"Moving the museum : indigenous & Canadian Art at the AGO documents the reopening of the J.S. McLean Centre for Indigenous & Canadian Art with a renewed focus on the AGO's Indigenous art collection. The volume reflects the nation to nation treaty relationship that is the foundation of Canada, asking questions, discovering truths, and leading conversations that address the weight of history. Lavishly illustrated with more than 100 reproductions, Indigenous & Canadian Art at the AGO features the work of First Nations artists--including Carl Beam, Rebecca Belmore, and Kent Monkman--along with work by Inuit artists like Shuvinai Ashoona and Annie Pootoogook. Canadian artists include Lawren Harris, Kazuo Nakamura, Joyce Wieland, and many others. Drawing from stories about our origins and identities, the featured artists and essayists invite readers to engage with issues of land, water, transformation, and sovereignty and to contemplate the historic representation of Indigenous and Canadian art in museums. Contains a list of works at the back."--
Every child is different. Some are noisy, talkative and outgoing while others are quiet and like to be on their own. Some differences are visible while others are not as evident. We are all unique. We all have our own lives, our own dreams and our own talents.
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An accessible, inclusive picture book for children that considers what it's like to have a disability. The series Cwestiynau a Theimladau Ynghylch... encourages children to consider their emotions and to discuss issues that may be difficult to understand. The book comprises suggestions and practical activities together with advice for.
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A gentle board book designed to introduce little ones to physical and emotional health and wellbeing. It guides young children in fundamental concepts such as kindness, compassion and the importance of community, as well as Yogic ideas such as chakras. Beautiful artwork excites readers as they explore each vibrant page. A Welsh adaptation by.
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"Members of Eli Baxter's generation are the last of the hunting and gathering societies living on Turtle Island. They are also among the last fluent speakers of the Anishinaabay language known as Anishinaabaymowin. Aki-wayn-zih is a story about the land and its spiritual relationship with the Anishinaabayg, from the beginning of their life on Miss-koh-tay-sih Minis (Turtle Island) to the present day. Baxter writes about Anishinaabay life before European contact, his childhood memories of trapping, hunting, and fishing with his family on traditional lands in Treaty 9 territory, and his personal experience surviving the residential school system. Examining how Anishinaabay Kih-kayn-daa-soh-win (knowledge) is an elemental concept embedded in the Anishinaabay language, Aki-wayn-zih explores history, science, math, education, philosophy, law, and spiritual teachings, outlining the cultural significance of language to Anishinaabay identity. Recounting traditional Ojibway legends in their original language, fables in which moral virtues double as survival techniques, and detailed guidelines for expertly trapping or ensnaring animals, Baxter reveals how the residential school system shaped him as an individual, transformed his family, and forever disrupted his reserve community and those like it. Through spiritual teachings, historical accounts, and autobiographical anecdotes, Aki-wayn-zih offers a new form of storytelling from the Anishinaabay point of view."--
Angharad Griffiths has compiled a selection of agonising stories by individuals who have, in the past, had issues with alcohol. 13 contributors discuss frankly their relationship with alcohol, sharing their experiences of picking themselves up from a deep darkness and resolving not to touch another drop.
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Dyma gyfrol sy'n cynnig golwg ffres ar ffuglen fer y llenor cyfoes Mihangel Morgan. Mae'n arbrofi â beirniadaeth greadigol er mwyn cyfleu cysyniadau ynghylch llenyddiaeth mewn modd sy'n ddealladwy ac yn ddarllenadwy ar gyfer cynulleidfa greadigol ac academaidd fel ei gilydd.
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Introduction: Arvi -- Åppas : fresh snow -- Doalli : a strategy develops -- Tjïekere : the recovery of Sa'mi continuity -- Sijvo : the momentum underway -- Rahte : contextualizing Sa'mi uses of digital media -- Sa'llat : new tracks -- Ruövddietjarvva : beyond the World Wide Web -- Conclusion: Fiehta.
The autobiography of Elfyn Llwyd, former Plaid Cymru Member of Parliament. He reveals stories from within his party and from the administration at Westminster, recording events he was part of during his service of almost quarter of a century as MP on behalf of the constituents of Meirionnydd Nant Conwy and Dwyfor Meirionnydd. 28 photographs.
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A book about 12 inspiring Welsh women from all walks of life and from all parts of Wales: Amy Dillwyn, Betsi Cadwaladr, Kate Bosse- Griffiths, Hayley Gomez, Jade Jones, Frances Hoggan, Mair Russell- Jones, Eileen Beasley, Betty Campbell, Laura Ashley, Angharad Tomo s, Tori James, Gwendoline a Margaret Davies. A visually appealing, fun-filled.
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This book presents an in-depth, systematic investigation of the reporting of poverty in Wales, discussing findings from a two-year research project funded by the 'Exploring the Narrative Coalition' (a group of 10 Wales-based third sector organisations), the ESRC, and Cardiff University. Examining how poverty news is covered in the English and Welsh languages across broadcast, print and online news, it provides a detailed insight into current journalistic and communications practices on a crucial issue facing Wales. In the wake of a decade of austerity policies, with official measures confirming experiences of poverty and destitution are increasing, the book offers a timely intervention, critically investigating mainstream media narratives on poverty and how these are shaped. The book is based on original research conducted in 2016-7, in a highly eventful period that included the Tata Steel crisis in Port Talbot, South Wales, the Welsh Government elections and the referendum campaign on the UK's membership of the European Union. It addresses how poverty was framed in such nationally significant news about politics, business and economics, as well as more local, personal or community-focused stories about livelihoods and social issues. A quantitative analysis of the key characteristics of coverage across different media types provides a detailed evidence base for understanding how poverty news was represented. This includes examining the major contextualizing themes, social groups and geographical locations most frequently covered, the causes and consequences of poverty, and sourcing. It demonstrates how Wales-based media coverage differs from more negative reporting typical of some sections of the UK national press, especially in terms of stigmatizing discourses surrounding unemployment and welfare. However, important questions are identified about how news narratives convey meaning and, especially, disconnections between the coverage of macro-economic trends or events and their consequences in the lives of ordinary people. Additionally, the book explores why poverty news coverage is constructed in the way that it is, using findings from detailed interviews with journalists and editors about their practice. Through the lens of professional values and experiences, the book examines the challenges thought to affect poverty reporting. Key issues include the contraction of resources and specialist expertise allocated to social affairs journalism, the difficulties of identifying and reaching potentially vulnerable groups across Wales and representing case studies fairly and ethically. A parallel set of interviews conducted with third sector professionals about their engagement with news media and communications practices provides a further insight into the production of poverty news. Here, the pressures in reporting poverty are seen from a different perspective, where seeking to influence the coverage of poverty and respond to news demands can elicit professional tensions between journalists and the third sector and/or productive cooperative relationships positively impacting news narratives. In providing a detailed picture of how and why poverty news narratives are shaped as they are, the book aims to provide an evidence base informing more meaningful, representative and accurate poverty reporting in Wales.