English Language Arts 30
Canadian Landscapes: Diverse and Dynamic
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R026651
Queen of the Godforsaken
Lydia Buckingham and her little sister Victoria are forced to adapt when their parents uproot the family and move from Vancouver to a rundown farmhouse in Saskatchewan. The move only serves to magnify the dysfunction of their depressed mother and drug-abusing father, so the girls decide they must escape their toxic home life and set out into the brutal Saskatchewan winter.
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$15.95
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R101147
The Dark Years 1929-1939. Episode 2
Episode 2 of The Dark Years 1929-1939 examines the years 1932-1935, a period when the Toronto Daily Star sees its subscriptions rise by following popular stories with wide appeal. Some of the stories featured in this episode include: the Ted and Rose Bates story and trial for the alleged murder of their son which highlights the difficult times in the West during the Depression, the birth of the Dionne Quintuplets, the conditions of the labour camps, the On-to-Ottawa Trek and the Regina riot, the Red Ryan story and R.B. Bennett's policies and defeat in the 1935 election. The Dark Years series provides good background material for literature set in the Depression.
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Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R101346
The Trouble with Beauty
This poetry collection is a series of observations and narratives on central themes such as beauty, family, relationships, landscapes and identity. The author, who has spent most of his life in Saskatchewan, also includes First Nations, Métis and Inuit and prairie perspectives on the land and its inhabitants. Black-and-white photos complement the poetry.
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$16.95
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R070834
Dancers of the Grass
Vistas is a series of films produced by Canadian Aboriginal filmmakers, on the subject of nationhood. A stunning display of a stop-motion animation, Dancers of the Grass vividly depicts the majesty of the hoop dance, a tradition symbolizing the unity of all nations.
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Free
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R054941
While The Sun Is Above Us
Schnell's text explores Sudan's civil war through the eyes of two women. Adut, a Dinka woman, is enslaved for eight years and bears two children to her Master. Sandra, escaping her Canadian past, travels to Sudan as an aid worker. A brief encounter between the two women changes their lives.
The intertwining storylines illustrate the role of women in Dinka and Canadian societies. Sandra is free to make decisions though they are often ill-informed. Adut, who is at the lowest end of the socio-economic status, does not have the opportunity to make decisions to positively affect her life.
The intertwining storylines illustrate the role of women in Dinka and Canadian societies. Sandra is free to make decisions though they are often ill-informed. Adut, who is at the lowest end of the socio-economic status, does not have the opportunity to make decisions to positively affect her life.
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$21.95
Record posted/updated:
July 8, 2024
R053256
Waging Peace: Canada in Afghanistan
In 2006, Canada takes on a larger role as Canadian troops are deployed to Afghanistan. Troops are sent to Kandahar province, where most of the fighting takes place. The Afghanistan mission creates more controversy in Canadian history than any other military intervention and the casualty count continues to rise. As 2011 approaches, Canada must decide if the troops will be pulled out as scheduled or continue to provide support in Afghanistan.
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Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R016330
The Visit
Vistas is a series of films produced by Canadian Aboriginal filmmakers, on the subject of nationhood. The Visit tells the true story of a Cree family's strange encounter one winter night, which results in a conversation beyond words.
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Free
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R070830
Button Blanket
Vistas is a series of films produced by Canadian Aboriginal filmmakers, on the subject of nationhood. This short impressionist documentary looks at the creation of a Button Blanket by integrating the performance of a traditional dance with the art of the West coast Heiltsuk people.
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Free
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R070837
Little Thunder
Vistas is a series of films produced by Canadian Aboriginal filmmakers, on the subject of nationhood. This animated short, inspired by the Mi'kmaq legend The Stone Canoe, explores Aboriginal humour. We follow Little Thunder as he reluctantly leaves his family and sets out on a cross-country canoe trip to become a man.
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Free
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R018849
Concentus Citizenship Education Resources. Level 30: The Intentional & Explicit Teaching of Essential Citizenship Competencies
Students examine Canadian history to understand the influences on our contemporary rights, responsibilities and views of citizenship. Students examine issues facing Canadians and the global community regarding citizenship, specifically the foundational beliefs of Canadians. Students also consider the role of cooperation in a competitive society. Throughout all these inquiries, students are asked to consider multiple perspectives, especially those of Indigenous populations.
