LIBR 522G
Resources for LIBR 522G: First Nations Literature for children and young adults
Allison Taylor McBryde
This wiki is meant to augment or support the bibliography distributed in class. Please feel free to email me or add resources on the wiki that you feel should be listed. Please email me as well if you find broken links or out of date resources.
Thanks,
Allison
taylormc@mail.ubc.ca
Professional resources:
2010 Report on the Status of B.C. First Nations Languages: http://www.fpcc.ca/files/PDF/2010-report-on-the-status-of-bc-first-nations-languages.pdf
2014 United Nations General Assembly Human Rights Council. "The situation of indigenous peoples in Canada" available online at http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/IPeoples/SR/A.HRC.27.52.Add.2-MissionCanada_AUV.pdf
Aboriginal Children`s Literature and Young Adult Resources UBC http://guides.library.ubc.ca/xwi-childrens_lit-home
Aboriginal Literature and Books I Believe In for Your Classroom and Library by Richard Van Camp, author, storyteller (Dogrib/Tlicho Dene) Literacy and Learning: http://www.literacylearning.ca/docs/Aboriginal%20Literature%20and%20Books%20recommended%20by%20Richard%20Van%20Camp%20for%20the%20Literacy%20and%20Learning%20Symposium%202012.pdf
Aboriginal Multi-Media Society is an independent Aboriginal communications organization committed to facilitating the exchange of information reflecting Aboriginal culture to a growing and diverse audience. http://www.ammsa.com/content/history
Aboriginal websites listed on the Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research: http://www.metismuseum.ca/exhibits/telegraph/
Aboriginal young children's language and literacy development: Research evaluating progress, promising practices, and needs. Jessica. Ball (2007) University of Victoria. Available at: http://www.ecdip.org/docs/pdf/CLLRNet%20Feb%202008.pdf
Alaska Native Knowledge Network: Reviews, links and much more! http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/
American Indian / Alaskan Native booklists from the Talk Story website: http://talkstorytogether.org/american-indian-alaskan-native-book-list
American Indians in Children’s Literature - Debbie Reese’s blog http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.ca/
American Indian Youth literature award: http://ailanet.org/activities/american-indian-youth-literature-award/
Annotated Bibliography of Aboriginal Books: NWT Literacy Council: http://www.nwt.literacy.ca/resources/biblio08/biblio08.pdf
Archibald, J. (Q'um Q'um Xiiem)(2008) Indigenous storywork: Educating the heart, mind, body and spirit. Vancouver: UBC Press. Permanent URL from UBC library: http://webcat1.library.ubc.ca/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=5039518
Ball, J. (n.d.). Promoting young Indigenous children’s emergent literacy in Canada.
http://decoda.ca/wp-content/files_flutter/13153341091314305747PromotingYoungIndigenousChildrens.pdf OR http://www.ecdip.org/docs/pdf/Emergent%20literacy%20Revised%20Apr%2027%20811.pdf
Ball, Jessica. (2012) Equity for Indigenous children in early childhood education. Presentation available at: http://www.mcgill.ca/files/ihsp/4_JessicaBall_Presentation.pdf
B.C. First Nations Art Award: (2012) http://www.bcachievement.com/firstnationsart/recipients.php
Bartleman Aboriginal Youth Creative Writing Award: http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/english/citizenship/honours/bartleman.shtml
Birchbark Books: Louise Erdrich`s bookstore online: http://birchbarkbooks.com/Home
Bonus Ep – Native American Lit Panel with Eric Gansworth and Joseph Bruchac on the Narrative Breakdown: http://www.thenarrativebreakdown.com/archives/698
Burt Award for First Nations, Metis and Inuit Literature sponsored by CODEhttp://www.codecan.org/burt-award-canada/winners
Canadian Children`s Book Centre (2008) First Nations – themed books for kids http://www.bookcentre.ca/files/FirstNationsBookList.pdf
CBC news on First Nations issues and events: http://www.cbc.ca/aboriginal/
CM Online: Canadian Review of Materials. The most comprehensive review website for children's and YA titles in Canada: http://www.umanitoba.ca/cm/
"Discussion of Indigenous literature: Deepening Knowledge, Enhancing Instruction" Teacher toolkit from OISE: http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/deepeningknowledge/
