Killing the Wittigo : Indigenous culture-based approaches to waking up, taking action, and doing the work of healing : a book for young adults
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ECW Press,
Toronto, ON :
[2023]
- 4 of 4 Copies Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
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| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
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| Fonthill | 362.108997071 Met | Teen | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
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About
"An unflinching reimagining of Legacy: Trauma, Story, and Indigenous Healing for young adults. Written specifically for young adults, reluctant readers, and literacy learners, Killing the Wittigo explains the traumatic effects of colonization on Indigenous people and communities and how trauma alters an individual's brain, body, and behavior. It explores how learned patterns of behavior--the ways people adapt to trauma to survive--are passed down within family systems, thereby affecting the functioning of entire communities. The book foregrounds Indigenous resilience through song lyrics and as-told-to stories by young people who have started their own journeys of decolonization, healing, and change. It also details the transformative work being done in urban and on-reserve communities through community-led projects and Indigenous-run institutions and community agencies. These stories offer concrete examples of the ways in which Indigenous peoples and communities are capable of healing in small and big ways--and they challenge readers to consider what the dominant society must do to create systemic change. Full of bold graphics and illustration, Killing the Wittigo is a much-needed resource for Indigenous kids and the people who love them and work with them."--
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- ISBN: 9781770417243
- Physical Description: xii, 255 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmprint
- Publisher: Toronto, ON : ECW Press, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
- Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.
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Colonization >
Psychological aspects >
Juvenile literature.
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Colonization >
Social aspects >
Canada >
Juvenile literature.
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Indigenous peoples >
Health and hygiene >
Canada >
Juvenile literature.
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Indigenous peoples >
Canada >
Social conditions >
Juvenile literature.
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Psychic trauma >
Canada >
Juvenile literature.