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Inspired by true events, this story of strength, family, and
culture shares the awe-inspiring resilience of Elder Betty Ross.
Abandoned as a young child, Betsy is adopted into a loving family.
A few short years later, at the age of 8, everything changes. Betsy
is taken away to a residential school. There she is forced to
endure abuse and indignity, but Betsy recalls the words her father
spoke to her at Sugar Falls--words that give her the resilience,
strength, and determination to survive. Sugar Falls is based on the
true story of Betty Ross, Elder from Cross Lake First Nation. We
wish to acknowledge, with the utmost gratitude, Betty's generosity
in sharing her story. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of
Sugar Falls goes to support the bursary program for The Helen Betty
Osborne Memorial Foundation. This 10th-anniversary edition brings
David A. Robertson's national bestseller to life in full colour,
with a foreword by The Hon. Murray Sinclair, Chair of the Truth and
Reconciliation Commission of Canada, and a touching afterword from
Elder Betty Ross herself.
Métis teenager Echo Desjardins is struggling to adjust to a new
school and a new home. When an ordinary history class turns
extraordinary, Echo is pulled into a time-travelling adventure.
Follow Echo as she experiences pivotal events from Métis history
and imagines what the future might hold. This omnibus edition
includes all four volumes in the A Girl Called Echo series: In
Pemmican Wars, Echo finds herself transported to the prairies of
1814. She witnesses a bison hunt, visits a Métis camp, and travels
the fur-trade routes. Experience the perilous era of the Pemmican
Wars and the events that lead to the Battle of Seven Oaks. In Red
River Resistance, we join Echo on the banks of the Red River in the
summer of 1869. Canadian surveyors have arrived and Métis
families, who have lived there for generations, are losing their
land. As the Resistance takes hold, Echo fears for the future of
her people in Red River. In Northwest Resistance, Echo travels to
1885. The bison are gone and settlers from the East are arriving in
droves. The Métis face starvation and uncertainty as both their
survival and traditional way of life are threatened. The Canadian
government has ignored their petitions, but hope rises with the
return of Louis Riel. In Road Allowance Era, Echo returns to 1885.
Louis Riel is standing trial, and the government has not fulfilled
its promise of land for the Métis. Burnt out of their home in Ste.
Madeleine, Echo's people make their way to Rooster Town, a shanty
community on the southwest edges of Winnipeg. In this final
instalment, Echo is reminded of the strength and perseverance of
the Métis. This special omnibus edition of Katherena Vermette's
best-selling series features an all-new foreword by Chantal Fiola
(Returning to Ceremony: Spirituality in Manitoba Métis
Communities), a historical timeline, and an essay about Métis
being and belonging by Brenda Macdougall (Contours of a People:
Métis Family, Mobility, and History).
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As I Enfold You in Petals (Paperback)
Richard Van Camp; Illustrated by Scott B Henderson; Contributions by Donovan Yaciuk, Nickolej Villiger
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R392
Discovery Miles 3 920
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Surviving the City (Paperback)
Tasha Spillett; Illustrated by Natasha Donovan, Donovan Yaciuk
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R409
R341
Discovery Miles 3 410
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Miikwan and Dez are best friends. Miikwan is Anishinaabe; Dez is
Inninew. Together, the teens navigate the challenges of growing up
in an urban landscape--they're so close, they even completed their
Berry Fast together. However, when Dez's grandmother becomes too
sick, Dez is told she can't stay with her anymore. With the threat
of a group home looming, Dez can't bring herself to go home and
disappears. Miikwan is devastated, and the wound of her missing
mother resurfaces. Will Dez's community find her before it's too
late? Will Miikwan be able to cope if they don't?
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Breakdown (Paperback)
David A Robertson; Illustrated by Scott B Henderson, Donovan Yaciuk, Andrew Thomas
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R456
R379
Discovery Miles 3 790
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After the events in Wounded Sky, Cole and Eva arrive in Winnipeg,
the headquarters of Mihko Laboratories. They are intent on
destroying the company once and for all, but their plans are
thwarted when a new threat surfaces. When Cole becomes mired in
terrifying visions, Eva must harness her newly discovered powers to
investigate Mihko without him. Are Cole's visions just troubled
dreams, or are they leading him to a horrible truth? Perfect for
fans of superheroes, The Bloodhound Gang returns in this all-new
graphic novel series, The Reckoner Rises.
