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Series: Thunder and the Noise Storms Hardcover Jeffrey Ansloos 9781773215587 $21.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 4 - 7 Oct 12, 2021

When the world gets too loud and chaotic, a young boy’s grandfather helps him listen with wonder instead. Kids laughing, sneakers squeaking, balls bouncing—for Thunder, the sounds of the school day often brew into overwhelming noise storms. But when Thunder’s mosom asks him what he hears on an urban nature walk, Thunder starts to understand how sounds like bird wings flapping and rushing water can help him feel calm and connected. Gentle, inviting illustrations by Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley emphasize Mosom’s lessons about the healing po... + Read More
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Series: Ga's / The Train Bilingual edition Hardcover Jodie Callaghan 9781772602005 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 6 - 9 Sep 21, 2021

The dual-language edition, in English and Mi'gmaq, of the Silver Birch Express-nominated title, The Train.Ashley meets her great-uncle by the old train tracks near their community in Nova Scotia. Ashley sees his sadness, and Uncle tells her of the day years ago when he and the other children from their community were told to board the train before being taken to residential school where their lives were changed forever. They weren't allowed to speak Mi'gmaq and were punished if they did. There was no one to give them love and hugs and comfort. ... + Read More
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Series: Four Faces of the Moon Hardcover Amanda Strong 9781773214542 $24.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Interest age, years from 12 Sep 07, 2021

On a journey to uncover her family’s story, Spotted Fawn travels through time and space to reclaim connection to ancestors, language, and the land in this essential graphic novel. In the dreamworld, she bears witness to a mountain of buffalo skulls, a ghostly monument to the slaughter of the buffalo—a key tactic to starve and contain the Indigenous People onto reservations. Spotted Fawn must travel through her own family history to confront the harsh realities of the past and reignite her connection to her people and the land. Her darkroom be... + Read More
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Series: Buffalo Wild! Hardcover Deidre Havrelock 9781773215334 $21.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 4 - 7 Sep 07, 2021

An exuberant celebration of the Buffalo’s return to the wild. Since Declan was born, his kokum has shared her love of Buffalo through stories and art. But Declan longs to see real Buffalo. Then one magical night, herds of the majestic creatures stampede down from the sky. That’s when things really get wild! Azby Whitecalf’s playful illustrations add to the joy and reverence in Deidre Havrelock’s picture book debut. A reprinting of the Buffalo Treaty and an author’s note describe the importance of Buffalo to Indigenous Peoples and efforts to rev... + Read More
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Series: Hockey With Dad Hardcover Willie Sellars 9781987915808 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Sep 01, 2021

The highly anticipated follow-up to Willie Sellars' award-winning Dipnetting with Dad, in Hockey with Dad, Sellars continues the adventures of Little Brother as he grows and learns about the importance of hockey to his Secwépemc community.She shoots, she scores! Big Sister’s hockey team has worked hard toward the most important game of the season. When the team goalie gets injured, Little Brother excitedly steps onto the ice to play in the Championship game. He always wanted to be part of the lineup, where Big Sister is the ace forward. The clo... + Read More
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Series: Land of the Great Turtles Paperback Brad Wagnon 9781939053350 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION US school grade range from 4 - 7 Aug 25, 2021

The Land of Great Turtles is a Cherokee origin story that introduces the reader to Cherokee beliefs and values. The Creator gave the Cherokee people a beautiful island with everything they could ever need. It came with only one rule: they must take care of the land and the animals living there. But what happens when the children decide to paly with the turtles instead of taking care of their responsibilities?Written in both Cherokee and English, readers become familiar with the Cherokee syllabary and the Cherokee language.
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Series: Jamilah at the End of the World Paperback Mary-Lou Zeitoun 9781459416482 $14.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Interest age, years from 13 - 18 Aug 24, 2021

Set against the backdrop of a brutal Toronto summer heatwave, seventeen-year-old Jamilah Monsour makes plans for what she’s certain is the beginning of the climate change catastrophe that will end the world. Luckily, Jamilah knows what has to be done to save her family: transform the back alley garage into a bunker. Reluctantly her parents allow the bunker, but they draw the line when she announces she’s going to skip university and instead use the money they had saved for her education to buy solar panels and a generator. When an electricity ... + Read More
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Series: First Nations Book for Young Readers Indigenous Filmmakers & Actors Paperback Gary Robinson 9781772601725 $10.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Interest age, years from 8 - 14 May 04, 2021

