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The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (1996) represented an attempt to describe the state of Canada’s Native Peoples circa the late 20 th century. A major undertaking, it eventually encompassed hundreds of documents, submissions and testimonies on the socioeconomic, cultural and political realities faced by Aboriginal Peoples across the country, in communities large and small. This vast collection is now available online via federal government websites. However, the Patrick Power Library has managed to bring it all together in one comprehensive, easily-navigated and accessible place. You can find it HERE . Or you can locate it yourself by going to our homepage and: Click the “down arrow” in the Subject Guides (in the white search box) Click “Canada. Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples” and GO Saint Mary’s researchers can peruse and investigate a wealth of primary and secondary sources, including: The Final Report (5 volumes, in both official...

Therapy dogs come in all shapes and sizes.  They're cute, they're cuddly and they know their jobs. They're used to help sick kids, senior citizens, lots of people, including stressed-out university students. And that's why there will be dogs here in the Library. This Wednesday, the 7th, from 10-12 and 1-3. You can meet them, pet them or sit and chat with them (they're very sympathetic).  Dogs.  In a library. What a concept.

This Wednesday, the 30th at 1 o’clock, Professor Todd Leader, from the Department of Psychology, will be in the Library as part of our Faculty Author Series. His new book, It's Not about Us: The Secret to Transforming the Mental Health and Addiction System in Canada was recently published and he will talk about his research and findings. Here's how it is being described: "... a guide to improving the client experience with the mental health and addiction system across Canada. It examines the traditional and current pathology-oriented medical model, within which all of our services are built and looks at how that model actually prevents the transformation we need. This book presents a new way to think about what it means to be client-centered, not only at an individual level, but also at the level of system-design and operation." Anyone is welcome to join us.  That's Room LI135 on the Library's main floor.

This Monday, November 28 at 1 o’clock in Room LI135 , Dr. Gugu Hlongwane will be here to help launch her new short story collection, Electric Fences and Other Stories. The collection has been described as, “Understated yet graphic and moving stories set in the South African townships of Durban, during and post apartheid. The female protagonists contend with forms of racism, male violence, and sheer poverty as they go about their lives and find dignity as mothers, daughters, students, and lovers”. Dr. Hlongwane will discuss the genesis of the book as well as read from it. Signed copies will be available for sale. Everyone is welcome.