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Discernimento de'Spiriti [original]

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Binding: fair ; front hinge cracked ; appears to be a three-quarter being with decorative paper (floral patter) ; bumped corners ; fairly worn, overall, especially on edges

Spine: poor to fair ; leather ; 6 compartments, 5 with pressed symbol, the…

Pow wow etiquette for dummies

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Is part of: Atrocities against Indigenous Canadians.

Key information about a Pow Wow: "A Pow Wow is a social gathering that celebrates Indigenous culture and community through song, dance, arts, food and traditional crafts..."

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Issue 3: The Sixties Scoop

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Is part of: Atrocities against Indigenous Canadians for dummies.

This zine introduces readers to the sixties scoop, when Indigenous children were forcefully removed from their homes by child welfare authorities in Canada. --supplied by cataloger

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Issue 2: MMIWG

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Is part of: Atrocities against Indigenous Canadians for dummies.

This zine provides an introduction to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people in Canada. --supplied by cataloger

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The Satanic Verses

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This book follows two protagonists, Gibreel Farishta, a Bollywood superstar who specializes in playing Hindu deities, and Saladin Chamcha, an emigrant who has broken with his Indian identity and works as a voiceover artist in England. The book opens…

Istanbul

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Players: 2-5
Playing time: 40-60 minutes
Age: 10 and up

Introduction: Hustle and bustle in the bazaar district of Istanbul: merchants and their assistants are hurrying through the narrow alleys attempting to be more successful that their…

First Nations Public libraries in Ontario: a primer for settlers and beginners (from a settler beginner)

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This zine was submitted as a reflection for LIS 9370 (Decolonizing LIS Collections) introducing First Nations Public Libraries in Ontario.

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SLIS 25th Anniversary Display Page 7

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An aerial photograph of University of Western Ontario's campus

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Braiding Sweetgrass : Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

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Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings―asters and goldenrod, strawberries and squash, salamanders, algae, and sweetgrass―offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear…

The Barren Grounds: The Misewa Saga, Book One

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Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brought together in a foster home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They each feel disconnected, from their culture and each other, and struggle to fit in at school and…