Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From  Chapter 8From: Northern Wildflower |
Catherine Lafferty | 19 | 2018 | $1.90 Add | |
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From  Chapter 8Sacred Being From: Legacy |
In this chapter, the author discusses the importance of connections, both with other people and the natural world, as methods for indigenous people to cope with trauma. | Suzanne Methot | 25 | 2019 | $2.50 Add |
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From  Chapter 8Building a Future, Fighting the Past From: Fight or Submit |
Grand Chief Ronald M. Derrickson | 10 | 2020 | $1.00 Add | |
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From  Chapter 8: River, Give Me My Son BackFrom: Seven Fallen Feathers |
In this reading, Indigenous author Tanya Talaga provides an account of the death of Kyle Morrisseau, an Indigenous student from Keewaywin First Nation. Please Note: A collection can contain up to … | Tanya Talaga | 24 | 2017 | $2.88 Add |
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From Chapter 9From: Northern Wildflower |
Catherine Lafferty | 15 | 2018 | $1.50 Add | |
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From Chapter 9Recreating the Structures of Belonging From: Legacy |
In this chapter, the author explores how Indigenous communities act as owners of their own communities in order to build the social capital necessary for community growth and transformation, and … | Suzanne Methot | 26 | 2019 | $2.60 Add |
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From Chapter 9Assassination Attempt From: Fight or Submit |
Grand Chief Ronald M. Derrickson | 7 | 2020 | $0.70 Add | |
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From Chapter 9: Less Than Worthy VictimsFrom: Seven Fallen Feathers |
In this reading, Indigenous author Tanya Talaga discusses the failures of the police and the Canadian legal system in investigating the deaths of the seven Indigenous students in Thunder Bay. … | Tanya Talaga | 25 | 2017 | $3.00 Add |
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From  Chapter EightFrom: Stoney Creek Woman |
In this chapter, Mary John describes her experiences working for white families. | Bridget Moran | 7 | 1988 | $0.70 Add |
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From Chapter EighteenFrom: Stoney Creek Woman |
In this chapter, Mary John describes her experiences in the community of Vanderhoof, British Columbia,after the 1976 inquest into the death of Coreen Thomas. | Bridget Moran | 5 | 1988 | $0.50 Add |
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From Chapter ElevenFrom: Stoney Creek Woman |
In this chapter, Mary John chronicles the birth of her twelve children. | Bridget Moran | 5 | 1988 | $0.50 Add |
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From Chapter FifteenFrom: Stoney Creek Woman |
In this chapter, Mary John describes her experiences as a hospital worker in Vanderhoof and her eventual role in preserving Carrier culture. | Bridget Moran | 14 | 1988 | $1.40 Add |
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From  Chapter Five: The Darker SideFrom: Captured Hearts |
Chapter Five explores the darker side of the war bride experience, as many of these women and their children experienced less than ideal lives after their arrival in New Brunswick. Focusing on … | Melynda Jarratt | 14 | 2008 | $1.40 Add |
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From  NEW! Chapter FiveFrom: Rooms |
This chapter explores the author’s attempts to understand their own identity as a person and a writer. They muse on the concept of having/needing "a room of one’s own" and … | Sina Queyras | 27 | 2022 | $2.70 Add |
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From Chapter FiveFrom: Stoney Creek Woman |
In this chapter, Mary John describes her daily reality at Lejac, a residential school on Fraser Lake in British Columbia, from February 1922 onward. | Bridget Moran | 7 | 1988 | $0.70 Add |
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From Chapter Four: Continental War BridesFrom: Captured Hearts |
Chapter Four examines the experience of the war bride who came from the continent. Unlike their British counterparts, these brides from France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, and the Netherlands had … | Melynda Jarratt | 20 | 2008 | $2.00 Add |
