George Brown Polytechnic is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work and live in the community with each other.
Indigenous Veterans Day is November 8th
Indigenous veterans are honoured and recognized for their contributions, service, and sacrifice of First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples to Canada’s military history. Today, many Indigenous people continue to serve in the Canadian Armed Forces and on military and peacekeeping operations around the world, continuing the proud legacy of service established by generations before them.
This Remembrance Day and Veterans Week, the Library Learning Commons is honouring Indigenous Veterans Day, November 8th, with these featured novels and videos that showcase narratives of courage, sacrifice, loyalty, and distinction which compel us all to recognize what has been an injustice of omission in the history of war.
You can find the following physical books on display at our Casa Loma, St. James, and Waterfront Library Learning Commons locations, and access their e-books and selected videos below.
Books
For King and Kanata: Canadian Indians and the First World War, by Timothy C. Winegard.
Available from the Library as both a physical and e-book.
From the Tundra to the Trenches, by Eddy Weetaltuk.
Available from the Library as both a physical book and an e-book.
Indigenous Peoples and the Second World War: The Politics, Experiences and Legacies of War in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, by R. Scott Sheffield and Noah Riseman.
Available from the Library as both a physical book and an e-book.
Sounding Thunder: The Stories of Francis Pegahmagabow, by Brian D. McInnes.
Available from the Library as an e-book.
Videos
Honouring Indigenous Veterans in the Canadian Armed Forces: GeoMinute Series, by
Available from the Library through McIntyre Media Can-Core streaming video.
Indian Braves, by Nate Gaffney and Desmond Simon.
Available from the Library through McIntyre Media Can-Core streaming video.