Spirit Bear Honouring Memories, Planting Dreams Fur Trade Neil McLeod

Neil McLeod

Confronting Colonialism

the Nanfan Treaty

Cultural Studies and Women's Studies

the book offers brief essays that challenge the views that promote integration and assimilation as the saviors of First Nations social issues

Spirit Bear Honouring Memories, Planting Dreams Fur Trade Neil McLeodSpirit Bear: Honouring Memories, Planting Dreams is an award winning picture book in the Spirit Bear series written by Order of Canada recipient Cindy Blackstock (Gitxsan Nation) and illustrated by Amanda Strong (Michif). In this story Spirit Bear is on his way home from a sacred ceremony when he meets Jake, a friendly dog, with a bag full of paper hearts attached to wood stakes. Jakes tells Spirit Bear that school children and residential school