Early childhood development intercultural partnerships (ECDIPReports) University of Victoria. http://www.ecdip.org/reports/
and Presentations http://www.ecdip.org/presentations/
Empathy dignity and respect: creating cultural safety for Aboriginal people in Urban health care: http://www.healthcouncilcanada.ca/tree/Aboriginal_Report_EN_web_final.pdf
First Nations Early Childhood Development Council (West Vancouver) http://fnecdc.ca/
First Nations Early Childhood Programs: Improving Outcomes. S. Kraus (2013) Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations. http://www.fsin.com/images/stories/fsindownloads/education/2013/Early%20Childhood%20Education%20Report%20Kraus%20130219.pdf
First Nations Community Reads: Ontario Library Services North and Southern Ontario Library Service. http://www.sols.org/index.php/news/1150-first-nation-communities-read-shortlist-announcement
First Nations Literature in the Classroom http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/de/resources/firstnationsliterature/index.html
First Nations Drum website: http://www.firstnationsdrum.com/
First Nations Profiles on the Aboriginal Affairs website: http://pse5-esd5.ainc-inac.gc.ca/fnp/Main/index.aspx?lang=eng
First peoples’ cultural council: http://www.fpcc.ca/
First Voices: Language legacies celebrating indigenous cultures: http://www.firstvoices.com/
Gathering place: Sharing successful practices (Indspire website with links to many aboriginal programs, research projects and sites focusing on indigenous ways of learning): http://indspire.ca/programs/gathering-place/
Hare, Jan. (2011) "THey tell a story and there's meaning behind that story" Indigenous knowledge and young indigenous children's literacy learning. Available at http://ecl.sagepub.com/content/12/4/389.short
The Healthy Aboriginal Network: "We create comic books on health and social issues for youth." http://www.thehealthyaboriginal.net/
"I is for Inclusion: the Portrayal of Native Americans in Books for Young People" (2007)by Naomi Caldwell, Gabriella Kaye and Lisa Mitten. http://ailanet.org/docs/I%20IS%20FOR%20INCLUSION-rev%2010-07.pdf
Indigenous Foundations Website at UBC: http://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/home.html
Indspire awards (formerly the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards): https://indspire.ca/
Jessica Ball, Professor School of Child and Youth Care, University of Victoria YouTube presentation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rr1NOH2SuLI
Legends project recordings CBC : For a complete list:
http://www.cbc.ca/aboriginal/2010/09/legends-project-7.html
or go directly to one of the broadcasts
http://www.cbc.ca/aboriginal/2010/05/legends-project-legends-of-the-kwakwala.html
http://www.cbc.ca/aboriginal/2011/03/legends-11-ahtahkakoop.html
http://www.cbc.ca/aboriginal/2009/01/
http://www.cbc.ca/aboriginal/2009/10/legends-project-6.html
"I" is For Inclusion: (pdf file) The Portrayal of Native Americans in Books for Young People. Program of the ALA/OLOS Subcommittee for Library Services to American Indian People. American Indian Library Association. American Indian Children's Literature: Identifying and Celebrating the Good. Washington, D.C., June 23, 2007. Compiled by Naomi Caldwell, Gabriella Kaye, Lisa A. Mitten. Updated October 2007. Available online from the American Indian Library Association website at http://www.ailanet.org/publications/index.htm
Indigneous Foundations / UBC: http: indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca
International Meeting on Indigenous Child Health: http://www.cps.ca/en/imich
Internet public Library : Native American Authors (U.S.) http://www.ipl.org/div/natam/
King, Thomas. (2001) The Truth about Stories: A Native Narrative (2003) Toronto: House of Anansi Press. (Also available on CD and broadcast as one of the Massey lectures on CBC http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/massey-archives/2003/11/07/massey-lectures-2003-the-truth-about-stories-a-native-narrative/
Library and Archives Canada: Aboriginal peoples at LAC: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/aboriginal-peoples/index-e.html
McKeogh, A., Bird, S., Tourigny, E., Romaine, A., Graham, S., Ottmann, J. & Jeary, J. (2008) "Storytelling as a foundation to literacy development for Aboriginal children: Culturally and developmentally appropriate practices." Canadian Psychology, 48(2), 148-154. Also available online at:
