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        Come My Children

        Come My Children

        by Hekmat Al-Taweel

        Edited by Ghada Ageel and Barbara Bill

        ISBN: 9781772126761

        Publisher: University of Alberta Press

        Publication date: June 5, 2023

        224 Pages

        Hekmat Al-Taweel’s narrative sheds light on Muslim–Christian relationships in Gaza and contradicts Western stereotypes.
        Our Whole Gwich’in Way of Life Has Changed / Gwich’in K’yuu Gwiidandài’ Tthak Ejuk Gòonlih

        Our Whole Gwich’in Way of Life Has Changed / Gwich’in K’yuu Gwiidandài’ Tthak Ejuk Gòonlih

        Stories from the People of the Land

        by Leslie McCartney and Gwich'in Tribal Council

        ISBN: 9781772126297

        Publisher: University of Alberta Press

        Publication date: February 1, 2022

        776 Pages

        Life-stories of 23 Gwich’in Elders from the Northwest Territories in Canada speak to changing times.
        Light the Road of Freedom

        Light the Road of Freedom

        by Sahbaa Al-Barbari

        Edited by Ghada Ageel and Barbara Bill

        ISBN: 9781772125443

        Publisher: University of Alberta Press

        Publication date: July 16, 2021

        224 Pages

        Personal story of a Palestinian woman, teacher, and activist, from before and after the Nakba.
        Kurdish Women’s Stories

        Kurdish Women’s Stories

        Edited by Houzan Mahmoud

        ISBN: 9781772125368

        Publisher: University of Alberta Press

        Publication date: January 25, 2021

        232 Pages

        From all four parts of Kurdistan and across the diaspora, Kurdish women tell their stories.
        A White Lie

        A White Lie

        by Madeeha Hafez Albatta

        Edited by Barbara Bill and Ghada Ageel

        ISBN: 9781772124927

        Publisher: University of Alberta Press

        Publication date: October 13, 2020

        236 Pages

        The personal story of a brave Palestinian woman’s fight for dignity and freedom.
        The Man Who Lived with a Giant

        The Man Who Lived with a Giant

        Stories from Johnny Neyelle, Dene Elder

        Edited by Alana Fletcher and Morris Neyelle

        ISBN: 9781772124088

        Publisher: University of Alberta Press

        Publication date: July 11, 2019

        160 Pages

        A vital book of cultural storytelling for Dene readers and anyone invested in Indigenous knowledge-keeping.
        Polish War Veterans in Alberta

        Polish War Veterans in Alberta

        The Last Four Stories

        by Aldona Jaworska

        ISBN: 9781772123739

        Publisher: University of Alberta Press

        Publication date: January 7, 2019

        328 Pages

        An intimate look at displaced Polish soldiers who built new lives in postwar Alberta.
        The Stories Were Not Told

        The Stories Were Not Told

        Canada’s First World War Internment Camps

        by Sandra Semchuk

        ISBN: 9781772123784

        Publisher: University of Alberta Press

        Publication date: December 11, 2018

        312 Pages

        Through oral history and photography, Semchuk examines the consequences of Canada’s first internment camps.
        People of the Lakes

        People of the Lakes

        Stories of Our Van Tat Gwich’in Elders/Googwandak Nakhwach’ànjòo Van Tat Gwich’in

        by Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation and Shirleen Smith

        ISBN: 9780888645050

        Publisher: University of Alberta Press

        Publication date: January 12, 2010

        456 Pages

        The Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation and Shirleen Smith share fifty years of Elders’ oral histories, recounting 150 years of Gwich'in life.
        Telling Tales

        Telling Tales

        Storytelling in the Family

        by Gail de Vos, Merle Harris, and Celia Barker Lottridge

        ISBN: 9780888644022

        Publisher: University of Alberta Press

        Publication date: August 29, 2003

        232 Pages

        Enrich your family life, connect with your children, and celebrate your ancestors by learning to tell family stories, folktales, and nursery rhymes. Telling Tales: Storytelling in the Family is a fascinating...
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