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CANADIAN ABORIGINAL BOOKS FOR SCHOOLS 2015–2016 CATALOGUE

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BETTY

THE HELEN BETTY OSBORNE 

STORY

David Alexander 



Robertson

Scott B. Henderson, illus.

Helen Betty Osborne, a Cree 

woman born in 1952, was sexu-

ally assaulted, raped, and mur-

dered on November 13, 1971 in 

La Pas, Manitoba. This graphic 

novel presents the days sur-

rounding this crime and the sad 

and tragic details of the event. 

The stark gray-scale drawings 

and the minimal text empha-

size the subsequent neglect 

that Helen’s case received in 

the years following. This is an 

engaging and empathetic visual 

description of this life, this 

death, and its singular depiction 

of sexism, racism, and indiffer-

ence that has been for years the 

story of so many indigenous 

women. In it the reader moves 

beyond “name and statistic” to a 

face and a person. 



GRADES: 8–12, LAW, SOCIAL 

STUDIES


Index/Bibliography: No/No 

©2015  32pp.  6.5"x10"

b/w line drawings

ISBN 9781553795445 $16.00 PA

epub 9781553795469 $12.80

HIghWater Press

www.highwaterpress.com

DREAMING IN INDIAN

CONTEMPORARY NATIVE 

AMERICAN VOICES

Lisa Charleyboy & Mary 

Beth Leatherdale, eds.

This is a collection of creative 

works by Aboriginal youth 

living in both Canada and the 

US. In Lee Maracle’s foreword 

she states that, “oppressed 

people…can’t imagine anything 

better. Once you can, you’re on 

your way”. Through art, dance, 

acting, photo collages, lyrics, 

stories, interviews, memories 

from elders, and short essays, 

these youth abound with 

creativity and imagination. 

They portray their experiences 

of poverty, racism, bullying, 

abuse, addictions, reserve 

life, urban living, and loss of 

cultural identity. Part 3 titled 

“Medicines” focuses on what 

has given them the strength 

to find their gifts and reclaim 

their cultural heritage through 

the arts, allowing them to break 

the negative cycles which have 

claimed the lives of family and 

friends. Richly illustrated with 

examples of their creative work 

and photographs of the artists. 

GRADES: 8–12, VISUAL ARTS

Index/Bibliography: No/No 

©2014  128pp.  8.5"x11"

colour reproductions and 

photographs 

ISBN 9781554516872 $19.95 HC

epub 9781554516889 $9.99

Annick Press

www.annickpress.com

THE FIRST NATIONS 

OF BRITISH 

COLUMBIA, 3RD 

EDITION

AN ANTHROPOLOGICAL 

OVERVIEW

Robert J. Muckle

Now in its third edition, this 

book is a concise and accessible 

overview of BC

s First Nations 



peoples, cultures, and issues. 

Muckle educates readers about 

the history, diversity, and com-

plexity of Aboriginal peoples. 

The text examines archaeologi-

cal research and how ancestry is 

traced through archaeological 

sites, artifacts, and DNA. The 

impact of the arrival of the 

Europeans is examined through 

both a historical and religious 

context. The author explores 

such topics as the impact of fur 

traders, gold seekers, missionar-

ies, settlers, residential schools, 

government policies, and treaty 

negotiations. 

GRADES: 10–12, HISTORY, SOCIAL 

JUSTICE, SOCIAL STUDIES, 

TEACHER RESOURCE

©2014  184pp.  5.5"x8.5"

colour photographs, map

ISBN 9780774828734 $27.95 PA

epub (library) 9780774828745 $99.00

epub 


(consumer) 

9780774828758 $27.95

UBC Press

www.ubcpress.ca



FROM THE WEST 

COAST TO THE 

WESTERN FRONT

BRITISH COLUMBIANS AND THE 

GREAT WAR

Mark Forsythe &  

Greg Dickson

This book tells the amazing sto-

ries and often tragic ends of the 

lives of British Columbian men 

and women—not only WASPs 

but also First Nations, Japanese, 

and Chinese Canadians—inv-

olved in the WWI. In a clearly 

written, well-researched, engag-

ing narrative their contribu-

tions are described. One reads 

of the many Victoria Cross 

recipients and their deeds of 

heroism. The fascinating story 

of conscientious objectors such 

as Ginger Goodwin is described. 

Conscription and its use is pre-

sented along with references to 

many war heroes from BC such 

as Flowerdew, Currie, Collishaw, 

Pearkes, and McLean. One reads 

about the flourishing and use 

of the literary and visual arts on 

the battlefield as well as the hor-

rors of trench warfare.

