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Darrell Dennis, in his book Peace, Pipe Dreams, won the Periodical Marketers of Canada Aboriginal Literature Award for 2015–2016. His book shows knowledge, tact, and humor when addressing issues such as religion, treaties, and residential schools. [11] It gives the reader a better understanding of Canada's complex history. [11]
The Kids Book of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada is a book written by Diane Silvey and illustrated by John Mantha, about Canada's First Nations.The book discusses how the Natives were influenced by the contact with European settlers, and how they formed the League of Six Nations, and how residential schools were set up in the 1800s for Aboriginals.
In 1802, the Lower Canada legislative library was founded. All books it contained were subsequently moved to the Canadian parliament in Montreal when the two Canadas, Lower and Upper, were united. On April 25, 1849 the Canadian parliament was burned along with thousands of French Canadian books and a few hundred English books.
Books about residential schools in Canada (9 P) Pages in category "Books about Indigenous people in Canada" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Pages in category "Children's books about Indigenous people in Canada" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A page from a prayer book written in the Carrier syllabics, an Athabascan adaptation of Canadian Aboriginal syllabic writing. Athabaskan syllabic scripts were developed in the late 19th century by French Roman Catholic missionaries, who adapted this originally Protestant writing system to languages radically different from the Algonquian languages.
The McNally Robinson Aboriginal Book of the Year Award is a Canadian literary award, presented annually since 2005 to a First Nations, Inuit or Métis writer for a work published in English in any literary genre. The author receives a cash award of $5,000, donated by the Canadian bookstore chain McNally Robinson.
A Short History of Indians in Canada won the 2006 McNally Robinson Aboriginal Book of the Year Award. The Inconvenient Indian won the 2014 RBC Taylor Prize , [ 12 ] and was a finalist for the 2013 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction and the 2014 Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature .