October 4 -National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) - Calgary Public Library
October 4 -National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) by CalgaryLibrary_Indigenous - a staff-created list : In Canada, Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people are murdered, abused, or disappear at shockingly high rates. The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls concluded that this violence is rooted in colonization. Whether you are personally affected by this crisis and are looking for stories of healing and empowerment, or you want to become an ally by learning more about the devastating epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada, these resources can be a source of information, reflection, action, resilience, and hope.
Red Dresses on Bare Trees
Stories and Reflections on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Ana Minian weighs in on whether the US is 'a nation of immigrants,' and shares the five best books on the subject: "It should be possible to talk about the many contributions that immigrants made without erasing the histories of Native Americans, slaves, and migrant workers."
Living Nations, Living Words | Poet Laureate Projects | Poet Laureate | Poetry & Literature | Programs | Library of Congress
pCreated in 2020 by Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, this project gathers a sampling of work by 47 contemporary Native poets from across the nation to show that Native people and poets have vital and unequivocal roots in the United States. The project features an interactive Story Map and a newly developed audio collection./p