In this high-interest novel for teen readers, a soccer star surprises everyone by signing up for Indigenous dance classes.
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(s):Florence, MelanieSummary: - Author(s):Dupuis,Jenny KaySummary:
On a visit to her granny, Maggie learns about perseverance through her first beading project. As they work, Granny shares how beading helped her stay connected to her Anishinaabe culture when she lost her Indian status. In this...
- Author(s):Matheson, M. J.Summary:
Strange things start happening in the bedrooms of Faith and Dakota. The siblings find a way to solve their problems and make friends in a special way.
- Author(s):Momaday, N. ScottSummary:
A young Native American, Abel has come home from war to find himself caught between two worlds. The first is the world of his grandfather's, wedding him to the rhythm of the seasons, the harsh beauty of the land, and the ancient rites...
- Author(s):Deal, LauraSummary:
Nivi has always known that her names were special, but she does not know where they came from. So, one sunny afternoon, Nivi decides to ask her mom how she got her names. The stories of the people Nivi is named after lead her to an...
- Author(s):Sewell, Anna MarieSummary:
An expertly constructed Agatha Christie-like tale, written with the steadfast and humorous pen of a Maria Campbell. Forceful and unflinching, at times painful, but always love-laden and often funny, Humane is a story about family and...
- Author(s):Patsauq, MarkoosieSummary:
Published fifty years ago under the title Harpoon of the Hunter, Markoosie Patsauq's novel helped establish the genre of Indigenous fiction in Canada. This new English translation unfolds the story of Kamik, a young hero who comes to...
- Author(s):Boivin, LisaSummary:
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 follows Dene teachings to find comfort and strength. The lyrical art...
- Author(s):Taylor, TheodoreSummary:
Two Inuit brothers must fend for themselves while stranded on an ice floe that is adrift in the Greenland Strait.
- Author(s):Knott, HelenSummary:
Helen Knott, a highly accomplished Indigenous woman, seems to have it all. But in her memoir, she offers a different perspective. In My Own Moccasins is an unflinching account of addiction, intergenerational trauma, and the wounds...
- Author(s):Calvert, Michael, Metatawabin, Edmund, Arnott, Joanne, Dick-Charleson, Shauntelle, Charles, Hank, Chrona, Jo, Fife, Connie, Henry, Kevin Bear, ILRP 100 class (Vancouver Island University), Lewis, Charla, McCarthy, Natasha, McIntosh, Darlene, Merasty, Connie, Mustatia, Sharai, Neufeld, Myles, Ratt, Jeremy, Reece, Skeena, Robinson, Sheena, Saddleman, Dennis, Sheehan-Kalina, Spencer, Sock, Maisyn, Smasslet, Jerry, Starr, Joe, Sylliboy, Michelle, Thompson, Edōsdi /Judy, White-Hill, Kwulasultun, Eliot, Wicks, Jillian, Williams, John, Joe, Phillip, Paul, Leanna Raven, Watts, NikiSummary:
Through our own Indigenous stories we discover our roots. A collection of short fiction, non-fiction, and poetry by Indigenous writers from across Canada, plus original Indigenous artwork. This anthology contains the work of established...
- Author(s):Mosionier, BeatriceSummary:
Two young sisters are taken from their home and family. Powerless to change their fortunes, they are separated, and each put into different foster homes. Yet over the years, the bond between them grows. As they each make their way in a...
- Author(s):Kanagawa, HiroSummary:
Rita and Alfred Allmers live in an isolated family cabin on native leasehold land overlooking Indian Arm, a still untamed glacial fjord just north of Vancouver, BC. With Alfred—a formerly promising novelist—now struggling with his...
- Author(s):Wagamese, RichardSummary:
Saul Indian Horse, who is dying in a big city hospice, embarks on a journey of imagination back through his life.
- Author(s):Kenny, George, Eigenbrod, Renate, Ningewance, Patricia M.Summary:
George Kenny is an Anishinaabe poet and playwright who learned traditional ways from his parents before being sent to residential school in 1958. When Kenny published his first book, 1982’s Indians Don’t Cry, he joined the ranks of...
- Author(s):King, ThomasSummary:
Meet Bird and Mimi. The brilliant new novel from one of Canada's foremost authors. Inspired by a handful of old postcards, sent by Uncle Lenny nearly a hundred years before, Bird and Mimi attempt to trace the steps of Mimi's long-lost...
- Author(s):Joseph, Cynthia F., Joseph, Robert P. C.Summary:
We are all treaty people. But what are the everyday impacts of treaties, and how can we effectively work toward reconciliation if we're worried our words and actions will unintentionally cause harm? Hereditary chief and leading...
- Author(s):Johnston, Thomas AngutiSummary:
Inuit games have been played as long as anyone can remember! Learn all about Inuit games and why they are important for staying healthy and strong for life in the Arctic.
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Inuit qaujimajatuqangit--which means a complete body of knowledge and experience passed from generation to generation--is a collection of contributions by Inuit Elders. It not only helps preserve important knowledge and tradition, but...
- Author(s):Simpson, Leanne BetasamosakeSummary:
In her debut collection of short stories, Islands of Decolonial Love, renowned writer and activist Leanne Simpson vividly explores the lives of contemporary Indigenous Peoples and communities, especially those of her own Nishnaabeg...
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