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Unbroken: My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls by Call Number: Fennell STACKS PN4913 .S76 A3 2023Publication Date: 2023An extraordinary work of memoir and investigative journalism focusing on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, written by Gitxsan journalist who survived life on the streets against all odds.
Women in Canada
For the Record: the First Women in Canadian Architecture by Call Number: Fennell STACKS NA1997 .F67 2008Publication Date: 2008
Older Sister, Not Necessarily Related: A Memoir by Call Number: Fennell STACKS HV575.7 .C2 W55 2021Publication Date: 2019
- How Much Do You Know about the Roles Women Played in Canadian History? (Video duration 41 minutes)
Who were the key women in Canadian history? How well do we know their stories? - Mabel (Video Duration 20 minutes)
Mabel Robinson broke barriers back in the 40s when she became the first woman in Hubbards, Nova Scotia, to launch her own business—a hair salon where she still provides shampoo-n-sets over 70 years later. - The Other Side of "Being First" (Video Duration 18 minutes)
Dr. Nadine Caron is the first female Indigenous graduate of the University of British Columbia's School of Medicine, and the first female Indigenous general surgeon in Canada. - The Colour of Music (Video Duration 43 minutes)
An exploration of the musical talents of women and gender-diverse singer-songwriters, and how their intersectionalities influence their music. - The Reason I Dance (Video Duration 11 minutes)
Josée Bourgeois is an Algonquin life-giving woman who is a part of a very important generation dedicated to the preservation and sustainability of her people.
- Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW)By providing a platform, tools, and resources, Native Hope aspires to assist in bringing awareness of MMIW to the forefront.
- Women in Canadian HistoryThis collection brings together the biographies of a number of remarkable women in Canada.
- Timeline of Influential Indigenous WomenThis reference tool presents a timeline of over 150 influential First Nations, Inuit and Métis women, recognizing the vital roles and contributions of Indigenous women to Canadian society.
- Canadian Women in Science and TechnologyHighlighting Canadian Women with careers in Science and Technology.
Films Directed by Canadian Women
- 19 Days (Video Duration 26 minutes)This short documentary follows several refugee families during their first 19 days in Canada, as they navigate an unfamiliar terrain that has suddenly become their home.
- Broken Promises-The High Arctic Relocation (Video Duration 52 minutes)Interviews with survivors are combined with archival footage and documents to tell the poignant story of a people whose lives were nearly destroyed by their own government's broken promises.
- The Magnitude of All Things (Video Duration 1 hour 26 minutes)Jennifer Abbott’s documentary The Magnitude of All Things draws intimate parallels between the experiences of grief—both personal and planetary.
- Sylvie's Story (Video Duration 27 minutes)This short film recreates the experience of Sylvie, a battered woman who seeks shelter in a Montréal transition house.
- What Walaa Wants (Video Duration 1 hour 23 minutes)The compelling story of a defiant young girl navigating formidable obstacles, learning which rules to break and follow, and disproving the negative predictions from her surroundings and the world at large.