In these entertaining profiles, twelve Indigenous actors and filmmakers tell stories of the hard work and struggle that went into their careers. Overcoming prejudice and stereotypes in the film industry, fighting to make and promote films that demonstrate an honest portrayal of Indigenous life and heritage. Their stories show how there’s more to filmmaking than acting and directing, including writing, producing, editing, designing, and special effects. Their accomplishments include acting in major blockbuster films and TV shows, directing prize... + Read More
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Series: My Indian Paperback Chief Mi'sel Joe 9781550818789 $16.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 12 - 14 Apr 30, 2021

In 1822, William Epps Cormack sought the expertise of a guide who could lead him across Newfoundland in search of the last remaining Beothuk camps on the island. In his journals, Cormack refers to his guide only as “My Indian.” Now, almost two hundred years later, Mi’sel Joe and Sheila O’Neill reclaim the story of Sylvester Joe, the Mi’kmaw guide engaged by Cormack. In a remarkable feat of historical fiction, My Indian follows Sylvester Joe from his birth (in what is now known as Miawpukek First Nation) and early life in his community to his ... + Read More
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Series: Native Women Changing Their Worlds Paperback Patricia Cutright 9781939053329 $12.95 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Apr 28, 2021

Native women have filled their communities with strength and leadership, both historically and as modern-day warriors. The 12 Indigenous women who are featured in this book overcame unimaginable hardships such as racial and gender discrimination, abuse, and extreme poverty only to rise to great heights in the fields of politics, science, education, and community activism.Such determination and courage reflect the essence of the traditional Cheyenne saying: "A nation is not conquered until the hearts of its women are on the ground." The impres... + Read More
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Series: The Power of Style How Fashion and Beauty Are Being Used to Reclaim Cultures Hardcover Christian Allaire 9781773214900 $19.95 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Interest age, years from 12 Apr 27, 2021

Style is not just the clothes on our backs—it is self-expression, representation, and transformation. As a fashion-obsessed Ojibwe teen, Christian Allaire rarely saw anyone that looked like him in the magazines or movies he sought out for inspiration. Now the Fashion and Style Writer for Vogue, he is working to change that—because clothes are never just clothes. Men’s heels are a statement of pride in the face of LGTBQ+ discrimination, while ribbon shirts honor Indigenous ancestors and keep culture alive. Allaire takes the reader through boldly... + Read More
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Series: A Mighty Muskrats Mystery The Case of the Burgled Bundle: A Mighty Muskrats Mystery: Book 3 Paperback Michael Hutchinson 9781772601664 $10.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 9 - 12 Apr 06, 2021

The National Assembly of Cree Peoples has gathered together in the Windy Lake First Nation, home to the Mighty Muskrats—cousins Chickadee, Atim, Otter, and Sam. But when the treaty bundle, the center of a four-day-long ceremony, is taken, the four mystery-solving cousins set out to catch those responsible and help protect Windy Lake’s reputation!What’s worse, prime suspect Pearl takes off to the city with her older brother and known troublemaker, Eddie. If they have the burgled bundle with them, the Mighty Muskrats fear it may be lost for good.... + Read More
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Series: I Sang You Down from the Stars Hardcover Tasha Spillett-Sumner 9781771474085 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 2 - 5 Apr 05, 2021

A New York Times and CBC Books bestselling #OwnVoices love letter from an Indigenous mother to her new baby, new from celebrated author Tasha Spillett-Sumner and 2021 Caldecott winning illustrator Michaela Goade, that honors the beauty of a little one's arrival Drawing from Indigenous creation stories and traditional teachings and illustrated in dazzling watercolors, I Sang You Down from the Stars is a tribute to the bond between mother and child. The narrator gathers gifts for a medicine bundle in anticipation of her baby’s birth; a fluffy whi... + Read More
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Series: Treaty Words For As Long As the Rivers Flow Hardcover Aimée Craft 9781773214962 $16.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Interest age, years from 10 Mar 09, 2021

