First Nations 101 [tons of stuff you need to know about First Nations people]

Gray, Lynda, 1964-

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Overview of the diverse and complex lives of First Nations people with subjects including veterans, youth, urbanization, child welfare, appropriate questions to ask a First Nations person, feminism, the medicine wheel, Two-spirit (LGBTQ), residential schools, the land bridge theory, and language preservation. Author Lynda Gray endeavours to leave readers with a better understanding of the shared history of First Nations and non-First Nations peop...

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Includes bibliographical references
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Original version : Vancouver, British Columbia : Adaawx Publishing, [2011] 275 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm 9780986964008 098696400X

Contents:

Diversity : We are not all the same
CHAPTER 1. Identity
Culture ; Ceremonies ; Potlatches [Potlatch]
Governance ; Everyone has a place in the circle ; Two-spirit (LGBT)
Education - traditional teachings ; Inuit ; Métis
CHAPTER 2. Social control
1867 British North America Act ; Indian Act ; Reserves
Canada U.S. border - Nationhood ; Residential schools
Child welfare...or warfare?
Politics - Indian Act and mainstream ; Cultural appropriation
Anthropology ; Land bridge - myth or reality?
Genocide or not?
Royal Commission on Aboriginal People ; Slavery
CHAPTER 3. Community issues
Poverty ; Housing ; Urbanization
Sexual exploitation ; Friendship centers ; Downtown Eastside and inner city issues
Gangs - a place to belong ; Addictions
Violence ; Feminism ; Employment
Culture - What's the big deal? ; Parenting ; Suicide
Education ; Youth - a clear majority
Sexuality ; Communications
CHAPTER 4. Fairness and justice
What's in a name?
Constitutional rights ; Treaties
Oral traditions in the courtroom
Fishing, hunting, and gathering
Racism ; Inappropriate phrases ; Veterans
Women - 500 missing and murdered
Justice issues ; Human rights
Post residential school era
Media ; Taxes - do we really pay them?
Free stuff - What do we really get for "free"?
Appropriate questions to ask a First Nations person
CHAPTER 5. Health and wellness
Medicine wheel ; Traditional medicines
Food access ; Addictions treatment
Humor ; Parenting
Education ; Early childhood development
Canoe journeys ; Sports
National Aboriginal Day - National Aboriginal history month
Language preservation
Child welfare - returning responsibility ; Volunteerism
CHAPTER 6. Arts
Music ; Literature ; Visual art
CHAPTER 7. The road forward : forging a new path
10 things everyone can do
10 things First Nations people can do
10 things the government of Canada must do
10 things provincial and territorial governments must do

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