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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

Surviving the City, Vol. 2 : From the Roots Up Cover
Surviving the City,…
Spillett, Tasha.
Reckoner Rises, Vol. 1 : Breakdown Cover
Reckoner Rises, Vol.…
Robertson, David.
On the Side of the Angels. Cover
On the Side…
Amaujaq Kusugak, Jose.
How I Survived : Four Nights on the Ice Cover
How I Survived…
Ittusardjuat, Serapio.
I Will See You Again. Cover
I Will See…
Boivin, Lisa.
A Girl Called Echo, Vol. 3 : Northwest Resistance Cover
A Girl Called…
Vermette, Katherena.
Powwow summer Cover
Powwow summer
Shingoose, Nahanni, 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, Dave, 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.
School is fun Cover
School is fun
Adams, Lorraine, 1955- 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, Dave, 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.
The thundermaker Cover
The thundermaker
Syliboy, Alan, author.
I am not a number Cover
I am not…
Dupuis, Jenny Kay, author.
Super Indian. Volume one Cover
Super Indian. Volume…
Starr, Arigon, author, artist, book designer.
Super Indian. Volume two Cover
Super Indian. Volume…
Starr, Arigon, author, artist, book designer.
Three feathers Cover
Three feathers
Van Camp, Richard, author.
Sharing our world : animals of the Native Northwest Coast. Cover
Sharing our world…
Secret of the dance Cover
Secret of the…
Spalding, Andrea, author.
My heart fills with happiness Cover
My heart fills…
Gray Smith, Monique, 1968-
Three day road [ebook] : a novel Cover
Three day road…
Boyden, Joseph, 1966- author.
Indian school road : legacies of the Shubenacadie Residential School Cover
Indian school road…
Benjamin, Chris, 1975- author.
The reason you walk Cover
The reason you…
Kinew, Wab, 1981- author.
A moon made of copper : poems Cover
A moon made…
Bose, Chris, author.
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Indigenous Events

Hul’q’umi’num Storytelling with Elder Gary Manson
  • Date: Tuesday, February 11
  • Time: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
  • Audience: Adults, Everyone, Families, Indigenous Voices, Seniors
  • Branch: Nanaimo Harbourfront
Button Blanket Peg Dolls with Elder Carol Bear
  • Date: Friday, February 14
  • Time: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • Audience: Everyone, Families, Indigenous Voices, Kids, New Canadians, Special Events
  • Branch: Campbell River
Author Talk and Reading with Billy-Ray Belcourt, author…
  • Date: Saturday, June 13
  • Time: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • Audience: Adults, Author Event, Indigenous Voices, Seniors
  • Branch: Nanaimo Harbourfront
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 6 checkouts (play credits) per month. VIRL has a monthly service cap, which overrides available checkouts. 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

Research portal to access searchable primary source material, including maps, photos, newspapers, manuscripts, pamphlets, portraits, sermons, poems, and 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.

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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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