In this faithful retelling of a traditional story from the Kugaaruk region, told by Elder Levi Illuitok, a father must save his infant child from an amajurjuk, an ogress known to steal children. When the ogress takes advantage of the...
First Nation Communities Read 2023
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(s):Illuitok, LeviSummary: - Author(s):Hutchinson, MichaelSummary:
The Mighty Muskrats are back with a chilly new mystery! Windy Lake First Nation is hosting the annual Trappers Festival, and the four Mighty Muskrats are excited about the dogsled races and the chance to visit with family and friends...
- Author(s):Gallant, LorrieSummary:
Lorrie Gallant is from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, Cayuga Nation, Turtle Clan, and retells the story of Dawn V. Hill's experiences in residential school in the book, The Day I Became Number 54. Life was happy and carefree...
- Author(s):Brynjolson, Rhian, Dumas, WilliamSummary:
"Helpless to stop a deadly illness, Rocky Cree Elder Kakakiw struggles to help the sick as more and more people pass into the spirit world. To save his people, Kakakiw must overcome doubt to trust in traditional teachings and the gift...
- Author(s):Stephenson, WendySummary:
The Missing Caribou Hide is a story that passes through the years in Tlicho history. It tells of times when people lived a simpler life built around the fur trade, hard work and helping one another. It tells of times when relationships...
- Author(s):Fournier, JamesieSummary:
In "The Net," a girl and her mother arrive at their secluded cabin on a frozen lake to find their fishing net has been attacked, a massive hole ripped through the middle. After the net has been mended and the night's catch eaten, the...
- Author(s):Johnson, HaroldSummary:
Approached by an ecumenical society representing many faiths, from Judeo-Christians to fellow members of First Nations, Harold R. Johnson agreed to host a group who wanted to hear him speak about the power of storytelling. This book is...
- Author(s):Huson, Brett D.Summary:
Hoarders. Scavengers. Bringers of new life. Ravens have many roles, both for the land and in Gitxsan story and song. The Raven Mother transports young readers to Northwestern British Columbia to learn about the traditions of the Gitxsan...
- Author(s):Robertson, DavidSummary:
It's a race against time to save Eli, in this third book in the award-winning, Narnia-inspired Indigenous middle-grade fantasy series.
- Author(s):Ferguson, JennySummary:
This summer, Lou will working in her family's ice-cream shack with her newly ex-boyfriend and her former best friend, King, who is back in their Canadian prairie town after disappearing three years ago without a word. When she gets a...
- Author(s):Robertson, David A.Summary:
A poignant and evocative novel about the bonds of family and the gifts offered by the land. When a troubled father and his estranged teenage daughter head out onto the land in search of the family trapline, they find their way back to...
- Author(s):Shannacappo, NealSummary:
Debut poetry collection by Nakawe writer, illustrator and graphic artist NShannacappo, the poetry best encapsulates the idea of someone who is Asunder. Being broken, but not staying broken and perhaps not being quite whole in the end...
- Author(s):Sammurtok, NadiaSummary:
In this lovingly told book, a mother recounts for her daughter all the things she loves about her, connecting each attribute to an element of the Arctic landscape or Inuit traditional life. As her daughter's eyes glistens like the fire...
- Author(s):Dion-Glowa, JusteneSummary:
Indigenous Poetry; Métis Poetry; Working-Class Poetry; Grief; Trauma; Belonging; Childhood Home; Stream of Consciousness; Death; Culture; Neurodivergence; Win-Nipi; Winnipeg
- Author(s):Joyal, Michael, Hemphill, LucySummary:
In this final installation of the Overhead Series, Lucy Hemphill once again transports the reader with intimate revelations on identity by exploring both her personal and ancestral relationship to the forest and the quiet sentinels that...
- Author(s):Aglukark, SusanSummary:
Ukpik's mother is eager to teach Ukpik how to prepare caribou skin, dry it, and use it to sew a pair of simple, useful mitts. But Ukpik can't stop thinking about the beautiful new beads her mother traded the Captain for on his last...
- Author(s):Sanderson, Douglas, Sniderman, Andrew Michael StoboSummary:
A heartrending true story about racial injustice, residential schools and a path forward. Divided by a beautiful valley and 150 years of racism, the Waywayseecappo reserve and the town of Rossburn have been neighbours nearly as long as...
- Author(s):Henderson, Scott B., Yaciuk, Donovan, Robertson, DavidSummary:
"Brady is abducted by the Mikho corporation, while Eva and Cole fight an old enemy. Cole barely escapes the fight alive, so once again, it's up to Eva to save the day. After a vicious battle with Mihko's newest test subject, Eva...
- Author(s):Cook, MarlynSummary:
Pinesiw Iskwew, Thunder Woman, Dr. Marlyn Cook, member of Misipawistik Cree Nation is the author of Walking the Red Road for Healing. This book is based on her life and journey as a Cree Woman, Pipe Carrier, Sundancer, Sweat Lodge...
- Author(s):Qilavaq-Savard, AshleySummary:
A "kunik" is a traditional Inuit greeting, often given to loved ones, in which a person places their nose on another's cheek and breathes them in. Where the Sea Kuniks the Land extends that gesture of love to the Arctic landscape, in a...
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