http://psych.ucalgary.ca/lcdlab/publications/mckeoughetal.pdf
Metis Commission for Children and Families of B.C.: http://www.metiscommission.com/ which includes a recent list of Metis Children's books: http://www.metiscommission.com/images/pdf/mtis%20book%20list.pdf
Metis Nation: www.metisnation.ca
"Missing links to developing holistic Aboriginal early childhood services in Canada" by Rachel. Brophy (2007) Digital commons:
National Aboriginal Month (and information on culture, history and many links to resources) from the federal government: http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100013778/1100100013779
Native American Encyclopedia http://nativeamericanencyclopedia.com/
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Native American Children's Literature in the classroom: an annotated bibliography by Joan Berman: http://library.humboldt.edu/~berman/naclit.htm
Native Education College: Vancouver, B.C. http://www.necvancouver.org/?gclid=CKG7oYqa4rcCFdB7QgodTEQAJw
Northwest Territories Literacy Council: http://www.nwt.literacy.ca/
Nunavut Literacy council: http://www.ilitaqsiniq.ca/
Nusdeh Yoh Elementary School: Rooted in Aboriginal world views, culture and language. Prince George, B.C. https://www.sd57.bc.ca/school/nyoh/Pages/default.aspx
Oyate Living Stories from the website http://oyate.org/ http://oyate.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=66
Oyate catalog of selections at http://oyate.org/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=97
Poverty or Prosperity: Indigenous children in Canada: by David Macdonald and Daniel Wilson June 2013: http://www.policyalternatives.ca/publications/reports/poverty-or-prosperity
Project of Heart: http://poh.jungle.ca/step-3-how-it-works plus recommended reading on residential schools: http://poh.jungle.ca/1594-2
Debbie Reese’s American Indians in Children’s Literature blog at
http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/ A list of full text articles are linked via her blog and can be included in the readings.
Schwartz, Joanne. "Transmitting oral culture to the page: the emergence of Inuit children's books" IBBY : http://www.ibby.org/index.php?id=1135
Seale, Doris & Beverly Slapin, eds., A Broken Flute: The Native Experience in Books for Children. (2005) Berkeley: AltaMira Press.
Strong Nations: http://www.strongnations.com/
Interviews with First Nations authors, illustrators or educators online
CBC Radio "A conversation with Inuit storyteller Michael Kusugak": http://www.cbc.ca/books/2011/11/a-conversation-with-inuit-storyteller-michael-kusugak.html
CBC Radio 1 interview with Carol Off about Richard Wagamese's Medicine Walk http://www.cbc.ca/asithappens/features/2014/09/15/wagamese/
CBC's Eleanor Wachtel of "Writers and Company" interviews Louise Erdrich: http://www.cbc.ca/writersandcompany/episode/2012/11/04/louise-erdrich-interview/
CBC Shelagh Rogers - "Five unforgettable conversations with Aboriginal authors" which include Thomas King, Wagamese, Boyden, Van Camp, Graham Greene. 2013 http://www.cbc.ca/news/aboriginal/five-unforgettable-conversations-with-aboriginal-authors-1.2472265
CBC's Shelagh Rogers of "Next Chapter" interviews First Nations authors and academics:
New Aboriginal Writing, June 10, 2013; http://www.cbc.ca/thenextchapter/episode/2013/06/10/shelaghs-extended-conversation-about-new-aboriginal-writing/
CBC's Shelagh Roger's interview with Richard Van Camp: http://www.cbc.ca/thenextchapter/episode/2013/06/10/shelaghs-extended-conversation-with-richard-van-camp/
CBC's Shelagh Roger's interview with Richard Wagamese:
Interview with Joseph Bruchac http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/audio/JosephBruchacEdit12.mp3 or the interview at the Read Across America website: http://www.wyoea.org/readacross/jbruchac.html or his website http://www.josephbruchac.com/
Richard Wagamese's presentation Denman Island Writers Festival :
https://soundcloud.com/cjsfradio/sept-17-sxw-richard-wagamese-den-writers-festival-2014
United Nations Permanent forum on indigenous issues; http://social.un.org/index/IndigenousPeoples.aspx
University of Winnipeg - Oral History Centre - http://www.oralhistorycentre.ca/index.php
Oral Storytelling and Traditional Tales
Circle of Stories – PBS. http://www.pbs.org/circleofstories/index.html
First Voices: Language legacies celebrating indigenous cultures: http://www.firstvoices.com/
