Covering Indigenous adventures from Wahpole Island to Northern Saskatchewan to the West Coast, #IndianLovePoems is a poetry collection that humorously delves into the truths of love and lust within the Indigenous communities, leading to...
First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Collection
Collection of titles and resources by and about First Nation, Métis, and Inuit people in Canada. Titles include Fiction, Nonfiction, Children’s Books, Young Adult, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Plays and more!
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Author:Campbell, Tenille KSummary: - Author:Charleyboy, LisaSummary:
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...
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The first-ever collection of Aaniiih/Gros Ventre narratives to be published in the Aaniiih/Gros Ventre language, this book contains traditional trickster tales and war stories. Some of these stories were collected by Alfred Kroeber in...
- Author:McLeod, Neal, Wolvengrey, ArokSummary:
As an Elder once said, "Learn one Cree word a day for 100 days, and emerge a different person." In 100 Days of Cree Neal McLeod offers a portal into another way of understanding the universe--and our place within it--while demonstrating...
- Author:Joseph, Robert P. C.Summary:
A guide to understanding the Indian Act and its impact on generations of Indigenous Peoples, as well as an examination of how Indigenous Peoples can return to self-government, self-determination, and self-reliance.
- Author:Campbell, Nicola I.Summary:
Set in the Okanagan, BC, a First Nations family goes on an outing to forage for herbs and mushrooms. Grandmother passes down her knowledge of plant life to her young grandchildren.
- Author:Wemigwans, JenniferSummary:
'A serious advance in state-of-the-art research.' Marisa Duarte, author of Network Sovereignty: Building the Internet across Indian Country. An essential contribution to Internet activism and a must-read for educators, theorists, and...
- Author:Belcourt, Billy-RaySummary:
The youngest ever winner of the Griffin Prize mines his own personal history to reconcile the world he was born into with the world that could be . Billy-Ray Belcourt's debut memoir opens with a tender letter to his kokum and memories...
- Author:Hoy, BenjaminSummary:
Often described as the longest undefended border in the world, the Canada-US border was born in blood, conflict, and uncertainty. At the end of the American Revolution, Britain and the United States imagined a future for each of their...
- Author:Bartleman, JamesSummary:
A novel of love and betrayal dealing with the biggest issues facing Canada’s Indigenous peoples today. In the summer of 1972, a float plane carrying a team of child welfare officials lands on a river flowing through the Yellow Dog...
- Author:Jordan-Fenton, Christy, Pokiak-Fenton, MargaretSummary:
Traveling to be reunited with her family in the arctic, 10-year-old Margaret Pokiak can hardly contain her excitement. It’s been two years since her parents delivered her to the school run by the dark-cloaked nuns and brothers. Coming...
- Author:Harrington, JenniferSummary:
A beautifully illustrated A to Z board book featuring Canadian animals.
- Author:Revelle, RickSummary:
Anokì and his sister Pangì Mahingan have grown up, and now face a decision that will change their lives forever. Twelve years after Mahingan was wounded battling for his life against the Haudenosaunee warrior known as Ö:nenhste Erhar (...
- Author:Tootoo, JordinSummary:
It seemed as though nothing could stop Jordin Tootoo on the ice. The captain of Canada's Under-18, a fan favourite on the World Junior squad, and a WHL top prospect who could intimidate both goalies and enforcers, he was always a leader...
- Author:Harjo, JoySummary:
A collection of poems from the first Native American US Poet Laureate, informed by her tribal history and connection to the land, that opens a dialogue with history.
- Author:Mosionier, BeatriceSummary:
Life stories of two Métis sisters who suffer the breakdown of family relations and the injustices of the social services system. Culleton has made April Raintree the spokesperson for the Métis. April and her younger sister Cheryl, when...
- Author:Simpson, Leanne BetasamosakeSummary:
Across North America, Indigenous acts of resistance have in recent years opposed the removal of federal protections for forests and waterways in Indigenous lands, halted the expansion of tar sands extraction and the pipeline...
- Author:Halfe, LouiseSummary:
There are no pronouns in Cree for gender; awâsis (which means illuminated child) reveals herself through shapeshifting, adopting different genders, exploring the English language with merriment, and sharing his journey of mishaps with...
- Author:Hunt, DallasSummary:
As young Awâsis searches for the ingredients to make Kohkum's world-famous bannock recipe, they run into a variety of other-than-human relatives that help them along in their journey. Includes a pronunciation guide and Kohkum's world-...
- Author:Flett, JulieSummary:
** IBBY Canada 2022 Honor List ** When a young girl moves from the country to a small town, she feels lonely and out of place. But soon she meets an elderly woman next door, who shares her love of arts and crafts. Can the girl navigate...
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