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Book cover of I HOPE NIPAKOSEYIMON
I HOPE NIPAKOSEYIMON
By: monique smith | Published: September 2022

This beautifully illustrated dual-language picture book, written by award-winning Indigenous author Monique Gray Smith, explores all the hopes adults...

This beautifully illustrated dual-language picture book, written by award-winning Indigenous author Monique Gray Smith, explores all the hopes adults have for the children in their lives. In English and Plains Cree.

Theme: Indigenous

  • ISBN
    9781459833258
  • Binding
    Hardcover Canadian
  • Category
    Picture Book
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$21.95
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Book cover of I PLACE YOU INTO THE FIRE
I PLACE YOU INTO THE FIRE
By: rebecca thomas | Published: October 2020

In Mi'kmaw, three similarly shaped words have drastically different meanings: kesalul means "I love you"; kesa'lul means "I hurt you"; and ke'sa'lul...

In Mi'kmaw, three similarly shaped words have drastically different meanings: kesalul means "I love you"; kesa'lul means "I hurt you"; and ke'sa'lul means "I put you into the fire." Spoken word artist Rebecca Thomas' first poetry collection is at once a meditation on navigating life and love as a second-generation Residential School survivor, a lesson in unlearning, and a rallying cry for Indigenous justice, empathy, and equality.

Theme: Indigenous, Truth & Reconciliation, Residential Schools

  • ISBN
    9781771088855
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Poetry
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Book cover of I SANG YOU DOWN FROM THE STARS
I SANG YOU DOWN FROM THE STARS
By: tash spillett-sumner | Published: April 2021

A love letter from an Indigenous mother to her new baby Drawing from Indigenous creation stories and traditional teachings and illustrated in...

A love letter from an Indigenous mother to her new baby Drawing from Indigenous creation stories and traditional teachings and illustrated in dazzling watercolors, I Sang You Down from the Starsis 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 white eagle plume, bunches of cedar and sage, a quilted star blanket, and a small stone from the river. When the baby arrives, the mother shares the bundle with her child and reveals the importance of each item inside. But when her family comes to meet the new arrival, she realizes the baby arrived with gifts of its own and that the baby is also a sacred bundle: a baby bundle. Writing in simple, lyrical text, author Tasha Spillett-Sumner draws from her cultural heritage in order to celebrate Indigenous traditions and the universal nature of a mother's love.

Theme: Indigenous, New Baby

  • ISBN
    9781771474085
  • Binding
    Hardcover Canadian
  • Category
    Picture Book
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Book cover of I WILL SEE YOU AGAIN
I WILL SEE YOU AGAIN
By: lisa boivin | Published: February 2020

When the author learns of the death of her brother overseas, she embarks on a journey to bring him home. Through memories and dreams of all they...

When the author learns of the death of her brother overseas, she embarks on a journey to bring him home. Through memories and dreams of all they shared together, she finds comfort and strength. The lyrical art and story leave readers with a universal message of hope and love.

Theme: Suicide, Death & Grieving , Indigenous

  • ISBN
    9781553798552
  • Binding
    Hardcover Canadian
  • Category
    Graphic Novel Teen
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$25.00
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Book cover of IF I EVER GET OUT OF HERE
IF I EVER GET OUT OF HERE
By: eric gansworth | Published: May 2015

A debut novel that "fearlessly lays down the truth"* about friendship, poverty, and the joys of rock 'n' roll. Lewis...

A debut novel that "fearlessly lays down the truth"* about friendship, poverty, and the joys of rock 'n' roll. Lewis "Shoe" Blake is used to the joys and difficulties of life on the Tuscarora Indian reservation in 1975: the joking, the Fireball games, the snow blowing through his roof. What he's not used to is white people being nice to him - people like George Haddonfield, whose family recently moved to town with the Air Force. As the boys connect through their mutual passion for music, especially the Beatles, Lewis has to lie more and more to hide the reality of his family's poverty from George. He also has to deal with the vicious Evan Reininger, who makes Lewis the special target of his wrath. But when everyone else is on Evan's side, how can he be defeated? And if George finds out the truth about Lewis's home - will he still be his friend?

Theme: Bullying issues, Indigenous

  • ISBN
    9780545417310
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Intermediate Fiction
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$13.99
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Book cover of IF I GO MISSING
IF I GO MISSING
By: brianna jonnie | Published: December 2019

Combining graphic fiction and non-fiction, this young adult graphic novel serves as a window into one of the unique dangers of being an Indigenous...