Four Direction Interactive Teachings. Five Nations (Blackfoot, Cree Ojibwe, Mohawk, M’ikmaq). http://www.fourdirectionsteachings.com/
Indigenous Voices - from the Virtual Museum of Metis History and Culture at the
Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research: http://www.metismuseum.ca/exhibits/voices/index.php
IWOK (Indigenous Ways of Knowing Program)traditional storytelling workshop: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPIqq1VqqoA
CBC Legends Project:
Legends of the Kwak’wala (CBC Legends Project Series). http://www.cbc.ca/aboriginal/2010/05/legends-project-legends-of-the-kwakwala.html
Gwich’in Legends (CBC Legends Project Series). http://www.cbc.ca/aboriginal/2009/10/legends-project-6.html
Legends of the Shuswap (CBC Legends Project. http://www.cbc.ca/aboriginal/2009/01/legends-project-1.html
Legends of Old Massett Haida: (CBC Legends Project. http://www.cbc.ca/aboriginal/2009/02/legends-project-2.html
Native Storytelling a Youtube video produced by OnTrack to introduce the topic of Indigenous storytelling with Perry Ground, Trudi Lamb Richmond, Kay Olan, Dave Fadden, and Joe, Marge, and Jim Bruchac. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEcGJFFYmqk
Our Voices, Our Stories: First Nations, Métis and Inuit Stories http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/stories/index-e.html
Stories of Buffalo Hunting with Jack Brink, author of Imagining Head Smashed In: Indigenous Buffalo Hunting on the Northern Plain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bjY4xvMNYY
Whispers of the Ancient, a book of Native American tales and legends by Tamarack Song and Moses (Amik) Beaver (University of Michigan Press) The story Two Hungry Bears
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX5SwFqZ9Vo
Wisdom of the Elders http://www.wisdomoftheelders.org
Websites,portraits or interviews with First Nations authors:
Jeannette Armstrong, Native American Encyclopedia http://nativeamericanencyclopedia.com/jeannette-armstrong-okanagan/
Nicola I. Campbell, CBC Interview November 2009 at http://www.cbc.ca/books/bookclub/2009/11/nicola-i-campbell-author-of-shin-chis-canoe.html
Nicola I. Campbell, author statement Shi-shi-etko on Looking forward, looking back at http://www.lookingforwardlookingback.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=100:shi-shi-etko&catid=42:nicolacampbell&Itemid=106
Commentary on the Vancouver Eastside http://www.lookingforwardlookingback.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=95:childrensbooks&catid=42:nicolacampbell&Itemid=101
Jacqueline Guest, author, (Metis) http://www.jacquelineguest.com/info.htm
Thomas King from the Canadian Encyclopedia online http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/thomas-king/
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"An interview with Thomas King" CanLit Review http://canlit.ca/interviews/18
Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak: http://michaelkusugak.com/wordpress/?page_id=66
Larry Loyie and Constance Brissenden / Living Traditions Writers Group: http://firstnationswriter.com/
Sylvia Olsen, author, http://sylviaolsen.ca/
David Alexander Robertson, graphic artist: http://www.darobertson.ca/
Cynthia Leitich Smith’s website: http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/lit_resources/diversity/native_am/NativeThemes_intro.html
Drew Hayden Taylor, author and playwright: http://www.drewhaydentaylor.com/
Roy Henry Vickers: http://www.royhenryvickers.com/
Richard Wagamese http://www.richardwagameseauthor.com/
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas at http://mny.ca/en/publications.html
Significant publishers or distributors of indigenous titles
Birchbark Books: Louise Erdrich`s bookstore online: http://birchbarkbooks.com/Home
Coteaubooks with an Aboriginal theme: http://coteaubooks.com/index.php?p=Books
Eaglecrest books: http://www.eaglecrestbooks.com/home.htm
Les Editions des Plaines: First Nations titles: http://www.plaines.ca/en/category/premieres-nations/
Eschia Books: http://www.eschia.com/Eschica_Books/Eschia_Books.html
En'owkin Centre for writing and publishing / affiliated with Theytus Press: http://www.enowkincentre.ca/
Fifth House: Publishers of the "Land is our storybook" series http://www.fifthhousepublishers.ca/
Gabriel Dumont Institute "We are a Saskatchewan based educational and cultural institute serving Métis across the province." at http://www.gdins.org/
