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Toronto at Dreamer's Rock ; and, Education is our Right : two one-act plays /

Taylor, Drew Hayden, 1962-


In these two plays, Drew Hayden Taylor delves into the past and speculates about the future as he examines the dilemmas facing young Native Canadians. Toronto at Dreamer's Rock is a moving portrayal of a teenage boy who is torn between the traditions of his people, which he only vaguely understands, and the lure of modern life. His magical encounters with two members of his tribe - one from 400 years in the past and one from the future - make him aware of how little he has thought about what it means to be an Indian. Education is Our Right borrows from the familiar story of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, but in this version the spirits of Education Past, Present and Future attempt to show the Minister of Indian Affairs the error of his ways. Drew Hayden Taylor combines humour, passion, spirituality, and tough realism to create a hopeful vision of the future. Both plays have toured extensively to schools in Ontario and Quebec.
Date Published:1990

In these two plays, Drew Hayden Taylor delves into the past and speculates about the future as he examines the dilemmas facing young Native Canadians. Toronto at Dreamer's Rock is a moving portrayal of a teenage boy who is torn between the traditions of his people, which he only vaguely understands, and the lure of modern life. His magical encounters with two members of his tribe - one from 400 years in the past and one from the future - make him aware of how little he has thought about what it means to be an Indian. Education is Our Right borrows from the familiar story of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, but in this version the spirits of Education Past, Present and Future attempt to show the Minister of Indian Affairs the error of his ways. Drew Hayden Taylor combines humour, passion, spirituality, and tough realism to create a hopeful vision of the future. Both plays have toured extensively to schools in Ontario and Quebec.

Date Published:1990

Maclean's (Dec. 2020)



Date Published:2020

Speak

Anderson, Laurie Halse,



Date Published:1999

Afterlife with Archie : Escape from Riverdale /

Aguirre-Sacasa, Roberto,


"Archie characters created by John L. Goldwater; the likenesses of the original Archie characters were created by Bob Montana." "All hell breaks loose when a fateful accident sets in motion a series of terrifying events that will threaten the town of Riverdale like never before! When the dead begin to rise, craving human flesh, it's up to Archie, Betty & Veronica, and the Gang to fight for their lives against the zombie hordes led by their former pal, Jughead."--Back cover of volume 1.
Date Published:2014

"Archie characters created by John L. Goldwater; the likenesses of the original Archie characters were created by Bob Montana." "All hell breaks loose when a fateful accident sets in motion a series of terrifying events that will threaten the town of Riverdale like never before! When the dead begin to rise, craving human flesh, it's up to Archie, Betty & Veronica, and the Gang to fight for their lives against the zombie hordes led by their former pal, Jughead."--Back cover of volume 1.

Date Published:2014

Ojibwa of Western Canada

Peers, Laura L.


Among the most dynamic Aboriginal peoples in western Canada today are the Ojibwa, who have played an especially vital role in the development of an Aboriginal political voice at both levels of government. Yet, they are relative newcomers to the region, occupying the parkland and prairies only since the end of the 18th century. This work traces the origins of the western Ojibwa, their adaptations to the West, and the ways in which they have coped with the many challenges they faced in the first century of their history in that region, between 1780 and 1870.<BR><BR>The western Ojibwa are descendants of Ojibwa who migrated from around the Great Lakes in the late 18th century. This was an era of dramatic change. Between 1780 and 1870, they survived waves of epidemic disease, the rise and decline of the fur trade, the depletion of game, the founding of non-Native settlement, the loss of tribal lands, and the government's assertion of political control over them. As a people who emerged, adapted, and survived in a climate of change, the western Ojibwa demonstrate both the effects of historic forces that acted upon Native peoples, and the spirit, determination, and adaptive strategies that the Native people have used to cope with those forces. This study examines the emergence of the western Ojibwa within this context, seeing both the cultural changes that they chose to make and the continuity within their culture as responses to historical pressures.<BR><BR><I>The Ojibwa of Western Canada</I> differs from earlier works by focussing closely on the details of western Ojibwa history in the crucial century of their emergence. It is based on documents to which pioneering scholars did not have access, including fur traders' and missionaries' journals, letters, and reminiscences. Ethnographic and archaeological data, and the evidence of material culture and photographic and art images, are also examined in this well-researched and clearly written history. .
Date Published:9410

