Courageous spirits : Aboriginal heroes of our children / edited by Jo-ann Archibald, Val Friesen, and Jeff Smith ; with narration by Shirley Sterling.
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TextPublication details: Penticton, BC : Theytus Books Ltd., 1993Description: xxvi, 172 p. : ill. ; 28 cmISBN: 0919441505Subject(s): First Nations -- Literary Collections | First Nations -- Canada -- Biography -- Children's literature | Heroes -- Canada -- Biography -- Children's literatureSummary: "... The stories that comprise this anthology are the stories of heroes. Not so much the Hollywood hero or the heroes of dimestore paperbacks, comic books or television but the everyday heroes that walk among us, touching us with the simple radiance of their lives. Heroes are seen throught eh eyes of Aboriginal children. The heroes who play the roles of mother, father, aunt, uncle, grandfather, grandmother, chief, artist and friend. Accessible heroes who magic is their proximity itself."
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Books & Reports | BCACCS Resource Centre Regular | K20 A73 C68 1993a (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | 1 | Available | T 169 |
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First Nations editors Jo-ann Archibald - Sto:lo Nation ; First Nations narration by Shirley Sterling - Nlaka'pamux Nation.
"... The stories that comprise this anthology are the stories of heroes. Not so much the Hollywood hero or the heroes of dimestore paperbacks, comic books or television but the everyday heroes that walk among us, touching us with the simple radiance of their lives. Heroes are seen throught eh eyes of Aboriginal children. The heroes who play the roles of mother, father, aunt, uncle, grandfather, grandmother, chief, artist and friend. Accessible heroes who magic is their proximity itself."
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