The first treaty that was made was between the earth and the sky. It was an agreement to work together. We build all of our treaties on that original treaty. On the banks of the river that have been Mishomis’s home his whole life, he teaches his granddaughter to listen—to hear both the sounds and the silences, and so to learn her place in Creation. Most importantly, he teaches her about treaties—the bonds of reciprocity and renewal that endure for as long as the sun shines, the grass grows, and the rivers flow. Accompanied by beautiful illustr... + Read More
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Series: Mii maanda ezhi-gkendmaanh / This Is How I Know Niibing, dgwaagig, bboong, mnookmig dbaadjigaade maanpii mzin’igning / A Book about the Seasons Hardcover Brittany Luby 9781773063263 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 3 - 7 Mar 01, 2021

An Anishinaabe child and her grandmother explore the natural wonders of each season in this lyrical, bilingual story-poem. In this lyrical story-poem, written in Anishinaabemowin and English, a child and grandmother explore their surroundings, taking pleasure in the familiar sights that each new season brings. We accompany them through warm summer days full of wildflowers, bees and blueberries, then fall, when bears feast before hibernation and forest mushrooms are ripe for harvest. Winter mornings begin in darkness as deer, mice and other anim... + Read More
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Series: An Inuksuk Means Welcome Paperback Mary Wallace 9781771474351 $11.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Interest age, years from 3 - 7 Oct 15, 2020

An inuksuk is a stone landmark that different peoples of the Arctic region build to leave a symbolic message. Inuksuit (the plural of inuksuk) can point the way, express joy, or simply say: welcome. A central image in Inuit culture, the inuksuk frames this picture book as an acrostic: readers will learn seven words from the Inuktitut language whose first letters together spell INUKSUK. Each word is presented in English and in Inuktitut characters, with phonetic pronunciation guides provided. The words and their definitions give a sense of th... + Read More
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Series: It's a Mitig! Hardcover Bridget George 9781771622738 $22.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 3 - 5 Sep 19, 2020

Giizis—the sun—rises. What’s hiding in the trees? It’s a Mitig! guides young readers through the forest while introducing them to Ojibwe words for nature. From sunup to sundown, encounter an amik playing with sticks and swimming in the river, a prickly gaag hiding in the bushes and a big, bark-covered mitig. Featuring vibrant and playful artwork, an illustrated Ojibwe-to-English glossary and a simple introduction to the double-vowel pronunciation system, plus accompanying online recordings, It’s a Mitig! is one of the first books of its kind. I... + Read More
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Series: Swift Fox All Along Hardcover Rebecca Thomas 9781773214481 $21.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 4 - 7 Sep 08, 2020

What does it mean to be Mi’kmaq? And if Swift Fox can’t find the answer, will she ever feel like part of her family? When Swift Fox’s father picks her up to go visit her aunties, uncles, and cousins, her belly is already full of butterflies. And when he tells her that today is the day that she’ll learn how to be Mi’kmaq, the butterflies grow even bigger. Though her father reassures her that Mi’kmaq is who she is from her eyes to her toes, Swift Fox doesn’t understand what that means. Her family welcomes her with smiles and hugs, but when it’s t... + Read More
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Series: Sacred Song of the Hermit Thrush A Mohawk Story Paperback Tehanetorens 9781939053268 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Sep 01, 2020

Long ago, when the Birds had no songs, only Man could sing. When the Good Spirit walked the Earth, he noticed a great silence. He realized the Birds had no songs. He devised a great game and told the Birds that whichever one could fly the highest would receive a very beautiful song. But not all the Birds were honest. In his desire to win the game, the small Hermit Thrush jumped on the back of the great Eagle. The Eagle flew higher than any of the Birds, but when he came back to land, the Good Spirit said the Hermit Thrush had gone the highest, ... + Read More
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Series: First Fire A Cherokee Story Paperback Bradley Wagnon 9781939053275 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Sep 01, 2020

This story takes place during a time when animals could do many of the things that people do. The Creator gave the animals the world to live in, but they were without a source of heat at night. Great Thunder and his sons saw the plight of the animals, so he sent lightning down to strike a tree. The tree burst into flames, but because it was on an island, there was no way for the animals to easily get to the tree. Many animals tried to bring the fire over the water to the shore, but they were all unsuccessful. One small creature, the Water Spide... + Read More
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Series: Native American Night Before Christmas Hardcover Gary Robinson 9781939053305 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Sep 01, 2020

