Athabasca University Press – Page 2 – Alberta Books for Schools

Publisher: Athabasca University Press
Genres: Non-Fiction; Historical
Grade Level: 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12
Curriculum Connections: Indigenous Matters; Social Studies; Indigenous Experiences in Alberta; Canadian History; Alberta History
Description: Despite including a great deal of archaeological and enthnoanthropological information, Imagining Head-Smashed-In is written in an accessible manner, allowing inexperienced readers to delve into the history of this UNESCO World Heritage Site in great detail. … [Click to Read More]

Publisher: Athabasca University Press
Genres: Non-Fiction; Memoir
Grade Level: 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12
Curriculum Connections: Indigenous Experiences in Alberta; Indigenous Matters; Social Studies; Alberta History
Description: Through vignettes, Arthur Bear Chief outlines his experiences at the Old Sun residential school and, later, the trauma of revisiting his experiences for a federal lawsuit. My Decade at Old Sun, My Lifetime of Hell … [Click to Read More]

Publisher: Athabasca University Press
Genres: Poetry; Indigenous
Grade Level: 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12
Curriculum Connections: Indigenous Matters; English Language Arts; Indigenous Experiences in Alberta
Description: kiyâm is a collection of poems infused with nêhiyawêwin, the Cree language. The collection opens with a guide to Cree pronunciation to assist readers. The poems are divided into three general groups: family, reclamation, and … [Click to Read More]

Publisher: Athabasca University Press
Genres: Poetry
Grade Level: 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12
Curriculum Connections: English Language Arts; International Languages
Description: Presented in Slovenian and English, What We Are When We Are or Kaj smo, ko smo is a collection of poems that almost reads as musings on life, identity, and family. As most of the … [Click to Read More]

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