GoodMinds is a "leading source for purchasing bias-free teaching and educational resources related to Native American, First Nations, Indigenous and Aboriginal studies" at http://www.goodminds.com/home Check out their 'top picks' at http://www.goodminds.com/top-picks
Grassroots press: "Grass Roots Press has an international reputation for publishing high-quality resources for adult basic education and English as a Second Language communities. " First Nations list: http://www.grassrootsbooks.net/ca/aboriginal
Highwater Press: https://highwaterpress.com/
Inhabit Media: "We are an Inuit-owned publishing company that aims to promote and preserve the stories, knowledge and talent of northern Canada." http://www.inhabitmedia.com/
Moving Images: First Nations and Indigenous Peoples: http://movingimages.ca/store/products.php?sectionDetails=First+Nations+%26+Indigenous+People
Native Reflections: http://www.nativereflections.com/products.php
Ningwakwe Learning Press: First Nations, Metis and Inuit Literacy and Education Resources: http://ningwakwe.on.ca/webstore.html
Nortext Communications: First Language school books http://www.nortext.com/schoolbooks.htm
Pemmican Publications, Purich Publishing Ltd., Raven Publishing, Recherches Amerindiennes au Quebec,
Pacific Educational Press: (UBC) First Nations studies: http://pacificedpress.ca/?cat=13
Pemmican publications : http://www.pemmicanpublications.ca/
Portage & Main (Previously Peguis Publishers): http://www.portageandmainpress.com/subject.cfm?subID=21
Raven Tales / Filmwest Media: http://www.raventales.com/
Second story press: First nations series http://secondstorypress.ca/list/first-nations-series-for-young-readers
sononis press - First nations titles:http://www.sononis.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=5&Itemid=186
Theytus Books is First Nations-owned and operated and
a leading North American publisher of indigenous voices. http://www.theytus.com/
A sampling of online Media in addition to titles listed on the bibliography
8th Fire: Aboriginal peoples, Canada, and the way forward. Information on First nations leaders and film makers at CBC Doczone at http://www.cbc.ca/doczone/8thfire/index.html
Aboriginal Perspectives: National Film Board of Canada documentaries by and about Canada’s Aboriginal peoples: http://www3.nfb.ca/enclasse/doclens/visau/index.php?language=english
Aboriginal Voice: the National Film Board and Aboriginal Filmmaking through the Years by Gil Cardinal: http://www.nfb.ca/playlists/gil-cardinal/aboriginal-voice-national-film-board-/
Aboriginality by Tom Jackson and Dominique Keller: http://www.nfb.ca/film/aboriginality
The Big Rock Story – an animated film by Chris Johnston http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MiNO2qpESE
Canadian Museum of Civilization: Aboriginal Heritage: http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/tresors/ethno/index_e.shtml
Cry Rock: trailer for the documentary: http://www.smayaykila.com/cryrock/
Dustin Rivers, a leading figure in Squamish language revitalization created this website which includes audio files for aid in pronunciation http://squamishlanguage.com/blog/greetings/
Flight of the Hummingbird: A Parable for the Environment by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas’ of the Haida Nation (www.mny.ca) and published by Greystone Books. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi5u7A9DRAc
Path of the Elders. Mushkegowuk and Anishinaabe or North Eastern and North Western Ontario in collaboration with Carleton University and the Muchkegowuk Council: Http: www.pathoftheelders.com
Virtual Metis Museum: www.metismuseum.com
People of a Feather: a film about survival in a changing Canadian Arctic: http://www.peopleofafeather.com/
National Film Board: Aboriginal Peoples: http://www.nfb.ca/channels/aboriginal_peoples_channel/
Native Appropriations blog: Examining representations of Indigenous Peoples: http://nativeappropriations.com/
Redwire: Native Youth Media: "We are a collective of Native youth creating uncensored spaces for youth to find their own voice. All of our media projects are initiated and led by youth, inspiring creativity, confidence, motivation and action. Our journey began as Redwire Magazine; we then incorporated as Redwire Native Youth Media Society in 2002. We are a media and arts organization dedicated to the power and healing of unhindered expression."