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Record posted/updated:
January 22, 2019
R054284
A Forest for Calum
Roddie Gillies lives in the coal-mining town of Shean, Cape Breton, with his grandfather, Calum Gillies. Calum is a Gaelic speaker and carpenter. The author follows Roddie through his schooling, his emerging artistic talents, his adventures in adolescence and his time spent at the race track.
Calum's story intertwines with Roddie's account. Calum and his friends shed light on the changing world. They discuss losing the mines, striking, a disappearing language and religious narrow-mindedness. To honour miners who have passed away, one of Calum's friends writes a Gaelic poem. Roddie and his friends assist the elderly men to plant the Gaelic poem, using 18 trees to correspond with the 18 letters of the Gaelic alphabet.
Calum's story intertwines with Roddie's account. Calum and his friends shed light on the changing world. They discuss losing the mines, striking, a disappearing language and religious narrow-mindedness. To honour miners who have passed away, one of Calum's friends writes a Gaelic poem. Roddie and his friends assist the elderly men to plant the Gaelic poem, using 18 trees to correspond with the 18 letters of the Gaelic alphabet.
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$19.95
Record posted/updated:
July 8, 2024
R049547
The Dark Years 1929-1939. Episode 1
Episode 1 of The Dark Years begins at the end of the Roaring '20s in the newsrooms of the Toronto Daily Star, a big city newspaper whose popularity comes from its appeal to "the little guy." Reporters at the newspaper shed light on "The Dark Years" by collecting stories and anecdotes from the ordinary people who lived through the daily hardships, humiliations and hungers that defined the Great Depression. Events commented on in this episode include: Prime Minister Mackenzie King and his friendship with Joseph E. Atkinson, the call for unemployment insurance, Prime Minister R.B. Bennett's tenure as prime minister, Gordon Sinclair's interview with Hitler, relief and unemployed camps, the emergence of the Communist party in Canada and the riot at the Kingston Penitentiary. The series gives excellent background material for literature set in the Depression because it effectively illustrates the political issues and social life of the day.
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Free
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R055023
Afrika, Solo
The three plays in this collection examine the themes of home, identity and race. In the first play, "Afrika Solo," Sears follows her roots back 400 years to Africa. In her journey, she explores home, heritage and identity. Set in the 1970s, "Come Good Rain" revisits the night when Seremba meets the Ugandan President, Milton Obote. Written in part in reaction to Jacques Parizeau's remarks about "ethnics" following the 1995 Quebec referendum, Gale questions the rules of identity and place in Canada in "Je me souviens."
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$25.00
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R102047
8th Fire
8th Fire takes a journey through Aboriginal country, highlighting the urgent need to fix Canada's 500-year-old relationship with its Indigenous peoples - a relationship marked by colonialism, conflict and denial. Hosted by CBC journalist Wab Kinew, the four-part series offers us all the way forward - and a second chance at getting the relationship right.
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At the Crossroads
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Indigenous in the City
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It's Time
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Whose Land is It Anyway?
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Record posted/updated:
August 18, 2021
R048734
The Book of Negroes
Aminata Diallo is abducted from her West African village and is sent to live as a slave in South Carolina. As an adult, she forges her way to freedom, serves the British in the Revolutionary War, and registers her name in the "Book of Negroes." Aminata requests permission to leave the United States and settle in Nova Scotia, where she suffers oppression in Nova Scotia. She eventually makes her way back to Sierra Leone.
The novel is based on the historical document called the Book of Negroes.
A teacher's support guide (which has not been evaluated for classroom use) is available at http://files.harpercollins.com/PDF/ReadingGuides/1554681561.pdf. The text is also available in French.
The novel is based on the historical document called the Book of Negroes.
A teacher's support guide (which has not been evaluated for classroom use) is available at http://files.harpercollins.com/PDF/ReadingGuides/1554681561.pdf. The text is also available in French.
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$10.99
Record posted/updated:
July 8, 2024
R101148
The Dark Years 1929-1939. Episode 3
In Episode 3 of The Dark Years 1929-1939, human interest stories in The Toronto Daily Star continue to focus on the Dionne Quintuplets and how they became big business. Other key stories covered in the final years of the decade include: the General Motors of Canada strike, the Civil War in Spain and the rise of fascism and the visit to Canada of King George VI in 1939 who brought with him fifty tons of gold to finance the inevitable war. The series ends with the Great Depression suddenly over, "simply on account of the war." The political and social life of the day that are featured in this series provide good background material for literature set in the Depression.
