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Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence is an Australian book by Doris Pilkington, published in 1996.Based on a true story, the book is a personal account of an Indigenous Australian family's experiences as members of the Stolen Generation—the forced removal of mixed-race children from their families during the early 20th century.
The Grizzlies is a 2018 Canadian sports drama film, directed by Miranda de Pencier. [2] Based on a true story, the film depicts a youth lacrosse team that was set up to help combat an onslaught of youth suicide in the community of Kugluktuk, Nunavut.
Indigenous cultures in North America engage in storytelling about morality, origin, and education as a form of cultural maintenance, expression, and activism. [1] Falling under the banner of oral tradition, it can take many different forms that serve to teach, remember, and engage Indigenous history and culture. [1]
While the series is not based on a true story, creator Graham Roland and his producing team, ... In season 1, viewers learn about two pieces of Indigenous history in the United States: the forced ...
Island of the Blue Dolphins is a 1960 children's novel by American writer Scott O'Dell, which tells the story of a girl named Karana, who is stranded alone for years on an island off the California coast. It is based on the true story of Juana Maria, a Nicoleño Native American left alone for 18 years on San Nicolas Island during the nineteenth ...
American Indian Stories is a collection of childhood stories, allegorical fictions and essays written by Sioux writer and activist Zitkala-Ša. [1]First published in 1921, American Indian Stories details the hardships encountered by Zitkala-Ša and other Native Americans in the missionary and manual labour schools. [2]
It's a story of friendship betrayed by greed and intolerance, of a nation's lands, economy and religion whittled away in the name of manifest destiny. After 400 years, Indigenous people reflect on ...
"Sugarcane" follows an investigation into the deaths and abuses at St. Joseph’s Mission, a former Catholic-run Indigenous residential school that closed in 1981 in British Columbia.