Book review: UnFair Labor? American Indians and the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago
Reviewed by Karl Hele Author David Beck’s UnFair Labor? American Indians and the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago is an exploration of Indigenous participation...
Book review: The Barren Grounds: Book 1 of the Misewa Saga
Reviewed by Karl Hele David A. Robertson, member of Norway House Cree Nation and an award-winning author, has created a fun page-turning read: The Barren...
Book review: Engaging Indigenous Communities: Resources, Rebellions, and Resurgence, Conference Proceedings
Reviewed by Karl Hele In 2010, Ontario Native Women's Association ( ONWA) local Anishnaabekweweg of the North Shore and Dr. Karl Hele held a conference...
Book review: Black Sun
By Karl Hele Rebecca Roanhorse’s latest literary work, Black Sun, shifts from monster hunters of the southwest to a fantasy novel based loosely on various...
Book review: The Politics of the Canoe
Reviewed by Karl Hele The Politics of the Canoe is a collection of essays designed to complicate and unsettle the canoe as an icon of...
Book review: Skraelings
Reviewed by Karl Hele Rachel and Sean Qitsaulik-Tinsley’s Skraelings is a wonderfully rich exploration of Vikings, Tuniit (Dorset people), and Inuit interactions aimed at pre-highschool...
Book review: Understanding First Nations: The Legacy of Canadian Colonialism
By Karl Hele Dr. Ed Whitcomb’s Understanding First Nations: The Legacy of Canadian Colonialism is an overview of First Nations issues in Canada up to...
Book review: The Night Wanderer: A Native Gothic Novel
Reviewed by Karl Hele Aimed at a youth reader, Drew Hayden Taylor’s gothic novel, The Night Wanderer, is truly a marvellous read for anyone interested...
Review: Minecraft Education World of Manito Ahbee Aki
Reviewed by Karl Hele Set within the Minecraft world, Manito Ahbee Aki – the place where the Creator/Spirit sits, is designed as an interactive educational...
Book review: Race to the Sun
Reviewed by Karl Hele Race to the Sun is an exciting fantasy novel inspired by Indigenous legends for young readers by Indigenous novelist Rebecca Roanhorse....
Book review: A Line of Blood and Dirt: Creating the Canada-United States Border Across Indigenous Lands
Reviewed by Karl Hele Benjamin Hoy’s A Line of Blood and Dirt: Creating the Canada-United States Border Across Indigenous Lands is a marvellous easy-to-follow examination...
Book review: I Lost My Talk and I’m Finding My Talk
Reviewed by Karl Hele I Lost My Talk is an illustrated poem by Rita Joe (1932-2007). I’m Finding My Talk by Rebecca Thomas is an...
Book review: Surviving the City Vol. 2: From the Roots Up
Reviewed by Karl Hele Tasha Spillett and Natasha Donovan’s second contribution to the Surviving the City series From the Roots Up returns us to the...
Book review: Surviving the City Vol. 1
Reviewed by Karl Hele Surviving the City Volume 1 is a graphic novel that follows a couple of days in the lives of two young...
Book review: Will I See?
Reviewed by Karl Hele Will I See is a powerful, evocative story that is amplified by visually stunning graphics. Through the eyes and actions of...