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Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R070832
Crossing the Line
Vistas is a series of films produced by Canadian Aboriginal filmmakers on the subject of nationhood. Crossing the Line turns the politics and conflicts of a playground sandbox into an allegory for the way nations treat one another and the borders seem to do more harm than good.
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Free
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R054922
Who Killed Jackie Bates?: Murder and Mercy During the Great Depression
During the Depression, families struggle to make ends meet. Farms and businesses fail; men swallow their pride and go on relief assistance. Ted Bates' business fails in Glidden and he moves his family, Rose and Jackie, to Vancouver. Vancouver is not much better for the family.
Desperate, Ted and Rose return to Saskatchewan. On December 5, 1933, Constable Donald McKay discovers the Bates family in an idling car. Jackie Bates dies from carbon monoxide poisoning; his parents, Rose and Ted, survive the attempted suicide and face murder charges.
Desperate, Ted and Rose return to Saskatchewan. On December 5, 1933, Constable Donald McKay discovers the Bates family in an idling car. Jackie Bates dies from carbon monoxide poisoning; his parents, Rose and Ted, survive the attempted suicide and face murder charges.
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$24.95
Record posted/updated:
July 8, 2024
R042568
The Life and Work of the Woodland Artists
During the 1970s, Daphne Odjig, a Potawatomi painter, brought together a small group of Aboriginal artists to collaborate with and to support one another. These artists included Daphne Odjig, Norval Morrisseau, Jackson Beardy, Carl Ray, Joseph Sanchez, Eddy Cobines and Alex Janvier, who were eventually referred to as the "Indian Group of Seven." Their work quickly gained attention as it provided a visual interpretation to the First Nations oral tradition and challenged the view that Aboriginal art was craft. Their work ranged from being very spiritual to slyly humourous, to deeply personal or fiercely political. Surviving members, Odjig and Janvier, are interviewed as well as family members of the group, art critics and commentary from Métis artists Duke Redbird and Bob Boyer.
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$100.00
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R054068
Mennonites Don't Dance
This collection of short stories examines Mennonite families and the conflict between tradition and change. The short stories focus on relationships, patriarchal rule and the push-pull of urban life vs. rural life. Food is an underlying theme in some of the short stories; it is more than nutrition to feed the body, it is a community event.
The text contains a table of contents.
The text contains a table of contents.
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$18.95
Record posted/updated:
July 8, 2024
R053104
This is an Honour Song: Twenty Years Since the Blockades
This is an Honour Song is a collection of essays, narratives and poetry that explores the 1990 Kanehsatkà:ke resistance. In 1990, the Oka crisis was the first time that many Canadians encountered Indigenous anger, resistance and standoff. While the media focused on the "warriors" and the town of Oka, the Haudenosaunee brought attention to their vision of reclamation, revitalization, and restoration of lands, treaties, political traditions and responsibilities.
The text includes a variety of voices from community activists, traditional people, academics, poets and visual artists. Educators are encouraged to use selections that apply to the topics in secondary English language arts.
The text contains a table of contents and an index.
The text includes a variety of voices from community activists, traditional people, academics, poets and visual artists. Educators are encouraged to use selections that apply to the topics in secondary English language arts.
The text contains a table of contents and an index.
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$19.95
Record posted/updated:
July 8, 2024
R054719
Blind Spot: What Happened to Canada's Aboriginal Fathers?
This video program explores the issue of First Nations children who grow up without their fathers - the "blind spot." Two central themes in the program can lead to classroom discussion. First, the decimation of the buffalo stripped males of their role as providers and protectors. Moving First Nations people to reserves created a culture of dependency. The residential school system further eroded the First Nations family structure. The second theme is the lack of support or recognition by Canadian governments and the public on the issue of absent fathers. President Barack Obama is bringing the issue of fatherlessness to the forefront in the United States.
Filmed in North Central Regina, three men discuss fatherhood. Sixteen-year-old Tyson Kakaway is preparing for the birth of his first child. Only knowing his father through Facebook, Tyson vows he will do his best to be a father to his daughter. Andrew Kinniewisse is from the Yellowquill First Nation. Andrew is in the courts trying to prove that he can provide a stable home so that his two older children can return to live with him. Jeff Crowe spent 13 years in and out of jail; he now runs a parenting program at the Regina Correctional Centre.
