Libraries and the First Nations People of Canada

• Published in: IFLA Journal
• Main Author: Bartleman, James
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2008
• Subjects: Library and Information Sciences; Canada; First Nations
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0340035208099267; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0340035208099267

Plenary address presented at the World Library and Information Congress: 74th IFLA General Conference And Council, 10—14 August 2008, Québec City, Canada. Describes the author's childhood as a member of the First Nations People of Canada and his discovery of the value of books and libraries. Describes the social conditions of young people living in poor First Nation communities in Canada and his efforts to establish libraries, summer reading camps, reading clubs and creative writing literary awards for children and youth in these communities.