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.