National Aboriginal Day is this Friday, June 21st. BJ, our adult collections librarian, came up with some good suggestions:
1/ I have done two lists in BiblioCommons in the past…
‘Theytus Books – Celebrating 30 Years’ and ‘Okanagan First NationHistory, Stories & Legends’
2/ “Speaking My Truth: reflections on reconciliation andresidential schools” - selected by Shelagh Rogers (CBC) and series editors Mike DeGagné and Jonathan Dewar (short memoirs and
essays from a variety of perspectives) We have a book club kit for this title as well.
3/ We have 2 interesting dvds donated by
Westbank First Nation “Stories from Westbank First Nation Women” and “MoreStories from Westbank First Nation Women”.
4/ Some FN storytellers and authors I’d
recommend: Harry Robinson (Okanagan), Jeannette Armstrong (Okanagan),
Tomson Highway (Cree), Drew HaydenTaylor (Ojibway), Richard Wagamese (Ojibway),
Richard Van Camp (Dogrib)
4/ Finally read “Three Day Road” by Joseph Boyden
-- held my interest (actually my eyes were glued to the book!) on a
longish plane trip. Loosely based on a real-life First Nations sharpshooter in
WW One - fabulous storytelling, amazing writing.
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