An innovative retelling of the classic Christmas tale, this full-color book takes a whimsical look at what Christmas Eve might be like for an American Indian family when Old Red Shirt (the Indian Santa Claus) comes a-calling with his team of flying white buffalo to deliver fry bread, commodities, and other goodies. Renowned Cherokee artist Jesse Hummingbird's inspired illustrations transform the author's playful adaptation into a fresh and modern work of art.
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Series: Spirit Bear: Echoes of the Past Based on a True Story Paperback Cindy Blackstock 9781777009137 $12.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 6 - 12 Jun 30, 2020

Spirit Bear: Echoes of the Past is the 4th book in the Spirit Bear series. For the past 13 years, Spirit Bear has been working hard to make sure First Nations children get the help they need when they need it so they can grow up safely with their families, get a good education, and be healthy and proud of who they are. It’s been a long journey, and Spirit Bear needs a vacation! He and his family set out for Songhees and Esquimalt territories (Victoria, British Columbia) for their holiday adventure. Along the way, they see a statue of... + Read More
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Series: First West Coast Books Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak Board book Roy Henry Vickers 9781550179040 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, months from 1 - 20 May 08, 2020

With bright and bold illustrations by celebrated Indigenous artist Roy Henry Vickers, this sturdy board book introduces iconic sounds of the West Coast and supports the language development of babies and toddlers. From the the crackle of a beach campfire to the swoosh of canoe paddles, the rustle and creak of cedars in the wind, the roar of sea lions and the crashing waves of the Pacific Ocean, the rhythmic text, vibrant illustrations and glossy tactile finish of Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak will delight the very youngest readers.
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Series: Spirit Bear and Children Make History Based on a True Story Paperback Cindy Blackstock 9781777009168 $12.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 6 - 12 Apr 30, 2020

Spirit Bear and Children Make History is an Indspire Successful Practice in K-12 Indigenous education! When Spirit Bear’s mom tells him about an important human rights case happening in Ottawa, Ontario, he makes the LONG trip (by train, his favourite way to travel) to go and watch, and to stand up for First Nations kids. And he isn’t the only one! Lots of children come too—to listen, and to show they care. Spirit Bear knows that children can change the world because he’s there to see it happen. This is the story of how kids—kids just like you—... + Read More
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Series: Pathfinders Autumn's Dawn Paperback Kim Sigafus 9781939053251 $12.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION US school grade range from 12 - 16 Apr 01, 2020

After a school year of dealing with personal issues, Autumn Dawn is happy that summer is finally here. Autumn plans on visiting her aunt Jessie in Minneapolis before heading back home for the class she needs to attend in order to pass to the next grade. On the first day of class, Autumn finds herself face-to-face with Sydney, the bully who thinks it is fun to pick on her. What could be worse than that? They are paired together and will be tutoring each other! Between dealing with Sydney and trying not to notice the new guy in school, who has de... + Read More
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Series: The Train Hardcover Jodie Callaghan 9781772601299 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 6 - 9 Mar 24, 2020

Ashley meets her great-uncle by the old train tracks near their community in Nova Scotia. Ashley sees his sadness, and Uncle tells her of the day years ago when he and the other children from their community were told to board the train before being taken to residential school where their lives were changed forever. They weren't allowed to speak Mi'gmaq and were punished if they did. There was no one to give them love and hugs and comfort. Uncle also tells Ashley how happy she and her sister make him. They are what give him hope. Ashley promise... + Read More
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Series: We Are Water Protectors Hardcover Carole Lindstrom 9781250203557 $24.50 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 3 - 6 Mar 17, 2020

Winner of the 2021 Caldecott Medal#1 New York Times BestsellerInspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America,We Are Water Protectors issues an urgent rallying cry to safeguard the Earth’s water from harm and corruption—a bold and lyrical picture book written by Carole Lindstrom and vibrantly illustrated by Michaela Goade.Water is the first medicine.It affects and connects us all . . .When a black snake threatens to destroy the EarthAnd poison her people’s water, one young water protectorTakes a stand to defend Earth’s most s... + Read More
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Series: Fatty Legs (10th anniversary edition) Paperback Margaret-Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton 9781773213507 $13.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Interest age, years from 9 - 11 Mar 10, 2020

