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Contact: Allana Beaton - Curriculum Support Advisor

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NATIONAL POETRY MONTH

Come check out the diverse collection of poetry books and teacher resources!

AFRICAN HERITAGE MONTH 2025

Please join us as we celebrate African Heritage Month!

This year's provincial theme, Legacy in Action: Celebrating Black Brilliance, highlights the enduring legacy of excellence, resilience and innovation demonstrated by people of African descent throughout the centuries in our province. In recognition and in celebration of our rich history, everyone is encouraged to attend the following events:

Date	Time	Location	Event
January 30	10:00am	Chisholm Park	Town Flag Raising
February 4	11:00am	Joyce Family Atrium (MULH)	StFX AHM Launch Celebration
February 6	7-9pm	Bloomfield Hub	African Drumming
February 8	6&8pm	Coach K Court	AHM Basketball Games
February 11	10am-2pm	Ancestry Tracing Event	Town Library
February 13	4:30-7:30pm	AHM Sodexo Dinner	Morrison Hall
February 26	8-9pm	Black X-cellence Panel	Zoom
February 28	6-9:30	AHM Black Student Gala	TBD

Don’t miss out- be part of the celebration!

RESOURCES:

Come check out our diverse resources to assist in learning, planning and teaching about African Heritage Month 2025.

Check out our new and revised sections:

970.25 ANS AFRICAN NOVA SCOTIAN

813.0 ANS Children's section for ANS

970.2 AC AFRICAN CANADIAN

813.0 AC Children's section for AC

970.0 DV AH DIVERSE CUlTURES AFRICAN HERITAGE

813.0 DV AH Children's section for DV AH

ONLINE RESOURCES: see below

AFRICAN HERITAGE COLLECTION

Meet Viola Desmond by Elizabeth MacLeod
Call Number: 813.0 ANS Mac Me
ISBN: 9781443163873
Publication Date: 2018
This children's book is a wonderful way to introduce young learners to the legacy of NS native Viola Desmond to inspire change makers and build inclusivity in the classroom. The unique illustrations and speech bubbles appeal to young readers and engage them in reading.
Abigail's Wish by Gloria Ann Wesley
Call Number: 813.0 ANS Wes Ab
ISBN: 9781771084406
Publication Date: 2016
This first children's picture book set in Birchtown, Nova Scotia, provides young readers with a view into Black Loyalist family life during the early years of this historic colony. This book is a great way to introduce young learners to the Black history in Nova Scotia.
If This Is Freedom by Gloria Ann Wesley
Call Number: 813.0 Wes If Novel Sets
ISBN: 9781552665718
Publication Date: 2013-09-01
Nova Scotia born author Gloria Ann Wesley crafted a historical fiction book that takes the reader into the world of a brave young couple, Black Loyalist settlers, on their quest for freedom in early Nova Scotia during a time of racial conflict. A story of love, loyalty, and forgiveness that takes the reader back to a very significant time in Nova Scotia history.
The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill
Call Number: 970.2 AC
ISBN: 9781554681563
Publication Date: 2007
"The Book Of Negroes" is a masterpiece, daring and impressive in its gepgraphic, historical and human reach, convincing in its narrative art and detail, necessary for imagining the real beyond the traces left by history" - The Globe and Mail
The Skin I`m In by Christopher M. Spence
Call Number: 970.2 AC Spe Sk
ISBN: 9781552660171
Publication Date: 2000-09-01
The author and educator, Christopher M. Spence, seeks to bring attention to the racial inequalities that exist for young black athletes and in mainstream education and society.

Africville Educational Kit
The CRC holds 2 Africville Educational Kits which include 3 floor maps with photo cards, bag of wooden place markers, audio CD, and a resource binder with activity ideas that link directly to Social Studies and Health outcomes in Grade 3. This kit could be adapted to support learning in all grades.
Kayak
Kayak 2024 is a wonderful support tool for teaching about Black History. It provides lots of factual and historical data presented in an appealing and easy to read layout. There are a couple of printed and bound copies available for loan in the CRC.

Mi'kmaw Collection

Piktol Learns to Fish
Kalolin Loves Nitap Day
Antle Goes to a Powwow
Mi'kmaw Guided Reading Sets
813.0 Book Sets
Each set includes 4 books and 4 puppets to engage young learners in listening and reading.

Aliet Gathers Medicine

Treaty Ed Sprig Collection of Youtube Videos
This is a great online resource to use alongside the books and puppets

Mi'kmaw Puppet and Book Set
813.0 Book Sets
Includes 4 Books, 4 Puppets, 4 Finger Puppets:
Antle Goes to a Powwow
Piktol Learns to Fish
Kalolin Loves Nitap Day
Aliet Gathers Medicine

For The Children by Rita Joe
Call Number: 970.1 DIV CUL MIK
ISBN: 9781895415988
Publication Date: 2008
A collection of Mi'kmaw Elder and Order of Canada recipient Rita Joe's poems for children. These inspiring poems are accompanied by images of Cape Breton artist Burland Murphy's woodcuts.
L' Nu'k: the People by Theresa Meuse
Call Number: 970.1 DV CUL MIK Meu Th
ISBN: 9781771084529
Publication Date: 2016-12-19
This valuable educational resource is suitable for all ages. Meuse offers practical knowledge and guidance on traditional practices such as birchbark canoe building and smudging ceremonies. A must have Mi'kmaw resource for every classroom.
Language of This Land Mi'kma'ki by Trudy Sable (Artist); Roger Lewis; Bernie Francis (Volume Editor)
Call Number: 970.1 DIV CUL MIK
ISBN: 9781897009499
Publication Date: 2012-03-01
This book focuses on the way the Mi'kmaw language has shaped their history, relationship with the land, and the lineage that Elders pass along. very local Nova Scotia perspective, suitable for high school and university aged students.
Mi'Kmaq of the East Coast by Robert M. Leavitt
Call Number: 970.1 DV CUL MIK Lea Mi
ISBN: 1550414690
Publication Date: 2000-02-15
A thorough and practical classroom guide to Mi'kmaw culture, traditions, and history.

