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Syeyutsus 2025

Learning With Syeyutsus

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Indigenous Voices

2025 Resource Guide

New Titles in the VIRL Indigenous Collection: Adult

Tsqelmucwílc : the Kamloops Indian Residential School--resistance and a reckoning Cover
Tsqelmucwílc : the…
Haig-Brown, Celia, 1947- author.
Calling for a blanket dance Cover
Calling for a…
Hokeah, Oscar, 1975- author.
Bad Cree : a novel = ?cimoi;n Cover
Bad Cree :…
Johns, Jessica, author.
Kwänd??r : story (you read) Cover
Kwänd??r : story…
Pauls, Cole, author, artist.
Namwayut : we are all one : a pathway to reconciliation Cover
Namwayut : we…
Joseph, Robert, 1939- author.
Talking to the story keepers : tales from the Chilcotin Plateau Cover
Talking to the…
Birchwater, Sage, author.
Lunar tides Cover
Lunar tides
Webb-Campbell, Shannon, 1983- author.
Our voice of fire : a memoir of a warrior rising Cover
Our voice of…
Morin, Brandi, author.
Namwayut : we are all one : a pathway to reconciliation Cover
Namwayut : we…
Joseph, Robert, 1939- author.
Indigiqueerness : a conversation about storytelling Cover
Indigiqueerness : a…
Whitehead, Joshua (Writer), author.
The theory of crows : a novel Cover
The theory of…
Robertson, David, 1977- author.
True reconciliation : how to be a force for change Cover
True reconciliation :…
Wilson-Raybould, Jody, 1971- author.
The lost journals of Sacajewea : a novel Cover
The lost journals…
Earling, Debra Magpie, author.
A grandmother begins the story Cover
A grandmother begins…
Porter, Michelle, 1975- author.
VenCo : a novel Cover
VenCo : a…
Dimaline, Cherie, 1975- author.
Kinauvit? = What's your name? : the Eskimo disc system and a daughter's search for her grandmother Cover
Kinauvit? = What's…
Dunning, Norma, author.
A shadow crown Cover
A shadow crown
Blair, Melissa, 1995- author.
Tsqelmucwílc : the Kamloops Indian Residential School--resistance and a reckoning Cover
Tsqelmucwílc : the…
Haig-Brown, Celia, 1947- author.
Scars & stars : poems Cover
Scars & stars…
Thistle, Jesse, author.
True reconciliation : how to be a force for change Cover
True reconciliation :…
Wilson-Raybould, Jody, 1971- author.
Unbroken : my fight for survival, hope, and justice for Indigenous women and girls Cover
Unbroken : my…
Sterritt, Angela, author.
Weaving sundown in a scarlet light : fifty poems for fifty years Cover
Weaving sundown in…
Harjo, Joy, author.
The theory of crows : a novel Cover
The theory of…
Robertson, David, 1977- author.
Broken circle : the dark legacy of Indian residential schools Cover
Broken circle :…
Fontaine, Theodore, 1941- author.
Don't fear the reaper Cover
Don't fear the…
Jones, Stephen Graham, 1972- author.
Dempsey Bob : in his own voice Cover
Dempsey Bob :…
Bob, Dempsey, 1948- author.
Rehearsals for living Cover
Rehearsals for living
Maynard, Robyn, author.
Fevered star Cover
Fevered star
Roanhorse, Rebecca, author.
Our voice of fire : a memoir of a warrior rising Cover
Our voice of…
Morin, Brandi, author.
Bad Cree : a novel = ?cimoi n Cover
Bad Cree :…
Johns, Jessica, author.
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New Titles: Teen