Among the most dynamic Aboriginal peoples in western Canada today are the Ojibwa, who have played an especially vital role in the development of an Aboriginal political voice at both levels of government. Yet, they are relative newcomers to the region, occupying the parkland and prairies only since the end of the 18th century. This work traces the origins of the western Ojibwa, their adaptations to the West, and the ways in which they have coped with the many challenges they faced in the first century of their history in that region, between 1780 and 1870. The western Ojibwa are descendants of Ojibwa who migrated from around the Great Lakes in the late 18th century. This was an era of dramatic change. Between 1780 and 1870, they survived waves of epidemic disease, the rise and decline of the fur trade, the depletion of game, the founding of non-Native settlement, the loss of tribal lands, and the government's assertion of political control over them. As a people who emerged, adapted, and survived in a climate of change, the western Ojibwa demonstrate both the effects of historic forces that acted upon Native peoples, and the spirit, determination, and adaptive strategies that the Native people have used to cope with those forces. This study examines the emergence of the western Ojibwa within this context, seeing both the cultural changes that they chose to make and the continuity within their culture as responses to historical pressures. The Ojibwa of Western Canada differs from earlier works by focussing closely on the details of western Ojibwa history in the crucial century of their emergence. It is based on documents to which pioneering scholars did not have access, including fur traders' and missionaries' journals, letters, and reminiscences. Ethnographic and archaeological data, and the evidence of material culture and photographic and art images, are also examined in this well-researched and clearly written history. .

Date Published:9410

Some Shakespearean themes : and An approach to 'Hamlet' .

Knights, L. C. (Lionel Charles), 1906-


[by] L. C. Knights. 23 cm. Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. 237-259) .
Date Published:1960

Wave of fear :, A : a classic horror anthology /

Lamb, Hugh, comp.


comp. by Hugh Lamb. 22 cm. Lewis, L. A. The child.--Scott, E. Celui-la.--Bierce, A. A resumed identity.--Shiel, M. P. Huguenin's wife.--Wakefield, H. R. Blind man's buff.--Birkin, C. Marjorie's on starlight.--Rolt, L. T. C. Hawley Bank foundry.--Bowen, M. Twilight.--Benson, A. C. Basil Netherby.--Benson, E. F. The wishing well.--Benson, R. H. The traveller.--Burnett, J. Phantom silhouette.--Cowles, F. Terrible Mrs. Greene.--Broster, D. K. Clairvoyance.--Beresford, J. D. The late occupier.--Chambers, R. W. The messenger.--Meik, V. A honeymoon in hate.
Date Published:1973

comp. by Hugh Lamb. 22 cm. Lewis, L. A. The child.--Scott, E. Celui-la.--Bierce, A. A resumed identity.--Shiel, M. P. Huguenin's wife.--Wakefield, H. R. Blind man's buff.--Birkin, C. Marjorie's on starlight.--Rolt, L. T. C. Hawley Bank foundry.--Bowen, M. Twilight.--Benson, A. C. Basil Netherby.--Benson, E. F. The wishing well.--Benson, R. H. The traveller.--Burnett, J. Phantom silhouette.--Cowles, F. Terrible Mrs. Greene.--Broster, D. K. Clairvoyance.--Beresford, J. D. The late occupier.--Chambers, R. W. The messenger.--Meik, V. A honeymoon in hate.

Date Published:1973

Wenjack

Boyden, Joseph,


16 x 12 cm. "An Ojibwe boy runs away from a North Ontario Indian School. He realizes too late just how far away home is. Along the way he’s followed by Manitous, spirits of the forest who comment on his plight, cajoling, taunting, and ultimately offering him a type of comfort on his difficult journey back to the place he was so brutally removed from."--º Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2016

Wenjack

Boyden, Joseph,


16 x 12 cm. "An Ojibwe boy runs away from a North Ontario Indian School. He realizes too late just how far away home is. Along the way he’s followed by Manitous, spirits of the forest who comment on his plight, cajoling, taunting, and ultimately offering him a type of comfort on his difficult journey back to the place he was so brutally removed from."--º Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2016

Border crossings : Thomas King's cultural inversions

Davidson, Arnold E.,


Arnold E. Davidson, Priscilla L. Walton, and Jennifer Andrews. ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-220) and index. . Thomas King is the first Native writer to generate widespread interest in both Canada and the United States. He has been nominated twice for Governor General's Awards, and his first novel, Medicine River, has been transformed into a CBC movie. His books have been reviewed in publications such as The New York Times Book Review, The Globe and Mail, and People magazine. King is also the author of the serialized radio series The Dead Dog Café and is an accomplished photographer. Border Crossings is the first full-length study to explore King's art. Davidson, Walton, and Andrews employ a framework of postcolonial and border studies theory to examine the concepts of nation, race, and sexuality in King's work. They examine how King's art routinely explores cross-cultural dynamics, including Native rights and race relations, American and Canadian cultural interaction, and the artistic traditions of Europe and North America. The authors argue that, by situating these concepts within a comic framework, King avoids the polemics that often surface in cultural critiques. His writing engages, entertains, and educates. This provocative analysis of King's art reads across cultures and between borders, and makes an important contribution to the study of Native writing, Canadian and American literature, border studies, and humour studies.
Date Published:2003