The beloved story of an Inuvialuit girl standing up to the bullies of residential school, updated for a new generation of readers. Margaret Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton’s powerful story of residential school in the far North has been reissued to commemorate the memoir’s 10th anniversary with updates to the text, reflections on the book’s impact, and a bonus chapter from the acclaimed follow-up, A Stranger at Home. New content includes a foreword from Dr. Debbie Reese, noted Indigenous scholar and founder of American Indians in Children’s Literature, w... + Read More
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Series: Pathfinders Found Paperback Joseph Bruchac 9781939053237 $12.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION US school grade range from 12 - 16 Mar 01, 2020

A teenage survival expert finds all of his skills tested as he's pursued through the Canadian wilderness by men determined to silence him. On his way to teach at Camp Seven Generations, a Native outdoor school, Nick witnesses a murder and then is thrown off a train. Remembering and using the teachings of his Abenaki elders will prove to be the difference between life and death for him. Although his pursuers have modern technology to help them, Nick has something even more useful. In addition to the skills he's learned, he has an ally in the nat... + Read More
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Series: First Peoples Cheyenne Paperback Valerie Bodden 9781628327861 $14.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Interest age, years from 6 - 8 Jan 21, 2020

Prior to the arrival of Europeans, numerous native peoples thrived across North America. Providing an overview of daily life and culture, this series introduces six more First Peoples. Approachable text examines each group's community structure, significant ceremonies, and traditions, as well as their relationship with European settlers and forced relocation onto reservations. With a focus on the tribe's way of life, each title also includes a traditional story and tells how the peoplework to keep the traditions of their ancestors alive today. ... + Read More
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Series: First Peoples Comanche Paperback Valerie Bodden 9781628327878 $14.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Interest age, years from 6 - 8 Jan 21, 2020

Prior to the arrival of Europeans, numerous native peoples thrived across North America. Providing an overview of daily life and culture, this series introduces six more First Peoples. Approachable text examines each group's community structure, significant ceremonies, and traditions, as well as their relationship with European settlers and forced relocation onto reservations. With a focus on the tribe's way of life, each title also includes a traditional story and tells how the peoplework to keep the traditions of their ancestors alive today. ... + Read More
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Series: First Peoples Hopi Paperback Valerie Bodden 9781628327885 $14.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Interest age, years from 6 - 8 Jan 21, 2020

Prior to the arrival of Europeans, numerous native peoples thrived across North America. Providing an overview of daily life and culture, this series introduces six more First Peoples. Approachable text examines each group's community structure, significant ceremonies, and traditions, as well as their relationship with European settlers and forced relocation onto reservations. With a focus on the tribe's way of life, each title also includes a traditional story and tells how the peoplework to keep the traditions of their ancestors alive today. ... + Read More
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Series: First Peoples Inuit Hardcover Valerie Bodden 9781628327892 $14.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Interest age, years from 6 - 8 Jan 21, 2020

Prior to the arrival of Europeans, numerous native peoples thrived across North America. Providing an overview of daily life and culture, this series introduces six more First Peoples. Approachable text examines each group's community structure, significant ceremonies, and traditions, as well as their relationship with European settlers and forced relocation onto reservations. With a focus on the tribe's way of life, each title also includes a traditional story and tells how the peoplework to keep the traditions of their ancestors alive today. ... + Read More
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Series: First Peoples Seminole Paperback Valerie Bodden 9781628327908 $14.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Interest age, years from 6 - 8 Jan 21, 2020

Prior to the arrival of Europeans, numerous native peoples thrived across North America. Providing an overview of daily life and culture, this series introduces six more First Peoples. Approachable text examines each group's community structure, significant ceremonies, and traditions, as well as their relationship with European settlers and forced relocation onto reservations. With a focus on the tribe's way of life, each title also includes a traditional story and tells how the peoplework to keep the traditions of their ancestors alive today. ... + Read More
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Series: First Peoples Shawnee Paperback Valerie Bodden 9781628327915 $14.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Interest age, years from 6 - 8 Jan 21, 2020