Ahiahia the orphan Cover
Ahiahia the orphan
Illuitok, Levi, author.
Dreams. Volume 1, Visions of the crow Cover
Dreams. Volume 1,…
John-Kehewin, Wanda, 1971- author.
The spirit of Denendeh. Volume 2, As I enfold you in petals Cover
The spirit of…
Van Camp, Richard, author.
My good man Cover
My good man
Gansworth, Eric, 1965- author, illustrator.
Siksikaitsitapi : stories of the Blackfoot People Cover
Siksikaitsitapi : stories…
Many Guns, Payne, author.
Finding Izzy Cover
Finding Izzy
Doherty, Sheryl, author.
The everlasting road Cover
The everlasting road
Kinew, Wab, 1981- author.
Killing the Wittigo : Indigenous culture-based approaches to waking up, taking action, and doing the work of healing : a book for young adults Cover
Killing the Wittigo…
Methot, Suzanne, 1968- author.
Creeboy Cover
Creeboy
Wouters, Teresa, author.
Harvest House Cover
Harvest House
Smith, Cynthia Leitich, author.
Child of morning star : embers of an ancient dawn Cover
Child of morning…
Mountain, Antoine, 1949- author.
The heartbeat of Wounded Knee : life in Native America Cover
The heartbeat of…
Treuer, David, author.
Funeral songs for dying girls Cover
Funeral songs for…
Dimaline, Cherie, 1975- author.
Braiding sweetgrass for young adults : Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the teachings of plants Cover
Braiding sweetgrass for…
Kimmerer, Robin Wall, author.
A snake falls to Earth Cover
A snake falls…
Little Badger, Darcie, 1987- author.
The summer of bitter and sweet Cover
The summer of…
Ferguson, Jen, author.
My Indian Cover
My Indian
Joe, Mi’sel, 1947- author.
Man made monsters Cover
Man made monsters
Rogers, Andrea L., author.
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New Titles: Children

We belong to the drum Cover
We belong to…
Lamouche, Sandra, author.
Walking together Cover
Walking together
Marshall, Albert (Albert D.), author.
Weird rules to follow Cover
Weird rules to…
Spencer, Kim, author.
Autumn Peltier, water warrior Cover
Autumn Peltier, water…
Lindstrom, Carole, 1964- author.
I hope Cover
I hope
Gray Smith, Monique, 1968- author.
The song that called them home Cover
The song that…
Robertson, David, 1977- author.
Smile so big Cover
Smile so big
Tenasco, Sunshine Quem, author.
Oolichan moon Cover
Oolichan moon
Beynon, Samantha, author.
Dancing with our ancestors Cover
Dancing with our…
Davidson, Sara Florence, 1973- author.
Berry song Cover
Berry song
Goade, Michaela, author, illustrator.
With our orange hearts Cover
With our orange…
Webstad, Phyllis, author.
A magical sturgeon Cover
A magical sturgeon
Dandurand, Joseph A., author.
Still this love goes on Cover
Still this love…
Sainte-Marie, Buffy, author.
Beautiful you, beautiful me Cover
Beautiful you, beautiful…
Spillett, Tasha, 1988- author.
Just like grandma Cover
Just like grandma
Rogers, Kim, author.
Fancy pants Cover
Fancy pants
Quigley, Dawn, author.
No place like home Cover
No place like…
Bird, James, 1979- author.
Together we drum, our hearts beat as one Cover
Together we drum,…
Poll, Willie, author.
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First Voices Language Archive

Thousands of text entries in many diverse Aboriginal writing systems, enhanced with sounds, pictures, and videos.
Access: Available to anyone anywhere

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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.
Access: Anyone from anywhere in BC

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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.
Kanopy is not compatible with Android OS 7.1.0 or older.

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Each library member receives ten checkouts (play credits) and two Great Courses per month. Kanopy Kids requires no play credits. VIRL also offers four PLUS Packs that do not use monthly credits: British Cinema and TV, Episodic Content, Favourites, Documentaries
Access: VIRL cardholders from anywhere

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You can also stream direct to your Smart TV. Sign up through the library first and then follow these instructions.

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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

Access: VIRL resident cardholders from anywhere; non-cardholders in branch only

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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!
Access: Available to anyone anywhere

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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.
Available to anyone anywhere in BC

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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.
Access: Available to anyone anywhere, limited access

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