Includes bibliographical references.

East : First perspectives -- South : Sharing our gifts -- West : Taking a stand -- North : The people's wisdom.

Alternate table of contents: Personal identity -- Traditional teachings -- Reaching goals -- Social justice, political struggle, and history.

"Strength and Struggle: Perspectives from First Nations, Inuit, and Mťis Peoples in Canada includes a rich array of short stories, poetry, music lyrics, graphic art, articles, essays, and other pieces will have you laughing, crying, talking, and thinking. It's a true celebration of First Nations, Inuit and Mťis writing and art."-- Verso cover.

iLit is a collection of contemporary Canadian literary with selections of art, literature and media created for Canadian high school English students. Features to engage students and support critical analysis of text-each selection includes an author bio, photograph and a paragraph by the author entitled "What Inspired Me to Write This Selection" ; Before, During, After and Beyond questions accompany each selection; every section includes great works of art, photographs or commissioned art to match the text; every section has visual elements (e.g. pictures of great works of art, photographs or commissioned art to match the text) to support student engagement and teach visual literacy.