Arnold E. Davidson, Priscilla L. Walton, and Jennifer Andrews. ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-220) and index. . Thomas King is the first Native writer to generate widespread interest in both Canada and the United States. He has been nominated twice for Governor General's Awards, and his first novel, Medicine River, has been transformed into a CBC movie. His books have been reviewed in publications such as The New York Times Book Review, The Globe and Mail, and People magazine. King is also the author of the serialized radio series The Dead Dog Café and is an accomplished photographer. Border Crossings is the first full-length study to explore King's art. Davidson, Walton, and Andrews employ a framework of postcolonial and border studies theory to examine the concepts of nation, race, and sexuality in King's work. They examine how King's art routinely explores cross-cultural dynamics, including Native rights and race relations, American and Canadian cultural interaction, and the artistic traditions of Europe and North America. The authors argue that, by situating these concepts within a comic framework, King avoids the polemics that often surface in cultural critiques. His writing engages, entertains, and educates. This provocative analysis of King's art reads across cultures and between borders, and makes an important contribution to the study of Native writing, Canadian and American literature, border studies, and humour studies.

Date Published:2003

Speak : the graphic novel /

Anderson, Laurie Halse,


Speak up for yourself-- we want to know what you have to say. From the first moment of her freshman year at Merryweather High, Melinda knows this is a big fat lie, part of the nonsense of high school. She is friendless-- an outcast-- because she busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops, so now nobody will talk to her, let alone listen to her.
Date Published:2018

Peace pipe dreams : the truth about lies about Indians /

Dennis, Darrell


Native names : "What do we call you this week?" -- Native perceptions : the European P.O.V. : "Walk like an In-di-an" -- Native & alcohol : "Why the only Indian on Cheers was a wooden Indian" -- Religion & residential schools : "Peace pipe dreams" -- Treaties : "Sign on the dotted lie" -- Native land : "Let's call ahead and make reservations" -- Native government : "Chief and council or flotsam and jetsam?" -- The future : "Indianfinity and beyond!" Employing pop culture examples, personal anecdote and a cutting wit, Darrell Dennis deftly weaves history with current events to entertain, inform and provide a convincing, readable overview of First Nations issues and why they matter today. Prize(s): Winner Periodical Marketers of Canada Aboriginal Literature Award, First Nation Communities Read Selection (2015) .
Date Published:2014

Native names : "What do we call you this week?" -- Native perceptions : the European P.O.V. : "Walk like an In-di-an" -- Native & alcohol : "Why the only Indian on Cheers was a wooden Indian" -- Religion & residential schools : "Peace pipe dreams" -- Treaties : "Sign on the dotted lie" -- Native land : "Let's call ahead and make reservations" -- Native government : "Chief and council or flotsam and jetsam?" -- The future : "Indianfinity and beyond!" Employing pop culture examples, personal anecdote and a cutting wit, Darrell Dennis deftly weaves history with current events to entertain, inform and provide a convincing, readable overview of First Nations issues and why they matter today. Prize(s): Winner Periodical Marketers of Canada Aboriginal Literature Award, First Nation Communities Read Selection (2015) .

Date Published:2014

A venom dark and sweet

Lin, Judy I.,


Sequel to: A magic steeped in poison. On a mission to reclaim the Zhen throne, Ning, a young but powerful wielder of magic using the ancient and delicate art of tea-making, must stop an evil darkness from spreading throughout the kingdom. A great evil has come to the kingdom of DÃ xi. The Banished Prince has returned to seize power, his rise to the dragon throne aided by the mass poisonings that have kept the people bound in fear and distrust. Ning, a young but powerful shénnóng-shi--a wielder of magic using the ancient and delicate art of tea-making--has escorted Princess Zhen into exile. Joining them is the princess' loyal bodyguard, Ruyi, and Ning's newly healed sister, Shu. Together the four young women travel throughout the kingdom in search of allies to help oust the invaders and take back Zhen's rightful throne. But the golden serpent still haunts Ning's nightmares with visions of war and bloodshed. An evil far more ancient than the petty conflicts of men has awoken, and all the magic in the land may not be enough to stop it from consuming the world...
Date Published:2022

