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First Nations 101: Tons of Stuff You Need to Know (2nd edition) by Lynda Gray, member of the Gisbutwada (killer whale) Clan of the Ts'msyen Nation and the community of Lax Kw'alaams, is a comprehensive, accessible overview of the real history of Canada as it relates to Indigenous people.
First Nations 101 sheds light on a wide range of topics, from cultural practices and societal structures, and holistic health and wellness to the lasting effects of the Indian Act, which legislated mandatory attendance at residential schools, among other detrimental policies. This expanded second edition with 16 new chapters delves into traditional Indigenous communities, the colonial interventions aimed at assimilating Indigenous people into mainstream society, and the profound impact of these interventionson Indigenous communities.
Designed for Indigenous and non-Indigenous readers, First Nations 101 is a valuable tool for educators, students, and anyone interested in making meaningful change.
Lynda Gray is a member of the Gisbutwada (killer whale) Clan of the Ts'msyen Nation and the community of Lax Kw'alaams on the Northwest Coast of BC. She was born in Prince Rupert but spent most of her life in East Vancouver until she bought a home in Prince Rupert in 2013 so that she and her children could return home more often to (re)connect to their Nation, family, friends, land, language, and culture. Gray is the proud mother of two adult children: Northwest Coast artist Phil Gray and professor Dr. Robin Gray. She and her children have learned much about their Ts'msyen culture and community from their participation in the Vancouver-based Lax Kxeen Ts'msyen Dance Group, from attending traditional feasts in their home community of Lax Kw'alaams, and from active learning of their ancestral language, Sm'algya̱x. In 2023, they founded the Ts'msyen Revolution Fund to provide small grants to help strengthen Ts'msyen culture and language in their home territory. Recent investments includehelping youth to create traditional regalia and a scholarship for a graduating student taking Sm'algya̱x classes.
Measures 8.5 X 5.5 / Paperback
Distributed by Raincoast Books from Richmond, British Columbia.
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Type: Stationery - Books
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Great for your desk at work or home. Each month includes illustrations from all of your favorite characters such as Blanche, Rose, Dorothy and Sophia.
Each calendar comes with 12 individual cards printed on heavy card stock, one for each month along with a heavy duty black matte board folding easel.
Card Sizes: 6.5" x 3.75"
Made by Design Corner in Head of St. Margrets Bay, Nova Scotia.
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Great for your desk at work or home. Each month includes illustrations from all of your traditional Star Wars favorite characters such as Darth Vader, Yoda, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Luke, Storm Trooper and Sith.
Each calendar comes with 12 individual cards printed on heavy card stock, one for each month along with a heavy duty black matte board folding easel.
Card Sizes: 6.5" x 3.75"
Made by Design Corner in Head of St. Margrets Bay, Nova Scotia.
$19.95
"Ottawa Rewind: A Book of Curios And Mysteries" is as much a mystery as a history book. Whimsical and researched, it is the creative work of a restless and curios mind.
Andrew King is an artist, cartoonist and detective. The detective part doesn’t get mentioned often, but Andrew is a history sleuth, someone who loves to solve historical mysteries. Where exactly is the first house built in Ottawa? Was there really a nuclear reactor once at Tunney’s Pasture? And what in the world happened to Ottawa’s once famous tiki bar at the Talisman Inn?
Andrew has been seeking answers to questions like these since launching the popular website Ottawa Rewind in 2013. In Ottawa Rewind Andrew has set out to find the location of shipwrecks in the Ottawa River, the playboy bunnies that once worked the Riverside Hotel in Vanier and every last Free Mason or Knight Templar symbol built into Canada’s Parliament Buildings.
Measures 6" x 9" / 137 pages
Author: Andrew King
Distributed by Ottawa Press and Publishing in Ottawa, ON.
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A is for Arctic, B is for Beaver, C is for... Canada! What better way to learn the alphabet than with this gorgeous, colourful book. This book pairs perfectly with the Canada 123 book.
Measures 22 cm x 22cm x 2 cm, 30 pages
Made by Paul Covello, an illustrator and designer from Toronto, Ontario.
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