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Origins

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Northern Lights Library System
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Kinship and Family Histories, History and Resistance, People and Personal Stories, Place, Land and Territory
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A story of the Parenteau family and their relationship to the Fishing Lake Metis Settlement.
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I'm A Survivor

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Northern Lights Library System
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A story about Rose Durocher.
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Keeping the Community Fires Burning

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Northern Lights Library System
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A story about Francis Dufresne.
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Lessons From the Land

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Northern Lights Library System
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A story about David Calliou.
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Life's Lessons - A Story About Jeanette Cardinal

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Northern Lights Library System
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A story about Jeanette Cardinal
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Morris Cardinal - Portrait of a Metis Artist

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Northern Lights Library System
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A story about Metis artist, Morris Cardinal.
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Never Ending Love

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Northern Lights Library System
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A story about Delores (Fayant) Lehr told by her daughter.
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No More Regrets

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Northern Lights Library System
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A story about John MacLean, told by his grandson.
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Old Joe and the Song in His Heart

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Northern Lights Library System
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A story about Joe Deschamps.

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