Sequel to: A magic steeped in poison. On a mission to reclaim the Zhen throne, Ning, a young but powerful wielder of magic using the ancient and delicate art of tea-making, must stop an evil darkness from spreading throughout the kingdom. A great evil has come to the kingdom of DÃ xi. The Banished Prince has returned to seize power, his rise to the dragon throne aided by the mass poisonings that have kept the people bound in fear and distrust. Ning, a young but powerful shénnóng-shi--a wielder of magic using the ancient and delicate art of tea-making--has escorted Princess Zhen into exile. Joining them is the princess' loyal bodyguard, Ruyi, and Ning's newly healed sister, Shu. Together the four young women travel throughout the kingdom in search of allies to help oust the invaders and take back Zhen's rightful throne. But the golden serpent still haunts Ning's nightmares with visions of war and bloodshed. An evil far more ancient than the petty conflicts of men has awoken, and all the magic in the land may not be enough to stop it from consuming the world...

Date Published:2022

Scientific American (Dec. 2023)



Date Published:2023

Maclean's (April 2023)



Date Published:2023

From the ashes : my story of being Métis, homeless, and finding my way /

Thistle, Jesse,


From the Ashes is a remarkable memoir about hope and resilience, and a revelatory look into the life of a Métis-Cree man who refused to give up. Abandoned by his parents as a toddler, Jesse Thistle briefly found himself in the foster-care system with his two brothers, cut off from all they had known. Eventually the children landed in the home of their paternal grandparents, but their tough-love attitudes meant conflicts became commonplace. And the ghost of Jesse’s drug-addicted father haunted the halls of the house and the memories of every family member. Struggling, Jesse succumbed to a self-destructive cycle of drug and alcohol addiction and petty crime, spending more than a decade on and off the streets, often homeless. One day, he finally realized he would die unless he turned his life around. In this heartwarming and heartbreaking memoir, Jesse Thistle writes honestly and fearlessly about his painful experiences with abuse, uncovering the truth about his parents, and how he found his way back into the circle of his Indigenous culture and family through education. An eloquent exploration of what it means to live in a world surrounded by prejudice and racism and to be cast adrift, From the Ashes is, in the end, about how love and support can help one find happiness despite the odds.
Date Published:2019

From the Ashes is a remarkable memoir about hope and resilience, and a revelatory look into the life of a Métis-Cree man who refused to give up. Abandoned by his parents as a toddler, Jesse Thistle briefly found himself in the foster-care system with his two brothers, cut off from all they had known. Eventually the children landed in the home of their paternal grandparents, but their tough-love attitudes meant conflicts became commonplace. And the ghost of Jesse’s drug-addicted father haunted the halls of the house and the memories of every family member. Struggling, Jesse succumbed to a self-destructive cycle of drug and alcohol addiction and petty crime, spending more than a decade on and off the streets, often homeless. One day, he finally realized he would die unless he turned his life around. In this heartwarming and heartbreaking memoir, Jesse Thistle writes honestly and fearlessly about his painful experiences with abuse, uncovering the truth about his parents, and how he found his way back into the circle of his Indigenous culture and family through education. An eloquent exploration of what it means to live in a world surrounded by prejudice and racism and to be cast adrift, From the Ashes is, in the end, about how love and support can help one find happiness despite the odds.

Date Published:2019

Maclean's (Dec. 2018)



Date Published:2018

Brother : a novel /

Chariandy, David John, 1969-


Brother explores questions of masculinity, family, race, and identity as they are played out in a Scarborough housing complex during the sweltering heat and simmering violence of the summer of 1991.
Date Published:2017

Alice's adventures in Wonderland & through the looking-glass

Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898.


A little girl falls down a rabbit hole and discovers a world of nonsensical and amusing characters. .
Date Published:1981

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein [videorecording]


Working title per Baseline, 2/14/95, Frankenstein. Based on the novel Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. For: ILC ENG 4E. Victor Frankenstein steals a murdered doctor's work journals and sets about constructing a living being from body parts from corpses. The creature comes to life and escapes. Victor falls ill from pneumonia. When he recovers, he thinks the creature has died and decides to go back to Geneva and marry Elizabeth, his adopted sister. The creature is hounded by the townspeople. The creature resolves to take revenge on Victor. He goes after his creator to seek vengeance.
Date Published:1994

Working title per Baseline, 2/14/95, Frankenstein. Based on the novel Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. For: ILC ENG 4E. Victor Frankenstein steals a murdered doctor's work journals and sets about constructing a living being from body parts from corpses. The creature comes to life and escapes. Victor falls ill from pneumonia. When he recovers, he thinks the creature has died and decides to go back to Geneva and marry Elizabeth, his adopted sister. The creature is hounded by the townspeople. The creature resolves to take revenge on Victor. He goes after his creator to seek vengeance.

Date Published:1994