Canadian Aboriginal Books for Schools: Selected & Evaluated by Teacher-Librarians, 2016-2017
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Association of Book Publishers of BC
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.
Historical note:
The Rocky Mountain Rangers, under Captain Stewart, and the Moose Mountain Scouts, under Captain White, were also put in commission for service during the 1885 Resistance.Book review of: Capture These Indians for the Lord: Indians, Methodists, and Oklahomans, 1844-1939 by Tash Smith.