scholarly journals The Whale Child by C. Simpson

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorisia MacLeod
Keyword(s):  
West Coast ◽  
Indigenous Community ◽  
Young Girl ◽  
First Nation ◽  
Educational Resource ◽  
Sherlock Holmes ◽  
Critical Thought ◽  
Early Grades ◽  
College Library ◽  
Indigenous Voices

Simpson, Carroll. The Whale Child. Illustrated by Carroll Simpson. Heritage House Publishing Co. Ltd. 2016. Simpson does not list an Indigenous community affiliation so I will be referring to this work as Indigenous-inspired based on the author information provided. The Whale Child by Carroll Simpson is a story about a young girl who is swept out to sea after her village is destroyed and develops a connection with a whale to find her way back to her sister. It features Simpson’s signature West Coast First Nation inspired art style and style of storytelling creating a visually beautiful book that even younger readers might enjoy for the illustrations. Simpson acknowledges that this tale is not a traditional tale but rather one of her own creation with biological facts about whales at the end of the story; however, the artwork and phrasing in the story would likely mislead readers to believe it to be a traditional retelling. This is similar to her other titles in her Coastal Spirit Tales series which feature Indigenous-inspired art and storytelling making them a resource to be used only with critical thought. The Whale Child has all the trappings of a book that would be easy to use as Indigenous content in early grades; however, doing so would displace Indigenous voices that could be used so I would caution against using this title only because it fits the assumptions of what Indigenous works look like. For both librarians and educators, I would recommend engaging with your Indigenous connections prior to using this book to ensure that it is catalogued or implemented into the curriculum appropriately. It is possible that there may be Indigenous voices that your community would like highlighted in place of Indigenous-inspired works and that should be something critically discussed when looking at this book as an educational resource. Recommended with reservations: 2 out of 4 stars Reviewer: Lorisia MacLeod Reviewers Biography Lorisia MacLeod is an Instruction Librarian at NorQuest College Library and a proud member of the James Smith Cree Nation. When not working on indigenization or diversity in librarianship, Lorisia enjoys reading almost any variation of Sherlock Holmes, comics, or travelling.

scholarly journals West Coast ABCs by J. Asnong

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorisia MacLeod
Keyword(s):  
West Coast ◽  
Rocky Mountain ◽  
Target Audience ◽  
Primary Students ◽  
Sherlock Holmes ◽  
The West ◽  
Early Primary ◽  
College Library ◽  
Colour Illustration

Asnong, Jocey. West Coast ABCs. Rocky Mountain Books, 2018. Jocey Asnong returns with a new ABC book similar to her Rocky Mountain ABCs but this time highlights the beautiful west coast of Canada. Each page of this board book features one or two letters from the alphabet, a west coast place starting with one of those letters, a full colour illustration relating to that place, and a short phrase using words beginning with the alphabet letter(s) of the page. The target audience for this work would include toddlers, pre-K, and early primary students. Some of the words might be difficult for younger readers so this is a book best read with an adult though even the youngest readers will love the bright colours of the illustrations. Since most of the letters have more than one word, this book better represents some of the different sounds that each letter can make, for example the sounds in paddle versus porpoises which makes this book particularly attractive for anyone working on phonetics with a reader. I would especially recommend this for anyone on the west coast as having familiar places featured in the book would only increase the enjoyment already provided by the wonderful art showcased in this work. Recommended: 3 stars out of 4 Lorisia MacLeod Lorisia MacLeod is an Instruction Librarian at NorQuest College Library and a proud member of the James Smith Cree Nation. When not working on indigenization or diversity in librarianship, Lorisia enjoys reading almost any variation of Sherlock Holmes, comics, or travelling.

Textual Seductions: Women's Reading and Writing in Margaret Oliphant's “The Library Window”

1997 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamar Heller
Keyword(s):  
Young Girl ◽  
Ghost Story ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Her Family ◽  
Women's Reading ◽  
College Library

Margaret oliphants ghost story “The Library Window” (1896) — one of the last works of its author's prolific career — is haunted by images of reading and writing. Visiting her aunt, the young narrator (never named) reads obsessively, perched in the window seat where she witnesses another scene of textuality. Some claim that a window in the college library across the street is only “fictitious panes marked on the wall” (296), yet in a series of increasingly vivid tableaux the girl sees through those panes a young man seated in a study “writing, writing always” (305). So entranced is she by this vision of scholarship, so convinced of its reality, that she is devastated to learn the window is indeed a fake and the young man a ghost who appears to her because of a curse on the female members of her family: he was killed by the brothers of another young girl — the narrator's ancestor — when they mistakenly assumed he was responding to her flirtatious overtures as she waved to him across the street.

scholarly journals Sukaq and the Raven by R. Goose & K. McCluskey

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorisia MacLeod
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Students ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Sherlock Holmes ◽  
Young Readers ◽  
Full Page ◽  
Award Winning ◽  
The World ◽  
College Library