Prior to the arrival of Europeans, numerous native peoples thrived across North America. Providing an overview of daily life and culture, this series introduces six more First Peoples. Approachable text examines each group's community structure, significant ceremonies, and traditions, as well as their relationship with European settlers and forced relocation onto reservations. With a focus on the tribe's way of life, each title also includes a traditional story and tells how the peoplework to keep the traditions of their ancestors alive today. ... + Read More
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Series: Spirit Bear: Honouring Memories, Planting Dreams Based on a True Story Paperback Cindy Blackstock 9781775191490 $12.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 6 - 12 Nov 30, 2019

Spirit Bear: Honouring Memories, Planting Dreams is the 3rd book in the Spirit Bear series.Spirit Bear is on his way home from a sacred ceremony when he meets Jake, a friendly dog, with a bag full of paper hearts attached to wood stakes. Jake tells Spirit Bear that school children and residential school survivors will plant the hearts when a big report on residential schools called the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC for short) is shared. The TRC will have Calls to Action so we can all help end the unfairness and make sure this generat... + Read More
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Series: Fry Bread A Native American Family Story Hardcover Kevin Noble Maillard 9781626727465 $25.99 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 3 - 6 Oct 22, 2019

Winner of the 2020 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book MedalA 2020 American Indian Youth Literature Picture Book Honor Winner“A wonderful and sweet book . . . Lovely stuff.” —The New York Times Book ReviewTold in lively and powerful verse by debut author Kevin Noble Maillard,Fry Breadis an evocative depiction of a modern Native American family, vibrantly illustrated by Pura Belpre Award winner and Caldecott Honoree Juana Martinez-Neal.Fry bread is food.It is warm and delicious, piled high on a plate.Fry bread is time.It brings families together... + Read More
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Series: Just Lucky Paperback Melanie Florence 9781772601046 $13.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Interest age, years from 13 - 18 Sep 17, 2019

Lucky loves her grandparents, and they are all the family she really has. True, her grandma forgets things…like turning off the stove, or Lucky’s name. But her grandpa takes such good care of them that Lucky doesn’t realize how bad things are. That is until he’s gone. When her grandma accidentally sets the kitchen on fire, Lucky can’t hide what’s happening any longer, and she is sent into foster care. She quickly learns that some foster families are okay. Some aren’t. And some really, really aren’t. Is it possible to find a home again when the... + Read More
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Series: Gaawin Gindaaswin Ndaawsii / I Am Not a Number Nishnaabemwin (Ojibwe) Nbisiing dialect and English dual language edition Paperback Dr. Jenny Kay Dupuis 9781772600995 $14.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Interest age, years from 7 - 11 Sep 10, 2019

The dual language edition, in Nishnaabemwin (Ojibwe) Nbisiing dialect and English, of the award-winning I Am Not a Number. When eight-year-old Irene is removed from her First Nations family to live in a residential school she is confused, frightened, and terribly homesick. She tries to remember who she is and where she came from, despite the efforts of the nuns who are in charge at the school and who tell her that she is not to use her own name but instead use the number they have assigned to her. When she goes home for summer holidays, Irene's... + Read More
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Series: Nibi Emosaawdang / The Water Walker Bilingual edition Paperback Joanne Robertson 9781772601008 $14.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Interest age, years from 6 - 9 Sep 10, 2019

The dual language edition, in Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) and English, of The Water Walker, the award-winning story of a determined Ojibwe Nokomis (Grandmother) Josephine-ba Mandamin and her great love for Nibi (water). Nokomis walked to raise awareness of our need to protect Nibi for future generations, and for all life on the planet. She, along with other women, men, and youth, have walked around all the Great Lakes from the four salt waters, or oceans, to Lake Superior. The walks are full of challenges, and by her example Josephine-ba invites ... + Read More
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Series: kimotinâniwiw itwêwina / Stolen Words Bilingual edition Paperback Melanie Florence 9781772601015 $14.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 6 - 9 Sep 10, 2019

The dual language edition, in Plains Cree and English, of Stolen Words, the award-winning story of the beautiful relationship between a little girl and her grandfather. When she asks her grandfather how to say something in Cree, he tells her that his language was stolen from him when he was a boy. The little girl then sets out to help her grandfather find his language again. This sensitive and warmly illustrated picture book explores the intergenerational impact of the residential school system that separated young Indigenous children from thei... + Read More
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Series: A Mighty Muskrats Mystery The Case of Windy Lake: A Mighty Muskrats Mystery Paperback Michael Hutchinson 9781772600858 $10.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 9 - 12 Mar 18, 2019