GRADES: 8–12, SOCIAL STUDIES, 

TEACHER RESOURCE

Index/Bibliography: Yes/Yes 

©2014  264pp.  8.5"x10"

b/w photographs & line drawings, 

maps


ISBN 9781550176667 $26.95 PA

epub 9781550176674 $26.95 

Harbour Publishing

www.harbourpublishing.com




         

ASSOCIATION OF BOOK PUBLISHERS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA     www.books.bc.ca



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GREY EYES

A NOVEL


Frank Christopher Busch

Inspired by the birth of his own 

grey-eyed child, Busch sought 

out the traditional Grey-Eye leg-

ends. He blended what little had 

been retained throughout the 

last century with long-standing 

First Nations and Métis teach-

ings to create the culture and 

lifestyle depicted in his debut 

novel. Set long ago, a baby boy is 

born to the poorest lodge of the 

Nehiyawak people. Immediately 

recognizing his Grey-Eye magic, 

the family realizes that their 

situation has changed. As Little 

Grey Bear Boy grows up and 

is trained, a danger for both 

him and his community grows 

stronger. Life lived by the tradi-

tional teachings is threatened by 

one final violent, magic-fueled 

struggle between good and evil.

Caution: Contains consider-

able graphic violence including 

injury and death. Magic plays a 

considerable role in the plot as 

does the portrayal of tradi-

tional Aboriginal teachings and 

practices. 

GRADES: 8–12, ENGLISH 

LANGUAGE ARTS 

Index/Bibliography: No/No

©2014  336pp.  5.5"x8.5"

ISBN 9781552666777 $20.95 PA

epub 9781552666975 $20.95 

Roseway Publishing

www.fernwoodpublishing.ca/

Roseway

ISLAND’S SPIRIT 

RISING

RECLAIMING THE FORESTS OF 

HAIDA GWAII

Louise Takeda

This scholarly study traces the 

long-term conflict over the 

islands’ ancient forests and 

events that unfolded in the 

context of collaborative land-use 

planning. Aggressive logging 

over the past century has threat-

ened both the environmental 

biodiversity and the cultural 

values of the Haida people who 

rely on these forests. As early as 

1974 Guujaaw (known then as 

Gary Edenshaw) organized the 

first formal committee of Haida 

and non-Haida residents to 

formally lodge a statement with 

the government to protect the 

region from logging. In 2005, a 

barricade named Island’s Spirit 

Rising was constructed to block 

access to Weyerhaeuser’s log-

ging operations. The text follows 

the government’s responses to 

this economic crisis. The book 

concludes with the 2011 official 

naming ceremony of Haida 

Gwaii.

LIFE CYCLE OF A LIE

Sylvia Olsen

This novel takes place in a small 

BC town. Vik, meets the new 

student Jonas on the first day of 

high school. Both Vik and her 

boyfriend, Linc, become good 

friends with Jonas, and they are 

all part of an environmental 

group called SOS (Save our 

Streams). Jonas unintention-

ally causes tension in Vik and 

Linc’s relationship. Jonas is then 

accused of a crime which only 

Vik can tell the truth about. 

The novel covers issues such as 

racial tension between non-First 

Nations and First Nations in the 

community, personal concerns 

around sexuality, and the com-

plexities of family relationships. 

Caution: This book contains 

coarse language, descrip-

tions of physical violence

sexuality, domestic abuse, and 

discrimination.

GRADES: 10–12, ENGLISH 

LANGUAGE ARTS 

Index/Bibliography: No/No 

©2014  247pp.  5.5"x8.5"

ISBN 9781550392333 $14.95 PA

epub 9781550392388 $7.95 

Sono Nis Press

www.sononis.com



ME ARTSY

Drew Hayden Taylor, ed.

This anthology of 14 essays by 

prominent Aboriginal artists 

addresses how the authors 

became artists, what inspired 

them, how their Aboriginal 

identity affects their art and 

their relationship to it. The term 

“art” is interpreted broadly. Chef 

David Wolfman describes gruel-

ling years training in exclusive 

kitchens, filmmaker Zacharias 

Kunuk discusses beginning 

his first feature film without 

knowing how to finance it, and 

playwright Drew Hayden Taylor 

tells the story of burying his first 

play. Other contributors include 

painter Marianne Nicolson, 

fashion designer Kim Picard, 

painter Maxine Noel, blues 

pianist Murray Porter, scholar 

Karyn Recollet, traditional 

drummer Steve Teekens, writer 

and storyteller Richard Van 

Camp and manga artist Michael 

Nicoll Yahgulanaas. This 

inspiring anthology reveals an 

engaging view of Canada’s con-

temporary Aboriginal cultural 

producers with imagination and 

humour.

GRADES: 10–12, BUSINESS 

EDUCATION, CAPP, ENGLISH 

LANGUAGE ARTS, SOCIAL 

STUDIES, VISUAL ARTS. 

Index/Bibliography: No/No 

©2015  256pp.  5.5"x8"

Black & White photos and drawings

ISBN 9781771620703 $22.95 PA

epub 9781771620710 $22.95 

Douglas & McIntyre

www.douglas-mcintyre.com

GRADES: 11–12, SOCIAL JUSTICE, 

SOCIAL STUDIES, TEACHER 

RESOURCE

Index/Bibliography: Yes/Yes

©2014  264pp.  6"x9"

b/w photographs, map, tables

ISBN 9780774827652 $95.00 HC

ISBN 9780774827669 $32.95 PA

epub 9781552666975 $20.95 

ebook 


(library

) 9780774827676 $99.00

epub (consumer) 

9780774827683 $32.95

UBC Press

www.ubcpress.ca




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