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With Unfailing Dedication: Rural Teachers in the War Years
Elizabeth McLachlan
Elizabeth McLachlan
The sequel to With Unshakeable Persistence. McLachlan takes us into the next decade, relating with vivid, sometimes shocking detail, the experiences of prairie teachers during and after the second world war.
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With Unshakeable Persistence: Rural Teachers of the Depression
Elizabeth McLachlan
Elizabeth McLachlan
A compilation of individual stories based on the author’s interviews and correspondence with several depression era teachers.
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Without Reserve: Stories from Urban Natives
Lynda Shorten
Lynda Shorten
This collection of real-life stories of First Nations people living in Canadian cities relies on individual voices and words to convey a sense of the difficulty, diversity, joy and pride in being a contemporary urban Native.
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Working North: From DEW Line to Drill Ship
Rick Ranson
Rick Ranson
This is the story of Rick Ranson who worked on the DEW Line and drill ships in the Arctic. The characters, landscapes, and perils of the North combine with its beauty and mystery in this remarkable narrative.
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Writing the Circle: Native Women of Western Canada. An Anthology
Jeanne Perreault & Sylvia Vance
Jeanne Perreault & Sylvia Vance
This anthology of stories, poetry, essays, and biographical pieces from western and northwestern Canadian Native women makes available seldom-heard voices.
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Yamoria the Lawmaker: Stories of the Dene
George Blondin
George Blondin
Dene Elder George Blondin creates a spiritual guidebook that weaves together oral stories with the recounting of how the Northern Canadian Dene came to depend on the European fur traders. The result is a magical journey for readers of any heritage.
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