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From the Roots Up (Paperback)
Tasha Spillett; Illustrated by Natasha Donovan, Donovan Yaciuk
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R342
Discovery Miles 3 420
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Dez's grandmother has passed away. Grieving, and with nowhere else
to go, she's living in a group home. On top of everything else, Dez
is navigating a new relationship and coming into her identity as a
Two-Spirit person. Miikwan is crushing on the school's new kid
Riel, but doesn't really understand what Dez is going through. Will
she learn how to be a supportive ally to her best friend? Elder
Geraldine is doing her best to be supportive, but she doesn't know
how to respond when the gendered protocols she's grown up with that
are being thrown into question. Will Dez be comfortable expressing
her full identity? And will her community relearn the teachings and
overcome prejudice to celebrate her for who she is?
In Road Allowance Era, Echo's story picks up again when she travels
back in time to 1885. The government has not fulfilled its promise
of land for the Metis, and many flee to the Northwest. As part of
the fallout from the Northwest Resistance, their advocate and
champion Louis Riel is executed. As new legislation corrodes Metis
land rights, and unscrupulous land speculators and swindlers take
advantage, many Metis settle on road allowances and railway land,
often on the fringes of urban centres. For Echo, the plight of her
family is apparent. Burnt out of their home in Ste. Madeleine, they
make their way to Rooster Town, a shanty community on the southwest
edges of Winnipeg. In this final instalment of her story, Echo is
reminded of the strength and resilience of her people, forged
through the loss and pain of the past, as she faces a triumphant
future.
After finding out Mihko reinstated the Reckoner Initiative in
Breakdown, Cole and Eva confronted Mihko head-on. But when Eva
stumbles across a secret laboratory, she finds her worst nightmares
come to life. After a vicious battle with Mihko's newest test
subject leaves Cole close to death, Eva is forced to continue their
investigation without him. With Brady missing and Cole in recovery,
Eva is on her own. What new terrors has Mihko created? Can they be
stopped? And can Eva find Brady before it's too late?
Echo Desjardins is adjusting to her new home, finding friends, and
learning about Metis history. She just can't stop slipping back and
forth in time. One ordinary afternoon in class, Echo finds herself
transported to the banks of the Red River in the summer of 1869.
All is not well in the territory as Canadian surveyors have arrived
to change the face of territory, and Metis families, who have lived
there for generations, are losing access to their land. As the
Resistance takes hold, Echo fears for her friends and the future of
her people in the Red River Valley.
Echo Desjardins just can't stop slipping back and forth in time. In
Northwest Resistance, Echo travels to 1885, a period of turmoil.
The bison are gone, settlers from the East are arriving daily, and
the Metis and First Nations of the Northwest face hunger and
uncertainty as their traditional way of life is threatened. The
Canadian government has ignored their petitions, but hope rises
when Louis Riel returns to help. However, battles between Canadian
forces and the Metis and their allies lead to defeat at Batoche.
Through it all, Echo gains new perspectives about where she came
from and what the future may hold.
Echo Desjardins, a 13-year-old Metis girl adjusting to a new home
and school, is struggling with loneliness while separated from her
mother. Then an ordinary day in Mr. Bee's history class turns
extraordinary, and Echo's life will never be the same. During Mr.
Bee's lecture, Echo finds herself transported to another time and
place--a bison hunt on the Saskatchewan prairie--and back again to
the present. In the following weeks, Echo slips back and forth in
time. She visits a Metis camp, travels the old fur-trade routes,
and experiences the perilous and bygone era of the Pemmican Wars.
Pemmican Wars is the first graphic novel in a new series, A Girl
Called Echo, by Governor General Award-winning writer, and author
of Highwater Press' The Seven Teaching Stories, Katherena Vermette.
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