Literature for the Classroom
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Asian-Canadians
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Books:
Spirit of the Nikkei Fleet is an intimate collection of stories of Japanese Canadians on the water, from the first Japanese immigrant's arrival in 1877 to the present day. The 130-year history of the Nikkei is full of drama, violence, epic struggles against injustice, failures and triumphs. Leaving Japan to escape a life of poverty, they arrived in Canada with dreams for a better future. Collectively, they brought old skills and made many innovations.
Online Bibliographies:
First Nations Communities READ, Southern Ontario Library Services. The First Nations Communities Read publishes yearly lists of books that contain First Nation, Métis or Inuit content produced with by or with the support of First Nation, Métis, or Inuit consultants or First Nation, Métis, or Inuit endorsement. Their goal is to encourage family literacy, intergenerational storytelling and intergenerational information sharing. As it is a product of the Southern Ontario Library Service its content is mostly Canadian. The group’s motto is Stronger Libraries, Stronger Communities.
Online Oral Histories and Traditional Storytelling
First Nations Literature Inventory, First Nations Education Council. This is an inventory of works in youth literature dealing with the theme of First Nations put together by the First Nations Education Council (FNEC). Although not an exhaustive list of books, 400 works are included in this inventory written by First Nations members or on topics of interest to First Nations.The books are classified by school cycle. There is a short summary of the book along with a small thumbnail image of the cover of the book. Although there are some books by American authors, most books seemed to be written by Quebec and Canadian authors. Consequently, this seems to be a very practical document for educators and librarians looking to bring books on First Nations themes into their schools. My sole concern about the site is that the FNEC editor who put the list together admits that not all of the books have been read. Also, although there is some information concerning each book I relied on big store brands to provide me with more elaborate details necessary before I could choose a book (ex: page numbers).
Additional Online Resources:
1) FirstNations.us: An online collection of First Nations legends. The legends are sorted according to the different nations from which they originate. There are over 1400 legends on the site.
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Print:
Books:
Spirit of the Nikkei Fleet is an intimate collection of stories of Japanese Canadians on the water, from the first Japanese immigrant's arrival in 1877 to the present day. The 130-year history of the Nikkei is full of drama, violence, epic struggles against injustice, failures and triumphs. Leaving Japan to escape a life of poverty, they arrived in Canada with dreams for a better future. Collectively, they brought old skills and made many innovations.
Online Bibliographies:
First Nations Communities READ, Southern Ontario Library Services. The First Nations Communities Read publishes yearly lists of books that contain First Nation, Métis or Inuit content produced with by or with the support of First Nation, Métis, or Inuit consultants or First Nation, Métis, or Inuit endorsement. Their goal is to encourage family literacy, intergenerational storytelling and intergenerational information sharing. As it is a product of the Southern Ontario Library Service its content is mostly Canadian. The group’s motto is Stronger Libraries, Stronger Communities.
Online Oral Histories and Traditional Storytelling
First Nations Literature Inventory, First Nations Education Council. This is an inventory of works in youth literature dealing with the theme of First Nations put together by the First Nations Education Council (FNEC). Although not an exhaustive list of books, 400 works are included in this inventory written by First Nations members or on topics of interest to First Nations.The books are classified by school cycle. There is a short summary of the book along with a small thumbnail image of the cover of the book. Although there are some books by American authors, most books seemed to be written by Quebec and Canadian authors. Consequently, this seems to be a very practical document for educators and librarians looking to bring books on First Nations themes into their schools. My sole concern about the site is that the FNEC editor who put the list together admits that not all of the books have been read. Also, although there is some information concerning each book I relied on big store brands to provide me with more elaborate details necessary before I could choose a book (ex: page numbers).
Additional Online Resources:
1) FirstNations.us: An online collection of First Nations legends. The legends are sorted according to the different nations from which they originate. There are over 1400 legends on the site.
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