Filmed in North Central Regina, three men discuss fatherhood. Sixteen-year-old Tyson Kakaway is preparing for the birth of his first child. Only knowing his father through Facebook, Tyson vows he will do his best to be a father to his daughter. Andrew Kinniewisse is from the Yellowquill First Nation. Andrew is in the courts trying to prove that he can provide a stable home so that his two older children can return to live with him. Jeff Crowe spent 13 years in and out of jail; he now runs a parenting program at the Regina Correctional Centre.
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Free
Record posted/updated:
July 8, 2024
R103690
Measures of Astonishment: Poets on Poetry
This is a compilation of essays written by Canadian poets on the meaning and influence of poetry, offering a glimpse into the perspectives of poets. Contributors include: Margaret Atwood, Robert Currie, Anne Simpson and Glen Sorestad. This resource could be used both as a professional resource to inform the study of poetry or selected essays could be studied in the classroom.
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Book
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$27.95
Record posted/updated:
July 18, 2019
R046896
The Book of Negroes
Based on the award-winning novel by Lawrence Hill, The Book of Negroes depicts the extraordinary life journey of Aminata Diallo, an indomitable African woman who cuts a swath through a world that is predisposed to underestimate her. Kidnapped by slave traders in West Africa and subsequently enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata must navigate her way through the American Revolution in New York, the isolated refuge given to Black Loyalists in Nova Scotia and the treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, before ultimately securing her freedom in England at the dawn of the 19th century.
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The Book of Negroes, Episode 1
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The Book of Negroes, Episode 2
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The Book of Negroes, Episode 3
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The Book of Negroes, Episode 4
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The Book of Negroes, Episode 5
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The Book of Negroes, Episode 6
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Video
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Free
Record posted/updated:
March 23, 2021
R102243
To Everything a Season
This collection of 12 short stories depicts the lives of men and women, young and old, but all bound to rural Saskatchewan, either through the past or the present. The author explores the themes of hardship and loss, while also highlighting the bonds that hold families and communities together.
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$16.95
Record posted/updated:
October 4, 2020
R103685
The Red Files
This poetry collection from Lisa Bird-Wilson reflects on the legacy of the residential school system: the fragmentation of families and histories, and the repercussions that resonate through the generations. Inspired by family and archival sources, Bird-Wilson assembles scraps of a history torn apart by colonial violence. The collection also explores the larger political context driving the mechanisms that tore apart families and cultures, including the Sixties Scoop.
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Truth and Reconciliation
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Record posted/updated:
June 30, 2022
R054116
Witness. Selected Poems 1962-2010
This collection of Lane's poetry spans his career. The poetry examines the dark side of human nature and hope for the future.
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Book
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$16.95
Record posted/updated:
October 4, 2020
R071193
Corvus
It has been 80 years since North America was ravaged by wars and natural disasters. In this dystopian world, George Taylor and Lenore Hanson are lawyers who rarely interact with those outside their thriving city of La Ronge, Saskatchewan. When George crashes his vehicle near a mountain-sheltered First Nations community, he discovers new ways of thinking that impact his sense of self and identity.
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$19.95
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R052560
What We Miss
In this collection of poetry, Sorestad examines the Saskatchewan landscape. Using free verse, he describes the flora and the fauna, urban and rural landscapes, local neighbourhoods and the passing of the seasons.
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$17.95
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R101361
Masham Means Evening
This poetry collection, written by a female soldier who was deployed in Afghanistan, explores Canada's role in war and in peacekeeping. The complex nature of an armed conflict in a distant country is contrasted with the human side of war. Educators are advised to choose selections from the text that connect to the ELA A30 contexts and units.
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$16.95
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R102049
Come Back
Hal Wiens is a retired professor who is mourning the recent loss of his wife. While sitting in a coffee shop in Edmonton one day with his friend, Owl, Hal sees a figure on the street who he is sure is his son Gabriel, even though Gabriel died 25 years ago. This event throws Hal's life into upheaval and causes him to uncover the reasons behind his son's death and to finally deal with his grief.
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Book
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$19.95
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R101485
Escape to Gold Mountain: A Graphic History of the Chinese in North America
The history of the Chinese experience in North America over the last 150 year is told in graphic novel format through the eyes of the Wong family. The fictional story begins when the family immigrates to North America, or "Gold Mountain." The experiences of the immigrants, such as being used for cheap labour, incidents of racial discrimination and the impact of the Chinese head tax, are recounted.
