10 Most Significant Crossroads in Aboriginal History

Publisher's description (Rubicon/Scholastic): 
This book is one of the 10 series, geared towards grades 6‐12. It uses multiple textual forms and visual images to present various viewpoints related to each of the cross roads highlighted in the books. 

Author Biography (Aurora Cultural Centre): 
Jan Beaver is a storyteller, author of several children’s graphic novels and history books focused on Indigenous themes, educational consultant and a facilitator of the Way of the Circle programs at Northern Edge Algonquin. 

Over the years, Jan has been a Water Scientist with the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, a classroom teacher, an outdoor education teacher with the Toronto District School Board, member of various Aboriginal Education Committees and Senior Education Advisor for Ogemawahj Tribal Council in Rama. 

Jan is a member of the Alderville First Nation (Anishinaabe) and has dedicated a lot of time learning and teaching others about the history, traditions and cultures of First Nation peoples all across Canada. This passion is also reflected in her work with the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario and the Canadian Teachers’ Federation. In 2002, Jan was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in recognition of her work in education.

Resource format: Non-fiction book

Age recommendation: grades 6-12

Keywords: Meech Lake Accord, Northwest rebellion, Confederacy of Five Nations and the Peacemaker, Creation of Nunavut, Mi’kmaq war, Iroquois war, The numbered treaties, Indian Ac, Residential schools, European arrival, European contact, reconciliation, treaty, history, Indian Act, resistance, residential schools, truth and reconciliation, calls to action, decolonization, colonialism, democracy, government, self-government, land back, land claims, Indigenous rights, sovereignty, citizenship, Indian status, self-reliance, self-determination, Canadian relations, law, legislation, assimilation, identity, Indigenous politics

Year of publication: 2007

Publisher information: Rubicon/Scholastic