in the Far North
by Tookoome, SimonBook, 1999Book, 1999
Added Mar 24, 2010
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Tookoome has created a legacy for his people with these detailed vignettes of life before the Inuit were forced into settlements.
Added Mar 24, 2010
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Poignant, humorous, and fierce, these poems offer insight into discrimination and the ability of individuals to transcend cultural and racial barriers.
Peace WalkerPeace Walker, BookThe Legend of Hiawatha and Tekanawita
by Taylor, C. J.Book, 2004Book, 2004
Added Mar 24, 2010
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Taylor has drawn on her Mohawk heritage and versions of the story she has gathered from elders to tell of the Confederacy of Five Nations (which became six after European contact) and of the heroic peace walker, Hiawatha.
Added Mar 24, 2010
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Poems to dispel the common stereotypes, myths, and misconceptions that are associated with Aboriginal people as well as to educate on how issues of oppression, class, gender, and colonialism have affected Aboriginal culture.
Norval MorrisseauNorval Morrisseau, BookReturn to the House of Invention
by Morrisseau, NorvalBook, 2005Book, 2005
Added Mar 24, 2010
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Norval Morrisseau is a Shaman, a storyteller and the inspiration for one of Canada's national art movements, the Woodland School of Art.
A Map to the Next WorldA Map to the Next World, BookPoetry and Tales
by Harjo, JoyBook, 2000First edition.Book, 2000. First edition.
Added Mar 24, 2010
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Joy Harjo, of the Myskoke or Creek Nation, melds memories, dream visions, myths, and stories from America's brutal history into a poetic whole.
Louis RielLouis Riel, Graphic NovelA Comic-strip Biography
by Brown, ChesterGraphic Novel, 2003Graphic Novel, 2003
Added Mar 24, 2010
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The story of the charismatic nineteenth century Metis leader, whose struggle to win rights for his people led to violent rebellion on the Canadian frontier.
Added Mar 24, 2010
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A series of humourous weekly commentaries penned and performed by Ian Ross on CBC Radio One. He delves into such pressing social issues as moose on the road, immunization, peekaboo, little dogs wearing nail polish, springrolls, and odometer checks.
Added Mar 24, 2010
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The Inuit of northern Labrador developed a rich culture of customs and traditions to meet the challenges of living in a harsh environment, but with the encroachment of the modern world and the depletion of wildlife and fish stocks, the Inuit way of life has changed dramatically.The Inuit of northern Labrador developed a rich culture of customs and traditions to meet the challenges of living in a harsh environment, but with the encroachment of the modern world and the depletion of wildlife and fish stocks, the Inuit way of…
I Knew Two Metis WomenI Knew Two Metis Women, BookThe Lives Of Dorothy Scofield And Georgina Houle Young
by Scofield, Gregory A.Book, 1999Book, 1999
Added Mar 24, 2010
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In these haunting, hilarious and heartbreaking stories told in poems, two strong women tell tall tales, soothe hurts, and offer their love as the best things they have to give.
Gchi-mnaadendmaa NtaawgiyaanhGchi-mnaadendmaa Ntaawgiyaanh, BookMy Special Ceremony
by Gaudet, MarieBook, 2003Book, 2003
Added Mar 24, 2010
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The story of a 10-year-old Ojibway girl at the onset of menstruation and the traditional teachings that surround women's moon time.
Funny, You Don't Look Like OneFunny, You Don't Look Like One, BookObservations From A Blue-eyed Ojibway
by Taylor, Drew HaydenBook, 1998Revised edition.Book, 1998. Revised edition.
Added Mar 24, 2010
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Taylor, a blue-eyed Ojibway himself, describes his collection as "simply the ideas and observations of a Native person living in this country we call Canada - the good, the bad and the ugly."
CrazywaterCrazywater, BookNative Voices On Addiction And Recovery
by Maracle, BrianBook, 1993Book, 1993
Added Mar 24, 2010
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Hundreds of first-person-accounts on how alcohol, solvent abuse and drugs have robbed so many lives.
Counting CoupCounting Coup, BookBecoming A Crow Chief on the Reservation and Beyond
by Medicine Crow, JosephBook, 2006Book, 2006
Added Mar 24, 2010
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The autobiography of Joseph Medicine Crow, who was first trained in traditional ways and then educated in the White world.
Whispering in ShadowsWhispering in Shadows, BookA Novel
by Armstrong, Jeannette C.Book, 2004Book, 2004
Added Mar 24, 2010
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A young woman living on a reservation is exposed to pesticides while working as a fruit picker in the Okanagan Valley orchards.
Added Mar 24, 2010
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Two young cousins, Tecumseh and Lum, live in Truth, a small American town, and Bright Water, the reserve across the border and over the river. Family is the only reason most of the people stay in the towns, and yet old secrets and new mysteries keep pulling the more nomadic residents back to the fold.Two young cousins, Tecumseh and Lum, live in Truth, a small American town, and Bright Water, the reserve across the border and over the river. Family is the only reason most of the people stay in the towns, and yet old secrets and new mysteries keep…
Added Mar 24, 2010
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Two Cree friends, Xavier and Elijah, leave northern Canada to end up in the horrific trenches of World War I. After the war, Xavier's elderly aunt Niska takes her wounded nephew back home to the bush in a canoe. Their trip is the three-day road of the title, which also refers to the journey taken after death.Two Cree friends, Xavier and Elijah, leave northern Canada to end up in the horrific trenches of World War I. After the war, Xavier's elderly aunt Niska takes her wounded nephew back home to the bush in a canoe. Their trip is the three-day road of…
Added Mar 24, 2010
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Alexie, past Chief of the Teetl'it Gwich'in in the Northwest Territories, uses humour to ease the heartbreak in his story about the sexual abuse of Aboriginal children in missionary schools and the effects these atrocities have had on their communities.Alexie, past Chief of the Teetl'it Gwich'in in the Northwest Territories, uses humour to ease the heartbreak in his story about the sexual abuse of Aboriginal children in missionary schools and the effects these atrocities have had on their…
Added Mar 24, 2010
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When Abraham Okimasis wins a major dog-sled race in the 1950s, part of his prize is a kiss from the young white winner of a local beauty pageant. This touch of white culture indelibly marks the lives of his sons, Jeremiah and Gabriel, who are taken from their family to be raised in a residential school far away.When Abraham Okimasis wins a major dog-sled race in the 1950s, part of his prize is a kiss from the young white winner of a local beauty pageant. This touch of white culture indelibly marks the lives of his sons, Jeremiah and Gabriel, who are taken…