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Book
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$23.95
Record posted/updated:
October 4, 2020
R070831
Carrying Fire
Vistas is a series of films produced by Canadian Aboriginal filmmakers on the subject of nationhood. Carrying Fire weaves together animation and live action to show how the fire of our spirit is passed from one camp and one generation to the next.
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Free
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R070841
Wave a Red Flag
Vistas is a series of films produced by Canadian Aboriginal filmmakers on the subject of nationhood. On her way to school, a teenage girl's display of Native pride sparks a celebration of community and culture.
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Free
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R070836
InukShop
Vistas is a series of films produced by Canadian Aboriginal filmmakers, on the subject of nationhood. Filmmaker Jobie Weetaluktuk mixes archival and new footage to make a statement about the appropriation of Inuit culture throughout history.
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Free
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R053155
Growing Up Among Strangers
Growing Up Among Strangers examines the duality of growing up in Canada's cultural mosaic. Several young Canadians from diverse cultural backgrounds talk about their struggles to balance two worlds: the traditional values of home and the westernized culture. The individual stories are combined with comments from Canadians of earlier generations who understand this dilemma. The combination of current anecdotes and memories shed light on the difficulties and benefits of living in two different cultures.
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$100.00
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R052164
The Experimental Eskimos
A social engineering experiment involving three Inuit boys takes place in the 1960s. The three boys are taken from their homes in the Arctic, placed with white families, and attend school in Ottawa. All three become successful in early adulthood. Peter Ittinuar becomes the first Inuk Member of Parliament, Zebedee Nungak becomes president of a major economic and political organization, and Eric Tagoona became president of the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada. However, the experiment robs the three of their parents, their language, and their culture and results in ongoing personal and societal challenges for each man. This program examines the assimilation experiment and its continuing impact on the men.
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$19.99
Record posted/updated:
October 4, 2020
R070558
Borrow a Stereotype
Started in Europe, the Living Library is introduced in California. The project's main idea is to "check out" a person instead of a book. The process allows the borrower to face those individuals who make them uncomfortable or have never fully understood. The "lending time" promotes dialogue to get past one's own stereotypes. The Living Library has expanded to Canada.
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Free
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R045126
Out in the Cold
Thomas is dumped on the outskirts of the city. There he meets two men, Soft as Snow and Cold as Ice. When Thomas suggests the two men should walk back to the city with him, Cold as Ice and Soft as Snow persuade him to stay the night. Cold as Ice wants Thomas to die and join them; Soft as Snow wants Thomas to survive the night so he can return to the city and tell people their story. Filmed in black and white, the program is inspired by the freezing deaths of several First Nations men in Saskatoon. The police practice of taking individuals to an isolated edge of the city where they would be beaten or abandoned earns Canada a place on the 2001 Amnesty International report of human rights abuses. This film will stimulate discussion about the state of disregard and oppression faced by Indigenous people in Canada and around the world.
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$200.00
Record posted/updated:
July 1, 2020
R101201
The List
This play, written in poetic style, invites the audience into the life of a woman consumed with raising her children, keeping up with her housework and maintaining order in her life through her lists. Nothing goes unchecked until she forgets a favour for her neighbour, who suddenly dies. Was the death preventable if the woman had completed the task? The List won the Governor General's Literacy Award for Drama.
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Book
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$16.95
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R055337
What We Talk About When We Talk About War
Canada is known as a peacekeeping force and war was seldom discussed in homes, schools or communities. Canada's role of peacekeeper has evolved to a confident war-maker. Richler invites students to consider the rhetoric of war and how information is used to convince a society to pursue a certain path. He challenges students to think how Canada has redefined itself as a nation and how Canadians have been talked into and out of participating in war.
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$24.95
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R101347
Medicine Walk
Sixteen-year-old Franklin Starlight is called to visit his father, Eldon, who abandoned him as a child and whose health is deteriorating from years of alcoholism. Franklin learns about Eldon's past and begins to understand the reasons for the choices his father has made in his life.
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$19.95
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R048674
Vimy
It is often said that Canada became a nation after the Battle of Vimy Ridge. The play is set in a field hospital following the battle. Clare, a nurse, helps four wounded soldiers recover from their injuries. Each soldier struggles with recovery, their hopes and what the future will hold.
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Book
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$17.95
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R070838
Red Ochre
Vistas is a series of films produced by Canadian Aboriginal filmmakers on the subject of nationhood. Combining archival photos with new and found footage, Red Ochre is a personal, impressionistic rendering of what it's like growing up Mi'kmaq in Newfoundland, while living in a culture of denial.
