For some hockey players, retirement marks the moment when it's all over. But Jordin Tootoo is not most hockey players. Having inspired millions when he first broke into the league, Tootoo continued to influence people throughout his...
First Nation Communities Read 2024
First Nation Communities Read (FNCR) is an annual reading program launched in 2003 by the First Nations public library community in Ontario. The program is designed to encourage family literacy, and promote the voices of indigenous authors, illustrators, and publishers. Learn more from the FNCR website.
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Author:Brunt, Stephen, Tootoo, JordinSummary: - Author:Poll, WillieSummary:
A young Indigenous water protector named Minnow goes on an underwater journey; learning from our ocean-living relatives. When she returns to the surface, she gathers her community to help make a change. This story is told in lyrical...
- Author:Racine, Darrell, Lakevold, DaleSummary:
Misty Lake tells the story of a young Metis journalist from Winnipeg who travels to a Dene reserve in Northern Manitoba to conduct an interview with a former residential school student. What Mary imparts in her interview will change...
- Author:Rice, WaubgeshigSummary:
It's been over a decade since a mysterious cataclysm caused a permanent blackout that toppled infrastructure and thrust the world into anarchy. Evan Whitesky led his community in remote northern Ontario off the rez and into the bush,...
- Author:Barnes, MarySummary:
Following her critically acclaimed first collection of poetry, What Fox Knew, poet Mary Barnes' sophomore collection, Moving Upstream reveals a tempered grace. Barnes brings her Ojibwe roots to the fore and elegantly coaxes out the...
- Author:Heavy Shield, HaliSummary:
"Naaahsa says art is a language everyone understands. Sometimes we draw. Sometimes we bead. Sometimes we sing. Sometimes Naaahsa tells stories in Blackfoot. A young girl celebrates her grandmother's art, and the wonderful connection...
- Author:Kalluk, BabahSummary:
Niitu and Chips are two best friends, one of whom just happens to be a seal. In this collection of comic strips, Niitu and Chips tackle everything from building the perfect fort to video games to how to eat only the marshmallows out of...
- Author:Picard, IsabelleSummary:
In this acclaimed book, readers meet thirteen-year-old twins Léon and Éloïse who live in Matimekush, an Innu community in Northern Quebec. While Léon spends all his free time playing hockey, and wondering how he can prove he has the...
- Author:Lockhart, D. A.Summary:
The collection is divided into two sections. Ktàpihëna (we are here) is the opening section and utilizes individual pieces to explore the contemporary Indigenous lyric experience with the natural and built environments of the island....
- Author:Forrest, Cole, Borgford, KelseySummary:
Illustrated poetry collection. Once The Smudge Is Lit is a collection of poems written by Nbisiing authors Cole Forrest and Kelsey Borgford. The creative non-fiction collection highlights the experience of Indigeneity in post-colonial...
- Author:Fritz, AndreaSummary:
In this picture book featuring Coast Salish art and traditional storytelling techniques, a salmon and an otter learn to help each other even though they don't have all the answers. Some hul'q'umi'num' words throughout text (not a dual-...
- Author:Doucette, Judith M.Summary:
After moving from an all-French Indigenous community to the English community of St. George's when he was a little boy, Poppa's life as a young man was very sad. He was treated badly by his schoolteachers and some other children in the...
- Author:Friday, TekeylaSummary:
Is it a hedgehog? Is it a porcupine? No - it’s Prince Prickly Spine but how can one so small rescue a princess at all. When a reluctant prince refuses to do his princely duties, his mother the Queen takes away his privileges and forces...
- Author:Zawadski, Krista Ulujuk, Tester, Frank J.Summary:
The traditional life of Inuit of Canada's North, affected early on by contact with whalers and the development of the fur trade. Changes to the lives of Inuit following the Second World War, including the relocation of Inuit, resulting...
- Author:Chalmers, LanceSummary:
There are worse places to live than the rez. Still, family distractions make it almost impossible for Ray Smith and his three bandmates to rehearse every day. So, fresh from high school, the four move to Wakeville, Manitoba to pursue...
- Author:Charles, Myles H.Summary:
"waniskā. wāpan,” mosōm says. “Wake up. It’s morning, little one. You, me, and kohkom are going for a boat ride for the day.” And that is exactly what they do in this quiet book that celebrates traditional life in modern times. Held...
- Author:Tenasco, SunshineSummary:
Challa looked into the mirror and saw a brown girl with long hair, a big toothy smile, big brown eyes and the cutest little dimples that looked like raisins on bannock. When Challa comes home in tears after being teased about her smile...
- Author:Anderson, Wahwahbiginojii-David, Samatte, SandraSummary:
Smudging and the Four Sacred Medicines tells us how to use these Medicines in everyday life and in Ceremonies.
- Author:King, Lindsay ChristinaSummary:
Have you ever wondered why Rabbit has such long ears? Or why Raccoon is wearing a mask? In this collection of funny and unique short stories, young Skye enlightens us in a number of Indigenous teachings, passed down to her from her...
- Author:O'Neill, Sheila, Joe, Mi'selSummary:
In My Indian, Sylvester was hired by William Cormack in 1822 to guide him across Newfoundland in search of Beothuk encampments. In fact, he followed the advice of his Elders and guided Cormack away from the Beothuk. In this sequel,...
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