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Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Inuit Relocations
A ground-breaking account of multiple forced relocations by the Canadian government of Inuit communities and individuals. All have been the subject of apologies, but are little known beyond the Arctic. The Inuit community has proven resilient to many attempts at assimilation, relocation and evacuation to the south.
$34.95, HardcoverInterest ages: 13-18
Redresser les Torts du Canada: Africville
A French translation for language learners about Africville, the Black community bulldozed after decades of environmental injustice. The resilience of former residents and their descendants is described, along with their ongoing fight for fair compensation.
$45.00, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18
Righting Canada's Wrongs: Residential Schools
This updated edition includes the findings of unmarked graves at residential schools and examines the work still to be done to implement the Calls to Action of the TRC Report
$34.95, HardcoverInterest ages: 13-18
Righting Canada's Wrongs: Italian Canadian Internment in the Second World War
A newly updated edition explains how prejudice and racism led to the roundup and internment of hundreds of loyal Italian Canadians during the Second World War and includes the federal government’s apology for the internment in 2021.
$34.95, HardcoverInterest ages: 13-18
Righting Canada's Wrongs: Africville
In the 1960s, after ignoring the Black community’s repeated petitions for basic services, the City of Halifax bulldozed Africville in the name of urban renewal.
$34.95, HardcoverInterest ages: 13-18
Righting Canada's Wrongs: Anti-Semitism and the MS St. Louis
In 1939, a ship of Jewish refugees, including hundreds of children, was turned away by the Canadian government, fuelled by anti-Semitic sentiments. In 2018, Canada apologized.
$34.95, HardcoverInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 7
Jordin Tootoo
This is the story of Jordin Tootoo, who triumphed over discrimination, racism, and grief after the suicide of his NHL-bound brother, and went on to become the first Inuk to play in the NHL.
$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 12-18
If I Go Missing
Powerfully written and beautifully illustrated, this graphic nonfiction book reveals an Indigenous teen's response to a human rights crisis.
$24.95, HardcoverInterest ages: 12-18
Righting Canada's Wrongs: The Chinese Head Tax and Anti-Chinese Immigration Policies in the Twentieth Century
This visual history shows how, after the CPR to Vancouver was finished, Canada imposed racist, anti-Chinese immigration policies that lasted more than 60 years
$34.95, HardcoverInterest ages: 13-18Lexile Reading Level: 1170L
Real Justice: Jailed for Life for Being Black
The compelling story of a young professional boxer and the racism that led to his wrongful conviction$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: HL760L
Righting Canada's Wrongs: The Komagata Maru and Canada's Anti-Indian Immigration Policies in the Twentieth Century
A visual history of the courageous Indians who sailed to Vancouver to start a new life -- only to be turned away by a racist immigration policy$34.95, HardcoverInterest ages: 13-18
Real Justice: Convicted for Being Mi'kmaq
How wrongfully convicted Donald Marshall Jr. forced the justice system to confront its racism$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-17Reading level: Grade 5Lexile Reading Level: HL770L
Willie O'Ree
"It doesn't matter what colour he is, as long as he can play." -- Boston Bruins coach Milt Schmidt$16.95, HardcoverInterest ages: 12-18Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: 790L
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