Goose, Roy & McCluskey, Kerry. Sukaq and the Raven. Illustrated by Soyeon Kim. Inhabit Media, 2017. Inhabit Media is a quality publisher and Sukaq and the Raven matches their usual exemplary quality of story and imagery. The story is a traditional legend from Inuit storyteller Roy Goose illustrated using Kim’s beautiful three-dimensional dioramas. This wondrous illustration style previously earned Kim the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator’s Award for her work You Are Stardust and it is easy to see how her artwork is award-winning. The depth created by the illustrations perfectly complements the story which follows Sukaq as he falls into his favourite bedtime story—how the raven created the world. As with many of Inhabit Media’s works, this story is distinctly Inuit while remaining understandable to everyone which makes it extremely useful in classrooms and libraries. The audience for this piece could range from pre-reading children to later elementary students as the full-page illustrations provide enough interest to any reader. Most young readers will need a reading buddy due to the amount of text and the complexity of some words. Artistically-minded readers may be intrigued by the three-dimensional diorama illustration style though educators or librarians may find this story to be a great introduction to a craft program involving dioramas. Parents may also find this story works well as a bedtime story due to the flow and lack of interrupting onomatopoeias (boom, beep, etc.). I highly recommend this book given how the illustrations and story combine to create a book that is pleasing to readers of many ages. Highly recommended: 4 stars out of 4 Reviewer: Lorisia MacLeod Lorisia MacLeod is an Instruction Librarian at NorQuest College Library and a proud member of the James Smith Cree Nation. When not working on indigenization or diversity in librarianship, Lorisia enjoys reading almost any variation of Sherlock Holmes, comics, or travelling.

scholarly journals Conceptualizing the hydrogeothermal setting of Sloquet Hot Springs in the Canadian Cordillera on unceded St'at'imc Territory: an example of a reconciliation-based approach to field geoscience

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley Van Acken ◽  
Tom Gleeson ◽  
Darryl Peters ◽  
Deborah Curran
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Models ◽  
Hot Springs ◽  
Hot Spring ◽  
First Nation ◽  
Canadian Cordillera ◽  
Critical Thought ◽  
Regional Flow ◽  
Thermal Fluid Flow ◽  
Buried Fault ◽  
The Impact

Field geoscience has made important scientific advances but has not consistently considered the impact of these geoscience results on communities where the fieldwork is conducted. A reconciliation-based approach calls for critical thought about who defines, participates in, owns, and uses geoscience research, particularly in light of unresolved aboriginal rights and title claims and treaty rights throughout all of Canada. Geothermal research in the Canadian Cordillera has typically focused on hot spring systems and predicting maximum temperatures at depth, estimating fluid circulation depths, and investigating the distribution of hot spring systems and their relation to major geological features that often control thermal fluid flow. Detailed fieldwork to develop local and regional conceptual models of these systems has rarely been conducted and to our best knowledge, never in partnership with a First Nation. The scope of this project was working collaboratively with Xa’xtsa First Nation to conduct detailed structural, hydrologic and hydrogeologic fieldwork to develop local and regional conceptual models of Sloquet Hot Springs, on unceded St'at'imc territory. To motivate our research and provide a successful example of a reconciliation-based approach to field geoscience, we review how resource regulation, research, relationships, and reconciliation interact in British Columbia and consider our community partnership relative to Wong et al (2020)’s 10 Calls for Action for Natural Scientists. Well drilling, testing and monitoring revealed numerous soft zones in the subsurface as well as high transmissivity suggesting bedrock in the area has significant permeability. The annual flux calculated for Sloquet Hot Springs suggests a regional flow contribution from nearby watersheds. Although surface and subsurface observations did not identify the primary fault that conveys high-temperature fluids, the potential locations of buried fault structures are hypothesized based on zones with observably high temperatures and flow along Sloquet Creek. These results and interpretations are synthesized into a conceptual model of a localized hydrogeothermal system with local and regional groundwater flow along permeable pathways in the subsurface and mixing with cooler water before discharging in some of the springs.

scholarly journals Poetree by C. Pignat

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorisia MacLeod
Keyword(s):  
Red Deer ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Short Length ◽  
High Contrast ◽  
Award Winner ◽  
Sherlock Holmes ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
College Library

