The Burden of History: Colonialism and the Frontier Myth in a Rural Canadian Community
E-Books
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Furniss
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Primary source for titles was Amazon Best Sellers in Children’s Native Canadian Story Books, as well as publishers' web pages, and library and authors' lists. Objective was to identify fiction books for ages 0-18 written by Indigenous authors that contained reconciliation-related themes. More than 150 books met the inclusion criteria.
Discussion on the early writings by Aboriginal authors and the lack of Aboriginal fiction and poetry in the sixties.