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First People's Cultural Council

Supporting Indigenous languages, art, culture, and heritage in BC

National Association of Friendship Centres

VIRL's Indigenous Collection

Why the monster Cover
Why the monster
Qitsualik-Tinsley, Sean, 1969- author.
Sunflower's story Cover
Sunflower's story
Paul, Sunflower, author.
The stone gift Cover
The stone gift
Delaronde, Deborah L., 1958- author.
Strangelands. Volume two, Collision course Cover
Strangelands. Volume two,…
Visaggio, Magdalene, author.
Strangelands. Volume one, Love + chaos. Cover
Strangelands. Volume one,…
Visaggio, Magdalene.
Rez rebel Cover
Rez rebel
Florence, Melanie, author.
Jaysen's story Cover
Jaysen's story
Flett-Paul, Jaysen, author.
An indigenous peoples' history of the United States for young people Cover
An indigenous peoples'…
Mendoza, Jean, author.
Fighter in velvet gloves : Alaska civil rights hero Elizabeth Peratrovich Cover
Fighter in velvet…
Boochever, Annie, author.
Carey Price : how a First Nations kid became a superstar goaltender Cover
Carey Price :…
Rondina, Catherine, author.
On the side of the angels Cover
On the side…
Kusugak, Jose, 1950-2011, author.
Place : indigenous youth voices Cover
Place : indigenous…
A girl called Echo. Volume 3, Northwest Resistance Cover
A girl called…
Vermette, Katherena, 1977- author.
Surviving the city. Volume 2, From the roots up Cover
Surviving the city.…
Spillett-Sumner, Tasha, 1988-
The reckoner rises. Volume 1, Breakdown Cover
The reckoner rises.…
Robertson, David, 1977- author.
How I survived : four nights on the ice Cover
How I survived…
Ittusardjuat, Serapio, 1945- author.
I will see you again Cover
I will see…
Boivin, Lisa, 1970- author.
A girl called Echo. Volume 3, Northwest Resistance Cover
A girl called…
Vermette, Katherena, 1977- author.
Powwow summer Cover
Powwow summer
Shingoose, Nahanni, author.
If I go missing Cover
If I go…
Jonnie, Brianna, author.
Dakwakada Warriors Cover
Dakwakada Warriors
Pauls, Cole, author.
Standing strong Cover
Standing strong
Robinson, Gary, 1950- author.
Nowhere to hide Cover
Nowhere to hide
Sigafus, Kim, author.
Ghosts Cover
Ghosts
Robertson, David, 1977- author.
A tale of two shamans Cover
A tale of…
Yahgulanaas, Michael Nicoll, author, artist.
April Raintree [book club set] Cover
April Raintree [book…
Mosionier, Béatrice, 1949- author.
April Raintree Cover
April Raintree
Mosionier, Béatrice, 1949- author.
My life in a Kwagu'l big house Cover
My life in…
Jacobson, Diane, 1955- author.
Native women of courage Cover
Native women of…
Fournel, Kelly, 1976- author.
Native defenders of the environment Cover
Native defenders of…
Schilling, Vincent, author.
We-gyet wanders on : legends of the Northwest Cover
We-gyet wanders on…
Strength and struggle : perspectives from First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples in Canada Cover
Strength and struggle…
Beneath Raven moon = B_a'naboy' la_xa _Gwa'wina 'M_akw_ala Cover
Beneath Raven moon…
Bouchard, David, 1952- author.
The long run Cover
The long run
Bruchac, Joseph, 1942- author.
Native writers : voices of power Cover
Native writers :…
Sigafus, Kim, author.
Kappianaqtut : strange creatures and fantastic beings from Inuit myths and legends. volume 1. The mother of the sea beasts & the giants of the north Cover
Kappianaqtut : strange…
Christopher, Neil, 1972- author, researcher, editor.
Ajjiit [paperback] : dark dreams of the ancient Arctic Cover
Ajjiit [paperback] :…
Qitsualik-Tinsley, Sean, 1969- author.
A difficult beauty Cover
A difficult beauty
Groulx, David A., 1969- author.
My Grandma Cover
My Grandma
Adams, Lorraine, 1955- author.
Goodbye Buffalo Bay Cover
Goodbye Buffalo Bay
Loyie, Oskiniko Larry, 1933- author.
From Lishamie Cover
From Lishamie
Canadien, Albert, 1945- author.
Going outside Cover
Going outside
Adams, Lorraine, 1955- author.
I can't have a bannock but the beaver has a dam Cover
I can't have…
Wheeler, Bernelda, 1937- author.
The elders are watching Cover
The elders are…
Bouchard, David, 1952- author.
The boy in the treehouse ; Girl who loved her horses Cover
The boy in…
Taylor, Drew Hayden, 1962- author.
Keepers of the night : Native American stories and nocturnal activities for children Cover
Keepers of the…
Caduto, Michael J., author.
War of the eagles Cover
War of the…
Walters, Eric, 1957- author.
Where did you get your moccasins? Cover
Where did you…
Wheeler, Bernelda, 1937- author.
Taan's moons : a Haida moon story Cover
Taan's moons :…
Gear, Alison, author.
I know I am precious and sacred Cover
I know I…
Abood, Debora, 1953- author.
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Indigenous Events