Combining graphic fiction and non-fiction, this young adult graphic novel serves as a window into one of the unique dangers of being an Indigenous teen in Canada today. The text of the book is derived from excerpts of a letter written to the Winnipeg Chief of Police by fourteen-year-old Brianna Jonnie — a letter that went viral and was also the basis of a documentary film. In her letter, Jonnie calls out the authorities for neglecting to immediately investigate missing Indigenous people and urges them to "not treat me as the Indigenous person I am proud to be," if she were to be reported missing. Indigenous artist Neal Shannacappo provides the artwork for the book. Through his illustrations he imagines a situation in which a young Indigenous woman does disappear, portraying the reaction of her community, her friends, the police and media. An author's note at the end of the book provides context for young readers about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada.

Theme: Indigenous

  • ISBN
    9781459414518
  • Binding
    Hardcover Canadian
  • Category
    Graphic Novel Teen
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$24.95
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Book cover of IN OUR OWN ABORIGINAL VOICE
IN OUR OWN ABORIGINAL VOICE
By: michael calvert | Published: September 2022

A collection of short fiction, memoir, non-fiction, and poetry by Aboriginal writers from across Canada, plus original Aboriginal artwork. The...

A collection of short fiction, memoir, non-fiction, and poetry by Aboriginal writers from across Canada, plus original Aboriginal artwork. The Indigenous selection committee included author Richard van Camp. Foreword by author and former Chief, Edmund Metatawabin. This anthology contains the work of established authors such as the late Connie Fife, Joanne Arnott, Michelle Sylliboy, and Dennis Saddleman as well as emerging writers from across Canada.

Theme: Indigenous, LGBTQ2S+

  • ISBN
    9780994730299
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Indigenous
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$18.95
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Book cover of IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF CRAZY HORSE
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF CRAZY HORSE
By: joseph marshall | Published: November 2015

Jimmy McClean is a Lakota boy—though you wouldn’t guess it by his name: his father is part white and part Lakota, and his mother is...

Jimmy McClean is a Lakota boy—though you wouldn’t guess it by his name: his father is part white and part Lakota, and his mother is Lakota. When he embarks on a journey with his grandfather, Nyles High Eagle, he learns more and more about his Lakota heritage—in particular, the story of Crazy Horse, one of the most important figures in Lakota and American history. Drawing references and inspiration from the oral stories of the Lakota tradition, celebrated author Joseph Marshall III juxtaposes the contemporary story of Jimmy with an insider’s perspective on the life of Tasunke Witko, better known as Crazy Horse (c. 1840–1877). The book follows the heroic deeds of the Lakota leader who took up arms against the US federal government to fight against encroachments on the territories and way of life of the Lakota people, including leading a war party to victory at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Along with Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse was the last of the Lakota to surrender his people to the US army. Through his grandfather’s tales about the famous warrior, Jimmy learns more about his Lakota heritage and, ultimately, himself. American Indian Youth Literature Award  

Theme: Indigenous

  • ISBN
    9781419707858
  • Binding
    Hardcover
  • Category
    Intermediate Fiction
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$23.99
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Book cover of IN THE SKY AT NIGHTTIME
IN THE SKY AT NIGHTTIME
By: laura deal | Published: May 2019

In the sky at nighttime, the northern lights dance, a mother's song sways on the breeze, and a raven roosts atop a tall building, bathed in the light...

In the sky at nighttime, the northern lights dance, a mother's song sways on the breeze, and a raven roosts atop a tall building, bathed in the light of the moon.  This lyrical poem sends readers sailing through the Arctic night sky to see and hear the unique beauty of a Northern night. 

Theme: Indigenous

  • ISBN
    9781772272383
  • Binding
    Hardcover Canadian
  • Category
    Picture Book
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$16.95
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Book cover of IN THIS TOGETHER
IN THIS TOGETHER
By: d metcalfe-chenail | Published: April 2016

The release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's (TRC) findings and recommendations in the spring of 2015 was an immensely important day for...

The release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's (TRC) findings and recommendations in the spring of 2015 was an immensely important day for the people of Canada. It marked the hopeful beginning of change—a change of thinking, a change of opinion, a change in understanding. But how do we begin? Chief Justice Murray Sinclair, chair of the TRC, says that the most common statement the commission heard from the public was: “I didn’t know any of this, and I acknowledge that things are not where they should be, and that we can do better. But what can we do? What should we do?” This collection of fifteen true stories of real reconciliation by both Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Canadians is in response to that question. Written by journalists, writers, academics, visual artists, filmmakers, a city planner, and a lawyer, each of these writers expound on their 'light bulb moments' regarding Canada's colonial past and present. They look at their own experiences and assumptions about race and racial divides in Canada under a microscope in hopes that the rest of the population will do the same. With an afterword that is essentially a candid conversation by renowned CBC radio host Shelagh Rogers and Chief Justice Sinclair about their time working with the TRC, this collection is one of the many ways to begin the work of reconciliation in Canada. Metcalfe-Chenail hopes that these voices will inspire other Canadians who want an open dialogue and to maintain the conversation long after the buzz of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s report has faded.