http://www.redwiremag.com/site/redwire/about-us
S.F.U. Journey into Time website:
http://www.sfu.museum/time/en/flash/
Tiga Talk on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network: http://tigatalk.com/about-us
Virtual Museum of Canada: Aboriginal focus: http://www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.ca/Search.do?Ntk=SearchAll_EN&Ntx=mode%2Bmatchallany&Ntt=Aboriginal&QSo=Search&ex=on
Where are the children: healing the legacy of residential schools: http://wherearethechildren.ca/en
A sampling of Organizations, Festivals or Literacy Programs:
Aboriginal Arts and Stories: www.our-story.ca
B.C. Council for Families: Aboriginal Father involvement programs: a national scan: http://www.bccf.ca/all/resources/aboriginal-father-involvement-programs-national-scan
First Nations Community Reads: Ontario Library Services North and Southern Ontario Library Service. http://www.sols.org/index.php/news/1150-first-nation-communities-read-shortlist-announcement
First Nations Literacy: Ningwakwe Learning Press: http://www.firstnationliteracy.com/
Indigenous Foundations Website at UBC: http://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/home.html
"If I can read, I can do anything: a National reading club for Native American Children" at http://sentra.ischool.utexas.edu/~ifican/activities/index.php
Literacy Haida Gwaii: http://www.literacyhaidagwaii.ca/
National Aboriginal Day - B.C. http://www.bcnationalaboriginalday.com/
Talk story: sharing stories, sharing culture: a joint project of the American Indian Library Association and the Asian/Pacific American Libraries Association: http://talkstorytogether.org/
News articles or documentaries of interest
Aboriginal Homelessness epidemic http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/aboriginal-homelessness-an-epidemic-york-researcher-says-1.2589861
"Assault on the Reservation: Thomas King and John Ralston Saul in conversation.by HAZLITT Oct 2, 2013 http://penguinrandomhouse.ca/hazlitt/feature/assault-reserves-thomas-king-and-john-ralston-saul-conversation
CBC " A quiet crime wave against Manitoba's Sayisi Dene women: Northern community's murdered, missing women and girls remain unnoticed
By Donna Carreiro, CBC News Posted: Apr 07, 2015 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/a-quiet-crime-wave-against-manitoba-s-sayisi-dene-women-1.3022636
CBC Aboriginal children used as test subjects: http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada/ID/2397271910/
CBC "First Nations Education" http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/first-nations-education-needs-fresh-ideas-leaders-say-1.2255180
CBC "New documents may shed light on residential school deaths" at http://www.cbc.ca/news/aboriginal/new-documents-may-shed-light-on-residential-school-deaths-1.2487015
CBC "Skwomesh language revitalized by First Nation youth through DIY immersion 'Language House' driven by youth determined to revive dying language" By Duncan McCue, CBC News Posted: Feb 05, 2015
http://www.cbc.ca/news/aboriginal/skwomesh-language-revitalized-by-first-nation-youth-through-diy-immersion-1.2940513?cmp=abfb
A 2014 report on the status of B.C. First Nations languages listed Sk̲wx̱wú7mesh sníchim as "critically endangered," with only seven remaining fluent speakers.
"Swiss researchers travel to Saskatchewan to study Dene language" http://aptn.ca/news/2015/04/23/swiss-researches-travel-saskatchewan-study-dene-language/
Teaching tradition: CBC news item March 2015 on raising children with a traditional indigenous approach. http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada/ID/2658800171/
The Walrus Podcasts: #44: Cultural Community Gabrielle Scrimshaw explains how gatherings keep connections to land and people strong. From The Walrus Talks Resilience, recorded in Toronto on October 8, 2014 http://thewalrus.ca/category/podcast/
the Walrus Podcasts: #43: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women http://thewalrus.ca/category/podcast/
Walrus Talk Live: "Aboriginal City" Edmonton, AB April 2015 http://thewalrus.ca/live/
Allison Taylor McBryde Updated April 2015