Sam, Otter, Atim, and Chickadee are four inseparable cousins growing up on the Windy Lake First Nation. Nicknamed the Mighty Muskrats for their habit of laughing, fighting, and exploring together, the cousins find that each new adventure adds to their reputation. When a visiting archeologist goes missing, the cousins decide to solve the mystery of his disappearance. In the midst of community conflict, family concerns, and environmental protests, the four get busy following every lead. From their base of operations in a fort made out of an old s... + Read More
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Series: Spirit Bear: Fishing for Knowledge, Catching Dreams Based on a True Story Paperback Cindy Blackstock 9781775191421 $12.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 6 - 12 Nov 29, 2018

Spirit Bear: Fishing for Knowledge, Catching Dreams is the 2nd book in the Spirit Bear series. Spirit Bear is off on another adventure! Follow him as he learns about traditional knowledge and Residential Schools from Uncle Huckleberry and his friend, Lak'insxw, before heading to Algonquin territory, where children teach him about Shannen's Dream. Spirit Bear and his new friends won't stop until Shannen's Dream of "safe and comfy schools" comes true for every First Nations student.Learning GuideSpirit Bear is pawsitively thr... + Read More
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Series: No Name Trust Your Name Paperback Tim Tingle 9781939053190 $12.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Sep 05, 2018

After Bobby Byington's unforgettable winning high school season, Coach Robison recruits Choctaw players from several communities to play in a summer league. Coach selects the Panther as the team's mascot, saying, "To many Choctaws, young and old, the Panther is an elder watching over us, helping us when we are in need." As the team gels and they move to the national tournament, they find out they are up against more than other basketball teams. They must deal with racist taunts and unfair sportsmanship on the court. The situation comes to a hea... + Read More
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Series: Looks Like Daylight Voices of Indigenous Kids Paperback Deborah Ellis 9781554981212 $12.95 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Interest age, years from 12 Aug 01, 2018

Author Deborah Ellis travels across the continent, interviewing more than forty Native American kids and letting them tell their own stories. They come from all over the continent — from Iqaluit to Texas, Haida Gwaii to North Carolina. Their stories are sometimes heartbreaking; more often full of pride and hope. You’ll meet Tingo, who has spent most of his young life living in foster homes and motels, and is now thriving after becoming involved with a Native Friendship Center; Myleka and Tulane, young Navajo artists; Eagleson, who started drink... + Read More
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Series: Fire Song Paperback Adam Garnet Jones 9781554519774 $12.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Interest age, years from 14 Mar 13, 2018

How can Shane reconcile his feelings for David with his desire for a better life? Shane is still reeling from the suicide of his kid sister, Destiny. How could he have missed the fact that she was so sad? He tries to share his grief with his girlfriend, Tara, but she’s too concerned with her own needs to offer him much comfort. What he really wants is to be able to turn to the one person on the rez whom he loves—his friend, David. Things go from bad to worse as Shane’s dream of going to university is shattered and his grieving mother withdr... + Read More
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Series: Spirit Bear and Children Make History Based on a True Story Paperback Cindy Blackstock 9781775191407 $15.00 JUVENILE FICTION Dec 05, 2017

Spirit Bear and Children Make History is an Indspire Successful Practice in K-12 Indigenous education! When Spirit Bear’s mom tells him about an important human rights case happening in Ottawa, Ontario, he makes the LONG trip (by train, his favourite way to travel) to go and watch, and to stand up for First Nations kids. And he isn’t the only one! Lots of children come too—to listen, and to show they care. Spirit Bear knows that children can change the world because he’s there to see it happen. This is the story of how kids—kids just like ... + Read More
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Series: Turtle Island The Story of North America's First People Paperback Eldon Yellowhorn 9781554519439 $16.95 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Interest age, years from 11 Sep 12, 2017

Unlike most books that chronicle the history of Native peoples beginning with the arrival of Europeans in 1492, this book goes back to the Ice Age to give young readers a glimpse of what life was like pre-contact. The title, Turtle Island, refers to a Native myth that explains how North and Central America were formed on the back of a turtle. Based on archeological finds and scientific research, we now have a clearer picture of how the Indigenous people lived. Using that knowledge, the authors take the reader back as far as 14,000 years ago to ... + Read More
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Series: #NotYourPrincess Voices of Native American Women Paperback Lisa Charleyboy 9781554519576 $14.95 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Interest age, years from 14 Sep 12, 2017