Mi'kmaw Online Resources

L'nu Affairs Government of Canada
This link includes various links to valuable Mi'kmaw educational resources.
Mi'kmaq History Month
Mi'kmawey Debert Cultural Centre
Mi'kmaw Kina'matnewey
Mikwite’tmek, We Remember | Parks Canada and Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre
Netukulimk
Nova Scotia Museum Lesson Plans - The Gaels and The Mi'kmaw
Pkwiman Wild Blueberry Resource
Tepi'keteuk Mik'maw Archives

Truth & Reconciliation Collection

I'm Finding My Talk by Rebecca Thomas; Pauline Young (Illustrator)
Call Number: 813 LOCAL & DV CUL Tho Im
ISBN: 9781771088114
Publication Date: 2019-11-13
Award-winning spoken artist and Mi'kmaw activist Rebecca Thomas creates a wonderful companion picture book to Rita Joe's famous poem, "I Lost My Talk, I'm Finding My Way".
Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese
Call Number: 813.0 NOVEL SETS Wag In
ISBN: 9781553654025
Publication Date: 2019
* includes DVD, Study Guide, Access to Online Learning Modules
Selected as part of the Canada Reads 2013 Book Selections, this novel is a heartbreaking story that takes the reader into the hardships of a boy growing up in a residential school. The CRC holds 18 copies, a study guide, and access to learning modules to assist teachers in incorporating this text as part of their classroom planning.
Indian School Road by Chris Benjamin
Call Number: 970.5 DIV CUL RES SCH
ISBN: 9781771082136
Publication Date: 2014
In this book award winning author Chris Benjamin explores the controversial and tragic history of Nova Scotia's Shubenacadie Indian Residential School. He carefully integrates archival research, interviews, and testimonies from students, principals, and teachers over the school's forty years of operation.
Muinji'j Asks Why by Shanika MacEachern; Breighlynn MacEachern; Zeta Paul (Illustrator)
Call Number: 970.1 DV CUL MIK Mac Mu
ISBN: 9781774710470
Publication Date: 2022-01-04
An honest book with brilliant artwork inspired by Muinji'j MacEachern's true story. This will help young learners understand history and open the path for conversation and reflection.
Out of the Depths, 4th Edition by Isabelle Knockwood
Call Number: 970.5 DIV CUL RES SCH
ISBN: 9781552667293
Publication Date: 2015-04-02
Isabelle Knockwood attended the Shubenacadie Indian Residential School for eleven years. In this newly updated 4th edition, she offers the firsthand experiences of twenty-seven survivors and their reaction to the apology by the Canadian Government in 2008.
This Place by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm; Sonny Assu; Brandon Mitchell; Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley; Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley; David A. Robertson; Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair; Jen Storm (Illustrator); Richard Van Camp; Katherena Vermette; Chelsea Vowel; Tara Audibert (Illustrator); Kyle Charles (Illustrator); G. M. B. Chomichuk (Illustrator); Natasha Donovan (Illustrator); Scott B. Henderson (Illustrator); Andrew Lodwick (Illustrator); Scott A. Ford (Illustrator); Donovan Yaciuk (Illustrator); Alicia Elliott (Foreword by); Ryan Howe (Illustrator)
Call Number: 813.0 NOVEL SETS Aki Th
ISBN: 9781553797586
Publication Date: 2019-04-30
This award winning graphic novel is an essential book for students and teachers to learn, reflect, and create change. The CRC holds 8 copies so that this resource can be used in classrooms in literary circles or novel studies.There is also a Teacher's Guide that can be used to develop lessons and guide conversations.
This Place 150 Years Retold Teacher Guide
Call Number: 813.0 NOVEL SETS TEACHER GUIDE Aki Th
ISBN: 9781553798811
This guide includes activities that are collaborative and designed to infuse Indigenous pedagogical practices throughout. This practical guides includes lessons for grades 9-12 but are adaptable to younger students.
Truth and Conviction by L. Jane McMillan
Call Number: 970.5 DIV CUL RES SCH Mcm Tr
ISBN: 9780774837491
Publication Date: 2021-10-21
STFX Anthropology chair Jane McMillan, Marshall's former partner, tells how Marshall's life-long battle against injustice changed Canadians' views on legal injustices and revitalized Indigenous law.
Truth and Reconciliation in Canadian Schools by Pamela Rose Toulouse
Call Number: 970.5 DV CUL RES SCH Tou Tr
ISBN: 9781553797456
Publication Date: 2018-01-25
This powerful book offers background information and practical suggestions for addressing residential schools, Indigenous cultures, and reconciliation in the P-12 classroom. Ready to use lessons makes this text a very practical resource for every teacher.
Unsettling the Settler Within by Paulette Regan; Taiaiake Alfred (Foreword by)
Call Number: 970.5 DIV CUL RES SCH Reg Un
ISBN: 9780774817783
Publication Date: 2011-01-25
A call to action, this powerful book offers all Canadians a new way to approach the important and difficult task of reconciliation and healing the wounds left by the residential school system.

Spirit Bear's Guide to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's Calls to Action

TRC Online Resources

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