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Free
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R070829
Boxed In
Vistas is a series of films produced by Canadian Aboriginal filmmakers on the subject of nationhood. In this short film, a young woman of mixed ancestry struggles with an Equal Opportunity Form that requires her to respond to the dilemma: Ethnicity - Choose One.
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Free
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R045810
The Political Playwright
This video is a documentary about the life and work of George Ryga, who blazed a trail for Canadian playwrights. Ryga cut a wide swath through what had been a small and inconsequential Canadian theatre scene, taking daring risks with his work but also achieving critical and public success. His most celebrated work, The Ecstasy of Rita Joe, was first staged in Canada's centennial year and opened the nation's eyes to the plight of Aboriginal Canadians. It remains the top-grossing play ever at the Vancouver Playhouse and was chosen as the first ever production at Canada's new National Arts Centre in Ottawa in 1969. The Ecstasy of Rita Joe, Grass and Wild Strawberries, and Captives of the Fearless Drummer are excerpted and discussed in the video. It also highlights Ryga's contribution to CBC radio and television, illustrating his political awareness and his ability to show the reality of Canadian life.
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CD/DVD
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Free
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R070840
Walk-in-the-Forest
Vistas is a series of films produced by Canadian Aboriginal filmmakers, on the subject of nationhood. This animation follows medicine man on a walk in the woods that leads to the discovery of an intriguing secret world.
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Free
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R070835
Ignition
Vistas is a series of films produced by Canadian Aboriginal filmmakers on the subject of nationhood. This computer-generated, animated film evokes the experience of driving alone on an unlit rural road at night. Darkness is broken by the beam of headlights, creating dancing shadows that obscure what lies beyond the road.
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Free
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R052699
Piece by Piece: Stories About Fitting into Canada
This anthology examines the human need to belong. Leaving a country because a person is under threat or they are seeking adventure, immigrants struggle with memories of things left behind - relatives, colours, smells - the familiar. The selections explore themes such as first impressions of Canada, dating, becoming Canadian, and language. Students will have the opportunity to experience what it feels like to belong.
The text includes a table of contents and brief biographies of the contributors. A teacher's resource is available.
The text includes a table of contents and brief biographies of the contributors. A teacher's resource is available.
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Book
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$14.99
Record posted/updated:
July 8, 2024
R070839
Trapper
Vistas is a series of films produced by Canadian Aboriginal filmmakers on the subject of nationhood. Trapper is a beautiful short film without words that captures the quiet dignity of a day in the life of a Northern trapper. It is part of a collection of 13 short films on the theme of "nationhood."
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Free
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R053517
Consecrated Ground(Rev. 2nd ed.)
Africville is bulldozed in 1965. Halifax politicians are glad to see that the eyesore has vanished. To the people who reside in Africville, a way of life is gone. Africville's roots date back to 1830 when it was settled by people who fled slavery in America. After years of paying city taxes and being denied many modern conveniences, the once vibrant agricultural community is in decline. A municipal dump seals Africville's fate as it becomes rat-infested and the environment is slum-like.
Boyd's play is a fictionalized account of people trying to save their homes. Africville residents are evicted without compensation. The play could be taught in conjunction with "The Book of Negroes."
Boyd's play is a fictionalized account of people trying to save their homes. Africville residents are evicted without compensation. The play could be taught in conjunction with "The Book of Negroes."
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Book
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$16.95
Record posted/updated:
July 8, 2024
R012565
An Anthology of Canadian Literature in English(4th ed.)
This anthology showcases Canadian short fiction, poetry and settler narratives from the eighteenth century to the present. Some of the authors in the anthology include: David Thompson, Pauline Johnson (Tekahionwake), Archibald Lampman, Earle Birney, Dorothy Livesay, Anne Wilkinson, Jay Macpherson, Marilyn Dumont, Leonard Cohen and Michael Ondaatje.
Media and Formats :
Book
Price :
$99.95
Record posted/updated:
February 28, 2024
R014941
An Anthology of Indigenous Literatures in English: Voices From Canada(5th ed.)
This anthology includes poetry, short stories, plays, excerpts from novels, historical letters and origin stories by Indigenous writers and storytellers. It also contains a timeline of Indigenous literature and a table of contents organized by genre.
Media and Formats :
Book
Price :
See publisher.
Record posted/updated:
June 30, 2022