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Shopping cart boy: Poems of my life
Joshua’s voice matters. He speaks for so many who are not able to express their thoughts, their sorrows, their hopes. Sixteen-year-old Joshua tells his life story in this poignant poetry collection. He reflects on a childhood spent helping his mom search for bottles and cans from the confines of his shopping cart prison. Then, he […]
A terrible thing happened
Sherman Smith saw the most terrible thing happen. At first he tried to forget about it, but something inside him started to bother him. He felt nervous and had bad dreams. Then he met someone who helped him talk about the terrible thing, and made him feel better.
All our relations: Finding the path forward
In this vital and incisive work, bestselling and award-winning author Tanya Talaga explores the alarming rise of youth suicide in Indigenous communities in Canada and beyond. From Northern Ontario to Nunavut, Norway, Brazil, Australia, and the United States, the Indigenous experience in colonized nations is startlingly similar and deeply disturbing. It is an experience marked […]
Suicidal: Why we kill ourselves
For much of his thirties, Jesse Bering thought he was probably going to kill himself. He was a successful psychologist and writer, with books to his name and bylines in major magazines. But none of that mattered. The impulse to take his own life remained. At times it felt all but inescapable. Bering survived. And […]
Research is ceremony: Indigenous research methods
Indigenous researchers are knowledge seekers who work to progress Indigenous ways of being, knowing and doing in a modern and constantly evolving context. This book describes a research paradigm shared by Indigenous scholars in Canada and Australia, and demonstrates how this paradigm can be put into practice. Relationships don’t just shape Indigenous reality, they are […]
Go show the world: A celebration of Indigenous heroes
Celebrating the stories of Indigenous people throughout time, Wab Kinew has created a powerful rap song, the lyrics of which are the basis for the text in this beautiful picture book, illustrated by the acclaimed Joe Morse. Including figures such as Crazy Horse, Net-no-kwa, former NASA astronaut John Herrington and Canadian NHL goalie Carey Price, Go […]
The boy crisis: Why our boys are struggling and what we can do about it
What is the boy crisis? It’s a crisis of education. Worldwide, boys are 50 percent less likely than girls to meet basic proficiency in reading, math, and science. It’s a crisis of mental health. ADHD is on the rise. And as boys become young men, their suicide rates go from equal to girls to six times that […]
A history of the Arctic: Nature, exploration and exploitation
Bitter cold and constant snow. Polar bears, seals, and killer whales. Victor Frankenstein chasing his monstrous creation across icy terrain in a dogsled. The arctic calls to mind a myriad different images. Consisting of the Arctic Ocean and parts of Canada, the United States, Russia, Greenland, Finland, Norway and Sweden, the arctic possesses a unique […]
Mindlessness: The corruption of mindfulness in a culture of narcissism
A contemplative practice with Buddhist roots, mindfulness is “the awareness that arises from paying attention, on purpose, in the present-moment, non-judgmentally.” Practicing mindfulness can be an effective adjunct in treating psychological disorders such as depression, anxiety, and addiction. But have we gone too far with mindfulness? Recent books on the topic reveal a troubling corruption […]
Indigenous peoples atlas of Canada = Atlas des peuples autochtones du Canada
Indigenous perspectives, much older than the nation itself, shared through maps, artwork, history and culture. [v.1]. [Without special title] — [v.2]. First Nations — [v.3]. Inuit — [v.4]. Metis — Includes detailed Reference maps, a section on Truth and Reconciliation and a Glossary.
From oral to written: A celebration of Indigenous literature in Canada 1980-2010
Aboriginal Canadians tell their own stories, about their own people, in their own voice, from their own perspective.If as recently as forty years ago there was no recognizable body of work by Canadian writers, as recently as thirty years ago there was no Native literature in this country. Perhaps a few books had made a […]
The reason you walk
When his father was given a diagnosis of terminal cancer, Winnipeg broadcaster and musician Wab Kinew decided to spend a year reconnecting with the accomplished but distant aboriginal man who’d raised him. The Reason You Walk spans that 2012 year, chronicling painful moments in the past and celebrating renewed hopes and dreams for the future. As Kinew […]
The marrow thieves
In The Marrow Thieves, Cherie Dimaline creates a near-future world which distinctly echoes our own, current and past traumas that have come back to repeat themselves, fiction with a basis in reality that gives the narrative a sheen of hard truths, following the trials and tribulations of a relatable cast of characters and their struggles to […]
The break
Stella, a young Metis mother, lives with her family by the Break, an isolated strip of land on the edge of their small Canadian town. Glancing out of her window one winter’s evening Stella spots someone in trouble; horrified, she calls the police. But when they arrive, no one is there, scuff marks in the […]
Is this the night: Finding inner peace. A self-care guide for family & friends impacted by a suicidal crisis
Openly discussing the impact of a suicidal crisis on family and friends is still shrouded in prejudice and discrimination prohibiting those who need it the most, from reaching out to receive the support they deserve. No one ever asks, “How’s your suicide attempt survivor?” Is This the Night: Finding Inner Peace is not a clinical […]
Bridge over the river why: A guide for those who have suffered the loss of a child to suicide
“In Bridge Over the River Why, the Coopers have succeeded in a dual task documenting their own journey through the grief of losing their son Eli by suicide, while at the same time providing a valuable resource for anyone who has had to face the same terrible tragedy. They start with the premise that “doing […]
Tattered teddies: Preventing suicide in children workshop workbook
Tattered Teddies is a half day workshop for caregivers and professionals working with children aged twelve and under. The workshop discusses warning signs, communication strategies, protective and risk factors, guardian responsibilities and intervention approaches for children at risk of suicide.
Straight talk: Youth suicide prevention workshop workbook.
The youth suicide workshop has been created for individuals working with youth ages twelve to twenty-four. The workshop discusses strategies designed to strengthen the protective factors of youth at risk. This workshop focuses on providing participants who work with youth the knowledge to respond to youth at risk of suicide. This is an interactive workshop […]
The youth suicide workbook workbook
The youth suicide workshop has been created for individuals working with youth ages twelve to twenty-four. The workshop discusses strategies designed to strengthen the protective factors of youth at risk. This workshop focuses on providing participants who work with youth the knowledge to respond to youth at risk of suicide. This is an interactive workshop […]
Half in love with death: Managing the chronically suicidal patient.
Half in Love With Death presents a new way for therapists to manage chronically suicidal patients, an incredibly challenging task for clinicians and one where an insufficient amount of literature exists to guide professionals. Author Joel Paris suggests an approach that defies conventional wisdoms about whether suicide can be predicted or prevented. He asserts that managing […]
Lost connections: Uncovering the real causes of depression and the unexpected solutions.
There was a mystery haunting award-winning investigative journalist Johann Hari. He was thirty-nine years old, and almost every year he had been alive, depression and anxiety had increased in Britain and across the Western world. Why? He had a very personal reason to ask this question. When he was a teenager, he had gone to […]
Bruised & wounded: Struggling to understand suicide.
A new way of understanding death by suicide with chapters on Removing the Taboo Despair as Weakness rather than Sin Reclaiming the Memory of our Loved One
7 generations: A plains Cree saga.
This graphic novel follows one Plains Cree family from the early nineteenth century to the present day. For Edwin, the story of his ancestors from both the distant and recent past must guide him through an uncertain present and to the dawn of a new future. 7 Generations explores the life of Stone, a young Cree warrior, […]
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