Theme: Indigenous

  • ISBN
    9781927366448
  • Binding
    Hardcover Canadian
  • Category
    High School - Social Studies
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Book cover of INCONVENIENT SKIN
INCONVENIENT SKIN
By: shane koyczan | Published: March 2021

This powerful and thought-provoking collection of poems will draw you in and make you reconsider Canada's colonial legacy.

Theme: Indigenous

  • ISBN
    9781926886657
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    High School - Poetry
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Book cover of INDIAN SCHOOL ROAD
INDIAN SCHOOL ROAD
By: chris benjamin | Published: September 2014

In Indian School Road, journalist Chris Benjamin tackles the controversial and tragic history of the Shubenacadie Indian Residential School, its...

In Indian School Road, journalist Chris Benjamin tackles the controversial and tragic history of the Shubenacadie Indian Residential School, its predecessors, and its lasting effects, giving voice to multiple perspectives for the first time. Benjamin integrates research, interviews, and testimonies to guide readers through the varied experiences of students, principals, and teachers over the school's nearly forty years of operation (1930-1967) and beyond. Exposing the raw wounds of Truth and Reconciliation as well as the struggle for an inclusive Mi'kmaw education system, Indian School Road is a comprehensive and compassionate narrative history of the school that uneducated hundreds of Aboriginal children.

Theme: Indigenous

  • ISBN
    9781771082136
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
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Book cover of INDIAN SHOES
INDIAN SHOES
By: cynthia smith | Published: February 2021

This collection of interrelated stories is heartwarming and laugh-out-loud funny. Cynthia Leitich Smith, acclaimed author of Rain Is Not My Indian...

This collection of interrelated stories is heartwarming and laugh-out-loud funny. Cynthia Leitich Smith, acclaimed author of Rain Is Not My Indian Name, writes with wit and candor about what it's like to grow up as a Seminole-Cherokee boy who is just as happy pounding the pavement in windy Chicago as rowing on a take in rural Oklahoma. This chapter book [or this series] is perfect for growing readers in first or second grade. What do Indian shoes look like, anyway? Like beautiful beaded moccasins...or hightops with bright orange shoelaces? Ray Halfmoon prefers hightops, but he gladly trades them for a nice pair of moccasins for his Grampa. After all, it's Grampa Halfmoon who's always there to help Ray get in and out of scrapes--like the time they are forced to get creative after a homemade haircut makes Ray's head look like a lawn-mowing accident. Shoes is a good book for any elementary-aged reluctant reader, and a necessity for indigenous children everywhere."--School Library Journal

Theme: Indigenous

  • ISBN
    9780064421485
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Junior Fiction
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Book cover of INDIGENOUS ARTWORK
INDIGENOUS ARTWORK
By: michel noel | Published: May 2024

In this book, children will discover 24 works of Indigenous peoples’ art. The magnificent objects presented in this book are part of the collection...

In this book, children will discover 24 works of Indigenous peoples’ art. The magnificent objects presented in this book are part of the collection of Michel Noël, who during his life contributed to the preservation and enhancement of Indigenous heritage.

Theme: Indigenous

  • ISBN
    9782898243288
  • Binding
    Hardcover Canadian
  • Category
    Indigenous
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$16.99
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Book cover of INDIGENOUS INGENUITY - CELEBRATION OF TRADITIONAL NORTH AMERICAN KNOWLEDGE
INDIGENOUS INGENUITY - CELEBRATION OF TRADITIONAL NORTH AMERICAN KNOWLEDGE
By: deidre havrelock | Published: May 2023

Corn. Chocolate. Fishing hooks. Boats that float. Insulated double-walled construction. Recorded history and folklore. Life-saving disinfectant....

Corn. Chocolate. Fishing hooks. Boats that float. Insulated double-walled construction. Recorded history and folklore. Life-saving disinfectant. Forest fire management. Our lives would be unrecognizable without these, and countless other, scientific discoveries and technological inventions from Indigenous North Americans. Spanning topics from transportation to civil engineering, hunting technologies, astronomy, brain surgery, architecture, and agriculture, Indigenous Ingenuity is a wide-ranging STEM offering that answers the call for Indigenous nonfiction by reappropriating hidden history.

Theme: Indigenous, Science

  • ISBN
    9780316413336
  • Binding
    Hardcover Canadian
  • Category
    Indigenous
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$27.99
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