Celebrating Seniors with Alberta Books

Xwelíqwiya: The Life of a Stó:lō Matriarch by Rena Point Bolton and Richard Daly

Xwelíqwiya is the life story of Rena Point Bolton, a Stó:lō matriarch, artist, and craftswoman. Proceeding by way of conversational vignettes, the beginning chapters recount Point Bolton’s early years on the banks of the Fraser River during the Depression. While at the time the Stó:lō, or Xwélmexw, as they call themselves today, kept secret their ways of life to avoid persecution by the Canadian government, Point Bolton’s mother and grandmother schooled her in the skills needed for living from what the land provides, as well as in the craftwork and songs of her people, passing on a duty to keep these practices alive. Point Bolton was taken to a residential school for the next several years and would go on to marry and raise ten children, but her childhood training ultimately set the stage for her roles as a teacher and activist. Recognizing the urgent need to forge a sense of cultural continuity among the younger members of her community, Point Bolton visited many communities and worked with federal, provincial, and First Nations politicians to help break the intercultural silence by reviving knowledge of and interest in Aboriginal art. She did so with the deft and heartfelt use of both her voice and her hands.

Xwelíqwiya: The Life of a Stó:lo Matriarch

Rena Point Bolton

Published: Oct 01, 2013 by Athabasca University Press
ISBN: 9781927356562

Grey Matters: A Guide for Collaborative Research with Seniors by Nancy Marlett and Claudia Emes

Many aging adults are motivated to undertake research projects in later life or even return to university after retirement. Grey Matters is a guide for researchers and seniors to develop effective collaborative research strategies. The result of a successful pilot project, Grey Matters uses tested techniques to provide a helpful framework for developing research projects by and with seniors. Intended both for seniors interested in undertaking their own research and for those hoping to involve seniors in collaboration, it covers practical topics including narrative interviews, focus groups, survey techniques, and more.

Grey Matters: A Guide for Collaborative Research with Seniors

Nancy Marlett , Claudia Emes

Published: Oct 01, 2010 by University of Calgary Press
ISBN: 9781552382516

You Look Good for Your Age edited by Rona Altrows

This is a book about women and ageism. There are twenty-nine contributing writers, ranging in age from their forties to their nineties. Through essays, short stories, and poetry, they share their distinct opinions, impressions, and speculations on aging and ageism and their own growth as people. In these thoughtful, fierce, and funny works, the writers show their belief in women and the aging process

You Look Good for Your Age: An Anthology

Published: May 03, 2021 by University of Alberta Press
ISBN: 9781772125320