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Using First Peoples' House Library
Any McGill student is welcome to use the Library, but we ask that a few rules be followed:
- All students must present their McGill student I.D and provide their address and phone number.
- Books must not be marked or highlighted. Books found to be marked or highlighted must be replaced at the expense of the borrower. The same fine will be levied if books are brought back damaged or in worse condition than when originally taken out.
- Students may take out up to two books at a time for a period of two weeks. Overdue fines are 25 cents per day per book.
Highly Recommended Books
At The Woods Edge: An Anthology of the History of the People of Kanehsatà:ke, Gabriel-Doxtater & Van den Hende
Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples, Linda Tuhiwai Smith
Good News for a Change: Hope for a Troubled Planet, H. Dressel & D. Suzuki
Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee, Dee Brown
Custer Died for Your Sins, Vine Deloria Jr.
Stolen Continents: the "New World" through Indian Eyes, Robert Wright
These are just a few of the books in our library. Please consult the available books page for a more comprehensive listing.
Looking for books on the Oka/Kanehsatà:ke Crisis of 1990?
Here's a couple of books and videos for those of you doing papers, research or interested in learning more about one of the major historical events in Indigenous communities of Canada.
People of the Pines: The Warriors and the Legacy of Oka, Loreen Pindera & Geoffrey York, 1991
This Land is Our Land: The Mohawk Revolt at Oka, M. Baxendale, C. MacLaine, photos R. Galbraith, 1990
Kanehsatà:ke: 270 Years of Resistance, by Alanis Obomsawin, National Film Board, 1993
Rocks at Whiskey Trench, by Alanis Obomsawin, National Film Board, 2000
Acts of Defiance, Alex MacLeod, National Film Board, 1993
McGill Humanities and Social Sciences Library
In addition to what can be found at First Peoples' House, the McGill Humanities and Social Sciences Library has a large number of materials concerning Indigenous Peoples. Please visit the online catalogue to search their extensive database.