First Nations Public Library Week - Feb 14-19
February 14, 2005 - 5:36pm | by Anonymous
Libraries across Ontario are celebrating "First Nations Public Library Week" starting today. The theme, "Proud Past, Proud Future @ your library" celebrates the First Nation public library's key roles, that being, respectful keeper of the history of its community and the First Nation peoples, and vital contributor to the successful growth and development of individuals and the community overall. The winter timing for First Nations Public Library Week observes the traditional time for storytelling.
Some resources obtained from the Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal to help celebrate this occasion include:
- http://www.anishinabek.ca/career/sand.html - learn about the beautiful art of sand painting
- http://www.sols.org/FirstNations/2005week/Activities.htm - ideas for activities to celebrate this week (stories, games and information)
- Books by First Nation authors for young people, including:
- SkySisters by Jan Bourdeau Waboose
- How We Saw the World: Nine Stories of the Way Things Began by C.J. Taylor
- Song Within my Heart by David Bouchard
- Morning on the Lake by Jan Bourdeau Waboose