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Kanopy is a collection of over 30,000 streaming documentaries, movies and educational videos. You get 5 credits every month! https://pentictonlibrary.kanopy.com/
Learn more about the Ukraine with a collection of over 25 informative films.
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Truth telling is a collection of essays about the contemporary Indigenous experience in Canada. From resistance and reconciliation to the resurgence and reclamation of Indigenous power, Michelle Good explores the issues through a series of personal essays. The collection includes an expansion and update of her highly popular Globe and Mail article about "pretendians," as well as "A History of Violence," an essay that appeared in a book about missing...
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Esteemed historian Jean Barman brings new insights on the seemingly disparate events that converged to lay the foundation of the present-day province. By examining newly accessible private correspondence exchanged with the Colonial Office in London, Barman pieces together the chain of events that caused the distant colony of British Columbia to join the Canadian Confederation as opposed to the very real possibility of becoming one or more American...
3) Noir et Blanc: Un regard intime et multiculturel sur « l'avantage blanc » et les voies du changement
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Le premier livre tant attendu d'un leader communautaire biracial et d'un activiste citoyen. Stephen Dorsey explore ici son expérience vécue du racisme systémique en Amérique du Nord et les meilleures voies à suivre pour le combattre.
Ma dualité raciale me donne une perspective unique à la fois sur l'expérience des personnes noires et des personnes blanches au Canada... Ce qui m'est apparu le plus évident, et le plus universel, c'est le besoin...
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Revisiting ten notable days from recent history, Aaron W. Hughes invites readers to think about the tensions, events, and personalities that make Canada distinct. These indelible dates interweave to offer an account of the political, social, cultural, and demographic forces that have shaped the modern nation. The diverse episodes include the enactment of the War Measures Act, hockey's Summit Series, the patriation of the Constitution, the Multiculturalism...
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Les Archives gaies du Canada, ou The ArQuives, la plus grande archive LGBTQ2+ indépendante au monde, se consacrent à la collecte, à la préservation et à la célébration des histoires et des mémoires des personnes LGBTQ2+ au Canada. Depuis 1973, des bénévoles ont rassemblé une vaste collection d'artefacts importants qui témoignent des expériences personnelles et des moments historiques significatifs pour les communautés queer canadiennes....
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The essential resource and guide to African American spirituality and traditions.
This is a fabulous resource for anyone who wants to understand African American spirituality, shamanism, and indigenous spiritual practices and beliefs. It is designed to be informative while providing hands-on recipes, rituals, projects, and resources to help you become an active participant in its wonderfully soulful traditions.
Inside you will find:
1. A celebration...
7) Screening nature and nation: the environmental documentaries of the National Film Board, 1939-1974
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The stunning portrayals of the Canadian landscape in the documentaries produced by the National Film Board of Canada, not only influenced cinematic language but shaped our perception of the environment. Author Michael Clemens describes how films produced by the NFB broadened the ecological imagination of Canadians over time and ultimately inspired an environmental movement.
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A celebration and practical guide to the renowned and beloved goddess and orisha.
Yemaya, queen of the sea, first emerged in Yorubaland (now in modern Nigeria). A primordial deity, considered the mother of all, some perceive her to be at the root of numerous ancient goddesses, including Isis. During the Middle Passage, Yemaya accompanied her enslaved devotees to the Western Hemisphere, where her veneration took root and flourished. She is among the...
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"The ArQuives, the largest independent LGBTQ2+ archive in the world, is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and celebrating the stories and histories of LGBTQ2+ people in Canada. Since 1973, volunteers have amassed a vast collection of important artifacts that speak to personal experiences and significant historical moments for Canadian queer communities. Out North: An Archive of Queer Activism and Kinship in Canada is a fascinating exploration and...
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Hoodoo spellwork and rituals for self-protection and how to get "payback" when you're wronged.
Features 129 spells, 32 recipes, and numerous rituals.
Historically, Hoodoo was the magic of the disenfranchised, marginalized, and vulnerable. It was born of the need to obtain justice, power, and protection, as these were not typically naturally forthcoming. The ancestors and earliest practitioners of Hoodoo were enslaved African Americans, followed...
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A magical mystery tour of the extraordinary historical characters that have defined the unique spiritual landscape of New Orleans.
New Orleans has long been America's most magical city, inhabited by a fascinating visible and invisible world, full of mysteries, known for its decadence and haunted by its spirits. If Salem, Massachusetts, is famous for its persecution of witches, New Orleans is celebrated for its embrace of the magical, mystical, and...
12) Black & White: An Intimate, Multicultural Perspective on "White Advantage" and the Paths to Change
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The anticipated debut by a biracial community leader and citizen activist, exploring his lived experience of systemic racism in North America and the paths forward.
My race duality has given me a unique perspective on both the Black and white experience in Canada…. What became most evident to me-most universal-was an important need for building bridges of understanding between Black and white Canadians. A need to inform and educate so that hopefully,...
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