First Nations 101 - Book
First Nations 101 - Book
8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
275 pages
2011
First Nations 101 is an informative and opinionated guide to First Nations issues. Written in an accessible style and with a wry sense of humour, Lynda Gray provides readers with a broad overview of the diverse and complex day-to-day realities of First Nations people. It is packed with information on more than 70 subjects including urbanization, veterans, feminism, appropriate questions to ask a First Nations person, child welfare, the medicine wheel, food access, Two-spirit (LGBTQ), residential schools, the land bridge theory, National Aboriginal History Month, and language preservation.
Lynda Gray
Lynda Gray is a member of the Tsimshian Nation and the Gisbutwada Clan (Killerwhale). Her ancestral roots are in Lax Kw'alaams on the Northwest Coast of British Columbia through her late mother Nora Gray (nee Wright) and her late grandmother Elizabeth Gulbrandsen (formerly Wright, nee Moody). She was raised in the Eastside of Vancouver, and is the proud mother of two children: Robin Gray, a PhD student in Cultural & Social Anthropology, and Phil Gray, an established artist in Northwest Coast Tsimshian style. Lynda has been the Executive Director of the Urban Native Youth Association in Vancouver for many years.
