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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

The seven sacred teachings of White Buffalo Calf Woman = Niizhwaaswi aanike'iniwendiwin : waabishiki mashkode bizhikiins ikwe Cover

First Nations 101 : tons of stuff you need to know about First Nations people Cover

Relatives with roots : a story about Métis women's connection to the land = Lii Peraantii avik la Rasin : Eñ Nistwaar Taanishi lii Faam di Michif E'ishi Kisheyitakik li Tayraeñ Cover

Learn the colours with Northwest Coast native art. Cover

Learn & play with First Nations & native art. Cover

Shannen and the dream for a school Cover

A feast for all seasons : traditional native peoples' cuisine Cover

Three day road [book club set] : a novel Cover

500 years of indigenous resistance Cover

Imagining Head-Smashed-In : Aboriginal buffalo hunting on the northern Plains Cover

Three-day road [DAISY-cd nonmusic] Cover

The sharing circle : stories about First Nations culture Cover

Challenging traditions : contemporary First Nations art of the Northwest Coast Cover

History and folklore of the Cowichan Indians Cover

Two houses half-buried in sand : oral traditions of the Hul'q'umi'num Coast Salish of Kuper Island and Vancouver Island Cover

The Saanich Indians of Vancouver Island Cover

Aboriginality : the literary origins of British Columbia Cover

Full moon, flood tide : Bill Proctor's raincoast Cover

Amongst God's own : the enduring legacy of St. Mary's Mission Cover

No time to say goodbye : children's stories of Kuper Island Residential School Cover

Salmon boy : a legend of the Sechelt people Cover

Living world : plants and animals of the Kwakwaka'wakw Cover

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Library Month -Book Prize Draws!

Start: Monday, October 14
Time: All day
Recurring event
Audience: Adults, Indigenous Voices, Kids, Teens
Branch: Nanaimo North

Library Month -Book Prize Draws!

Start: Tuesday, October 15
Time: All day
Recurring event
Audience: Adults, Indigenous Voices, Kids, Teens
Branch: Nanaimo North

Indigenous Voices Presentation

Date: Tuesday, October 15
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Audience: Adults, Indigenous Voices, Seniors
Branch: Parksville

Library Month -Book Prize Draws!

Start: Wednesday, October 16
Time: All day
Recurring event
Audience: Adults, Indigenous Voices, Kids, Teens
Branch: Nanaimo North

Library Month -Book Prize Draws!

Start: Thursday, October 17
Time: All day
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Audience: Adults, Indigenous Voices, Kids, Teens
Branch: Nanaimo North

Library Month -Book Prize Draws!

Start: Friday, October 18
Time: All day
Recurring event
Audience: Adults, Indigenous Voices, Kids, Teens
Branch: Nanaimo North

Seasons Storytime with Mavis Aubichon

Date: Friday, October 18
Time: 10:00 am - 10:30 am
Audience: Families, Indigenous Voices, Kids
Branch: Cumberland

Library Month -Book Prize Draws!

Start: Saturday, October 19
Time: All day
Recurring event
Audience: Adults, Indigenous Voices, Kids, Teens
Branch: Nanaimo North

Library Month -Book Prize Draws!

Start: Sunday, October 20
Time: All day
Recurring event
Audience: Adults, Indigenous Voices, Kids, Teens
Branch: Nanaimo North

Reconciliation Canada Series

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First Nations House of Learning

First Nations House of Learning (Xwi7xwa) provides access to statistics, languages, and more.

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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 6 check outs (play credits) per month. VIRL has a monthly service cap, which overrides available check outs. This cap resets on the 1st of the following month. Kanopy Kids and the Great Courses require no play credits. The message “Access is temporarily unavailable” or “This film is not available at your library yet” indicates that the library has reached its monthly budget cap.

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KnowBC (in-branch only)

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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Points to the Past

The University of Victoria Libraries, University of British Columbia Library, and Simon Fraser University have worked in collaboration with Gale, part of Cengage Learning, to offer all BC Residents access to searchable primary source material, including maps, photos, newspapers, manuscripts, pamphlets, portraits, sermons, poems, and more.

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Welcome to Vancouver Island Regional Library

Audience

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

VIRL's Indigenous Collection

Find an event near you!

Indigenous Events

Library Month -Book Prize Draws!

Library Month -Book Prize Draws!

Indigenous Voices Presentation

Library Month -Book Prize Draws!

Library Month -Book Prize Draws!

Library Month -Book Prize Draws!

Seasons Storytime with Mavis Aubichon

Library Month -Book Prize Draws!

Library Month -Book Prize Draws!

First Nations House of Learning

First Voices Language Archive

Indigenous People of North America

Kanopy

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KnowBC (in-branch only)

Points to the Past

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