Vince lives in a small town, a town that is divided right down the middle. Indians on one side, whites on the other. The unspoken has never been challenged. But when Vince’s friend Sherry starts seeing an Indian boy, Vince is outraged...
Indigenous peoples
- Author:Olsen, SylviaSummary:
- Author:Syliboy, AlanSummary:
From the bestselling creator of The Thundermaker comes another adventure featuring Little Thunder and Wolverine—a trickster, who is strong and fierce and loyal. The two are best of friends, even though Wolverine can sometimes get them...
- Author:Rondeau, IsobelSummary:
Wings Of An Angel is about the everyday life of a residential school person. The reason to wake everyday and be grateful you have the time to enjoy your life. There are reasons a person hides their memories from everyday life, but what...
- Author:Baugh, LeanneSummary:
In the opening pages of this historical novel, sixteen-year-old Kate Harding is desperately trying to assist her mother who is about to give premature birth to a child in their home in the small colonial community of Victoria in 1861....
- Author:Van Camp, RichardSummary:
Two honest and memorable middle-grade novellas on residential schools and reconciliation. The novellas will be bound together in a "flip-book" format, which offers the intended audiences two important perspectives in one package.
- Author:Tremblay, IdaSummary:
This story takes readers on a journey into the past when dog teams were part of the traditional way of life in Northern Saskatchewan. It follows the seasonal cycle of trapline life.
- Author:Lowinger, Kathy, Yellowhorn, EldonSummary:
What do people do when their civilization is invaded? Indigenous people have been faced with disease, war, broken promises, and forced assimilation. Despite crushing losses and insurmountable challenges, they formed new nations from the...
- Author:Simon, Sarah, Yakeleya, ElizabethSummary:
A work in progress since the 1970s, We Remember the Coming of the White Man chronicles the history of the Sahtú (Mountain Dene) and Gwinch’in People in the extraordinary time of the early 20th century. Chapters are transcripts of oral...
- Author:Lindstrom, CaroleSummary:
Winner of the 2021 Caldecott Medal New York Times Bestseller. This program is read by the author. Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues an urgent rallying cry to safeguard the...
- Author:Beuhler, C. J.Summary:
The story of an Inuit shaman in Labrador, a successful artist with no interest in the monetary rewards life offers. He discovers the skeleton of a plane lost during WWII, and attempts to identify the crewmen on board. The granddaughter...
- Author:Belanger, Yale DeronSummary:
- Author:Palmater, Pamela D.Summary:
Warrior Life: Indigenous Resistance and Resurgence is the second book of the best blogs and articles authored by Pamela Palmater since her first book: Indigenous Nationhood: Empowering Grassroots Citizens. Like the first book, this one...
- Author:Speidel, SageSummary:
A mother - the author of this story - shares Lakota cultural experiences with her daughter, introducing her to waci (dance) as a way to celebrate life. Wacipi (powwow), where the dancing occurs, is a setting for Indigenous song, dance,...
- Author: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:Dimaline, CherieSummary:
Métis millennial Lucky St. James is barely hanging on when she learns she'll be evicted from the tiny Toronto apartment she shares with her cantankerous but loving grandmother Stella. But then one night, something strange and...
- Author:Sewell, Anna MarieSummary:
What wilderness seethes beneath the skin? Knowing your wild potential, is it possible to live a life both urban and urbane? 'Urbane' continues the stories of the people, human and otherwise, we met in 'Humane', Anna...
- Author:Ross, JeffSummary:
In this high-interest novel for teen readers, Rob is involved in a violent incident in a northern community.
- Author:Wente, JesseSummary:
Part memoir and part manifesto, Unreconciled is a stirring call to arms to put truth over the flawed concept of reconciliation, and to build a new, respectful relationship between the nation of Canada and Indigenous peoples. Jesse Wente...
- Author:Mucina, Devi DeeSummary:
Ubuntu is a Bantu term meaning humanity. It is also a philosophical and ethical system of thought, from which definitions of humanness, togetherness, and social politics of difference arise. Devi Dee Mucina is a Black Indigenous Ubuntu...
- Author:Melville, HermanSummary:
Six months on a whaler with a cruel captain and no land in sight is too much for Tom. When the vessel cruises into the primitive Marquesas, he and his friend jump ship. They plan to hide out with a peaceful tribe, but instead, they...