Pignat, Caroline. Poetree. Illustrated by François Thisdale, Red Deer Press, 2018. Caroline Pignat is a two-time Governor General Award winner and it’s easy to see why when one looks at her latest beautiful book. Each page of Poetree is simply delightful with short simple poems complemented by François Thisdale’s excellent illustrations. The illustrations perfectly invoke the feeling of the poem whether it be the frosty cold of a silent winter’s morning or the pure warm delight of a warm summer's day. The short length of the poetry and the everyday-vocabulary chosen by Pignat makes this book accessible to many readers, even those working on their English skills or who are new to poetry. For educators and librarians, this book would be an excellent addition to a program celebrating poetry. In fact, the style of the short poems and illustrations focusing on daily life could be showcased in the reading of this book and then learners could work on creating their own illustrated poems in the style of Poetree. The combination of eye-catching illustrations with high contrast text will no doubt delight audiences of all ages if used in story times and the overall simplicity of the language would allow newer readers to still engage, making this an excellent addition to classrooms and libraries. Recommended with Reservations: 3 stars out of 4 Reviewer: Lorisia MacLeod Lorisia MacLeod is an Instruction Librarian at NorQuest College Library and a proud member of the James Smith Cree Nation. When not working on indigenization or diversity in librarianship, Lorisia enjoys reading almost any variation of Sherlock Holmes, comics, or travelling.

scholarly journals Key Considerations: Indigenous Peoples in COVID-19 Response and Recovery

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Araujo, Susana Araujo, Susana ◽  
Mariah Cannon ◽  
Megan Schmidt-Sane ◽  
Alex Shankland ◽  
Mieke Snijder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Amazon Region ◽  
Indigenous Community ◽  
Health And Development ◽  
Response And Recovery ◽  
Indigenous Voices

Indigenous peoples have experienced heightened vulnerability during the COVID-19 pandemic and face disproportionately high COVID-19 mortality. To better address these vulnerabilities, it is critical to adapt COVID-19 programmes to the particular needs of indigenous peoples, as articulated by indigenous voices. It is also vital to link up with responses already ongoing and led by indigenous peoples to mitigate this crisis. This SSHAP brief discusses key considerations for COVID-19 response and recovery, with a particular focus on the Amazon region of South America. The considerations in this brief are drawn from a review of evidence and insights provided by indigenous leaders and researchers from several different continents. The considerations are rooted in key principles for indigenous community engagement, as articulated by indigenous peoples and organisations. This brief may be of interest to health and development policymakers and practitioners working in indigenous communities and territories and can be read in conjunction with the SSHAP background report on ‘Indigenous Peoples and COVID-19.’

Sosipatra of Pergamum

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi Marx
Keyword(s):  
West Coast ◽  
Fourth Century ◽  
Young Girl ◽  
Asia Minor ◽  
The West ◽  
The Future

The story of Sosipatra of Pergamum (fourth century CE) as told by her biographer, Eunapius of Sardis in his Lives of the Philosophers and Sophists, is a remarkable tale. It is the story of an elite young girl from the area of Ephesus, who was educated by traveling spirits (daemons), and who grew up to lead her own philosophy school on the west coast of ancient Asia Minor. She was also a prophet of sorts, channeling divine messages to her students, family, and friends, capable of mentally viewing events that were happening in other locations, and foretelling the future. This volume is the first sustained, book-length, attempt to tell the story of this mysterious woman. It presents a rich contextualization of the brief, sketchy, and highly fictionalized portrait provided by Eunapius

scholarly journals Culturally Relational Education In and With an Indigenous Community

in education ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dwayne Donald ◽  
Florence Glanfield ◽  
Gladys Sterenberg
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Indigenous Community ◽  
Knowledge Systems ◽  
First Nation ◽  
School Staff ◽  
Indigenous Philosophy ◽  
Relational Education ◽  
Relational Response

The unfolding of our work with Eagle Flight First Nation prompts us to reflect deeply on what it means to do research in and with an Indigenous community.  This paper presents three stances that we considered when invited to “do research” in an Indigenous community around mathematics education: a mathematically deficit response, a culturally deficit response, and a culturally relational response.  By considering the meaning of culturally relational education as co-researchers alongside the community councillors, school staff, and children, we are seeking to honour meaningful engagements with Indigenous philosophies and knowledge systems as they are understood and lived by all in relation.Keywords: research; mathematics education; culturally relational education; Indigenous philosophy; Indigenous knowledge

Indigenous practitioner vignette

2021 ◽  
pp. 241-246
Author(s):  
Connie Paul
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Elder Care ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Indigenous Community ◽  
First Nation ◽  
The Family ◽  
Circle Of Care ◽  
Provision Of Care ◽  
Indigenous Elders

This chapter emphasizes nursing the environment and the family, including their pets, as Connie Paul's advice about nursing in an Indigenous community. It discusses Elder care, which involves consulting Indigenous elders directly, which means protecting their safety as they define it. It also analyzes the reason why consulting with elders in their homes, community, and their environment is important; which has to do with the trauma that many older people in First Nations communities are living with. The chapter cites the Snuneymuxw First Nation health centre that is making changes to the ways that healthcare is provided in order to take the trauma, as well as the existing knowledge of the community, into account. It discusses the provision of care to Indigenous and non-Indigenous clients that increases the circle of care and transforms knowledge to include the wealth of knowledge that resides within the community itself.

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