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The books listed and links for them at GoodMinds.com, owned by Achilles Gentle (Skownan First Nation):

Political/informational: 

Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis and Inuit Issues in Canada by Chelsea Vowel

Tsawalk: A Nuu-chah-nulth Worldview by hereditary chief Umeek, E. Richard Atleo (softcover edition and PDF available through UBC Press)

Fiction: 

Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson (highly recommended!) 

Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson

Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese

Not in the video, but if you have a middle/high schooler in your life or want to read it yourself, I recommend The Barren Grounds by David Alexander Robertson

Poetry:

This Accident of Being Lost by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

This Wound is a World by Billy-Ray Belcourt (not available at GoodMinds.com - available from UMN Press)

Islands of Decolonial Love by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

Comic:

Three Feathers by Richard Van Camp

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Thank you very much!

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In addition to these titles, we have a few blog posts with suggestions for kids and teens (start here and there are links to our other posts): https://www.bcpl.org/undiscovered/board-books-picture-books-to-celebrate-native-american-heritage-month/

AND don’t forget about the Heartdrum imprint: https://issuu.com/harpercollinschildrensbooks/docs/heartdrumbrochure_final

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Beautiful, thank you!

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Most Common SickleCell Facts!

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Meet Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the black woman who invented that rock and roll sound 

You know what’s sad, before I even read this article I was ready to refute this because I grew up believing Chuck Berry created Rock and roll. It’s said how so many knew of this great woman yet none spoke on her greatness.

I also discovered Big Mama Thornton, who’s another hugely influential early inventor of rock and roll — I’m pretty sure Hound Dog was originally popularized by her, before Elvis stole it.

Love Sister Rosetta Tharpe! #BlackGirlMagic

A few of her performances:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeaBNAXfHfQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9bX5mzdihs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR2gR6SZC2M

Also I heard she was bisexual…

Happy Black History Month! 

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She was a BEAST

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Tokyo’s Vibrant & Raw Nightlife Caught On Camera by Yoshito Hasaka gives

Photographer Yoshito Hasaka gives us a glimpse of Tokyo’s nightlife, full of color and vigor.

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Your happiness and health are important. It’s okay to leave.

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My city so 🔥🔥🔥🗽😂

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Litefeet 🔥🔥🔥

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I feel like these dudes are living my best life without me 🔥😂

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The beauty of being black. You are born with the ability to dance to any form of music and make it lit 💣🔥🔥

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Jesse Williams BET Humanitarian Award Acceptance Speech

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Ummute this. Watch it. Listen to it. Internalize it.

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Shook. Woke. Truth.

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Jesse Williams BET Humanitarian Award Acceptance Speech

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Ummute this. Watch it. Listen to it. Internalize it.

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Shook. Woke. Truth.

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have a wonderful Ramadan! 💘

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walking out of the black panther movie like

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“There was one evening that we were at the plantation.We had worked a long day, and everyone was tired. Beyoncé is standing on stage, and we couldn’t get the playback for the music to work. She said “I’m just going to go ahead and sing it. Let’s just go. We need to do it”. We’re all kind of standing there, and she starts to sing “Freedom” acapella. The hairs on everybody just stood up. That moment, being on a plantation in Louisiana with a black woman standing on this stage, only lit by fire, it was the single greatest moment of my life doing this work. In the front was Oscar Grant’s mother, Trayvon Martin’s mother, Freddie Gray’s mother all sitting there watching.That i got to experience that moment and that her voice filled the air of that plantation, it gave life to the people standing there, predominantly black group. That is something that i will literally never forget as long as i live.”

Hannah Beachler Lemonade/Black anther/Moonlight production designer

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This black fist.

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“There was one evening that we were at the plantation.We had worked a long day, and everyone was tired. Beyoncé is standing on stage, and we couldn’t get the playback for the music to work. She said “I’m just going to go ahead and sing it. Let’s just go. We need to do it”. We’re all kind of standing there, and she starts to sing “Freedom” acapella. The hairs on everybody just stood up. That moment, being on a plantation in Louisiana with a black woman standing on this stage, only lit by fire, it was the single greatest moment of my life doing this work. In the front was Oscar Grant’s mother, Trayvon Martin’s mother, Freddie Gray’s mother all sitting there watching.That i got to experience that moment and that her voice filled the air of that plantation, it gave life to the people standing there, predominantly black group. That is something that i will literally never forget as long as i live.”

Hannah Beachler Lemonade/Black anther/Moonlight production designer

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Starting #September with some #throwback #SickleCell101 posts. Let them know it’s our month, #SickleCellAwareness Month. Share your favorite!

#sicklecell #repost

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“If you are black and you’re standing in it, STAND in it in all shades”

Hear this.