Sea & Cedar Magazine – Call for Submissions
  • Start: Monday, April 19
  • Time: All day
  • Recurring event
  • Audience: Adults
  • Branch: All
Virtual Storytime
  • Date: Monday, April 19
  • Time:
    10:30 am - 10:45 am
  • Recurring event
  • Audience: Children
  • Branch: All
Mother and little daughter reading book together in library
Family Bubbletime
  • Date: Monday, April 19
  • Time:
    11:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Recurring event
  • Audience: Adults, Children
  • Branch: Masset
Python Coding
Introduction to Python
  • Date: Monday, April 19
  • Time:
    4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Recurring event
  • Audience: Children
  • Branch: All
Climate Change: Finding Local Solutions
  • Date: Monday, April 19
  • Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
  • Audience: Adults
  • Branch: All
Sea & Cedar Magazine – Call for Submissions
  • Start: Tuesday, April 20
  • Time: All day
  • Recurring event
  • Audience: Adults
  • Branch: All
StoryWalk® at the Museum – “The Darkest Dark”
  • Start: Tuesday, April 20
  • End: Saturday, May 1
  • Time: All day
  • Audience: Children
  • Branch: Sooke
Baby Rhyme Time
Virtual Babytime
  • Date: Tuesday, April 20
  • Time:
    10:30 am - 10:45 am
  • Recurring event
  • Audience: Children
  • Branch: All
Real Time Reference
  • Date: Tuesday, April 20
  • Times:
    11:00 am - 11:30 am
    2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
    3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
  • Recurring event
  • Audience: Adults, Children, Everyone, Teens & Tweens
  • Branch: Creativity Commons
Reconciliation Canada Series
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First Voices Language Archive

Thousands of text entries in many diverse Aboriginal writing systems, enhanced with sounds, pictures, and videos.

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Indigenous People of North America

Indigenous Peoples: North America sources collections from across Canadian and American institutions, providing insight into the cultural, political and social history of Native Peoples from the seventeenth into the twentieth century.

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Kanopy

Kanopy is a video streaming platform for libraries with one of the largest and most unique collections in the world. It features more than 26,000 movies, documentaries, and indie and foreign films from hundreds of producers, including The Criterion Collection, The Great Courses, Kino Lorber, PBS and thousands of independent filmmakers. Browse by subjects to explore and expand your interests.

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Each library member receives 10 checkouts (play credits) per month. Kanopy Kids and the Great Courses require no play credits.

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KnowBC

KnowBC is the online portal for Harbour Publishing, an independent publisher based on the Sunshine Coast that focuses on British Columbian coastal history and culture. KnowBC features the Encyclopedia of British Columbia, along with essential publications and natural history field guides for the Pacific Northwest Coast, including

  • The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names
  • Far West: The Story of British Columbia, a provincial history for younger readers
  • A Field Guide to Birds of the Pacific Northwest
  • A Field Guide to Medicinal Wild Plants of Canada
  • A Field Guide to Shells and Shellfish of the Pacific Northwest
  • Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest: A Photographic Encyclopedia of Invertebrates, Seaweeds and Selected Fishes
  • Raincoast Chronicles 20: Lilies and Fireweed: Frontier Women of British Columbia
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Knowledge Network

Knowledge Network, is a Canadian publicly funded educational cable television network serving the province of British Columbia. The station supports lifelong learning for children and adults by providing quality, commercial-free programming through its broadcast channel, websites and apps. Knowledge Network also invests in documentaries and children’s programs produced by independent filmmakers with more than 40% of their programming budget supporting original stories told by BC and Canadian filmmakers. Download their app and stream their content for free!

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Points to the Past

Points to the Past is your gateway to a world-class collection of primary sources, made up of nearly 200 million pages of digitized historical content – maps, photos, newspapers, manuscripts, pamphlets, portraits, and much more. Includes historical newspaper collections from 17th & 18th centuries; archives for the Economist, Punch, the Times of London, the Times Literary Supplement, and more; collections from Associated Press, the British Library, and the Smithsonian.

For a complete list of available collections, please review the Points to the Past One-Page Flyer.

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Xwi7xwa Library

Xwi7xwa Library is a centre for academic and community Indigenous scholarship at the University of British Columbia. Its collections and services reflect Aboriginal approaches to teaching, learning, and research. Access archival material, research guides and more online at Xwi7xwa Library.

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