Native Women demand to be heard in this stunning anthology. Whether looking back to a troubled past or welcoming a hopeful future, the powerful voices of Indigenous women across North America resound in this book. In the same style as the best-selling Dreaming in Indian, #Not Your Princess presents an eclectic collection of poems, essays, interviews, and art that combine to express the experience of being a Native woman. Stories of abuse, humiliation, and stereotyping are countered by the voices of passionate women making themselves heard and d... + Read More
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Series: Stolen Words Hardcover Melanie Florence 9781772600377 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 6 - 9 Sep 05, 2017

The story of the beautiful relationship between a little girl and her grandfather. When she asks her grandfather how to say something in his language – Cree – he admits that his language was stolen from him when he was a boy. The little girl then sets out to help her grandfather find his language again. This sensitive and warmly illustrated picture book explores the intergenerational impact of the residential school system that separated young Indigenous children from their families. The story recognizes the pain of those whose culture and lang... + Read More
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Series: The Water Walker Bilingual edition Hardcover Joanne Robertson 9781772600384 $16.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Interest age, years from 6 - 9 Sep 05, 2017

The story of a determined Ojibwe Grandmother (Nokomis) Josephine-ba Mandamin and her great love for Nibi (water). Nokomis walks to raise awareness of our need to protect Nibi for future generations, and for all life on the planet. She, along with other women, men, and youth, have walked around all the Great Lakes from the four salt waters, or oceans, to Lake Superior. The walks are full of challenges, and by her example Josephine-ba invites us all to take up our responsibility to protect our water, the giver of life, and to protect our planet f... + Read More
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Series: Kisimi Taimaippaktut Angirrarijarani / Only in My Hometown Bilingual edition Hardcover Angnakuluk Friesen 9781554988839 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 3 - 7 Sep 01, 2017

The northern lights shine, women gather to eat raw caribou meat and everyone could be family in this ode to small-town life in Nunavut, written in English and Inuktitut. Sisters Angnakuluk Friesen and Ippiksaut Friesen collaborate on this story about what it’s like to grow up in an Inuit community in Nunavut. Every line about the hometown in this book will have readers thinking about what makes their own hometowns unique. With strong social studies curriculum connections, Kisimi Taimaippaktut Angirrarijarani / Only in My Hometown introduces you... + Read More
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Series: nipêhon / I Wait Hardcover Caitlin Nicholson 9781554989140 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 4 - 7 Sep 01, 2017

A quiet, gentle story about a family working together written in Cree and English. A young child, her grandmother and mother are going out to pick wild yarrow. As Grandmother gets ready, the child and her mom wait. Grandmother leads the way to the field of blossoms, where they can finally start to pick … only now they have to wait for Mom! The simple story, written in Cree and English and accompanied by rich acrylic illustrations, shows the patience, love and humor involved as three generations accommodate one another on a family outing. nipêho... + Read More
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Series: Rez Rebel Paperback Melanie Florence 9781459411999 $12.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Interest age, years from 13 - 18 Apr 28, 2017

Floyd Twofeathers has always trusted his mom, a traditional healer, and his dad, hereditary chief of their band, to take care of the people on their reserve. But a lack of educational and career opportunities, medical support and counselling has left young people feeling that they have no future. As suicides pile up, Floyd finds that his friends and kids he knows are taking their own lives because they feel that they have no future — but his father refuses to listen to Floyd's attempts to find a realistic solution. When Floyd's father is overwh... + Read More
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Series: PathFinders Danny Blackgoat: Dangerous Passage Paperback Tim Tingle 9781939053152 $12.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Mar 15, 2017

During the Civil War, the United States Army imprisoned thousands of Navajos in unsafe conditions at Fort Sumner. Through the eyes of teenager Danny Blackgoat, readers experience how the Diné people struggled to survive. In the concluding novel of the Danny Blackgoat trilogy, the major characters appear in a final scene of reckoning. Danny Blackgoat must face the charge of stealing a horse from Fort Davis––or reveal that his old friend, Jim Davis, stole the horse to help Danny escape. The penalty for horse theft in the 1860s? Death by hanging. ... + Read More