Otter's Journey employs the Anishinaabe tradition of storytelling to explore how Indigenous language revitalization can inform the emerging field of Indigenous legal revitalization. Indigenous languages and laws need bodies to live in....
Indigenous peoples
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Author:Borrows, Lindsay KeegitahSummary: -
Author:Summary:On her first day at Residential School, Phyllis Webstad was forced to take off her shiny orange shirt. The shirt was taken away and never returned. Orange Shirt Day was inspired by Phyllis Webstad's story. By wearing an orange shirt on...
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Author:Wagamese, RichardSummary:One Native Life is Richard Wagamese’s look back at the long road he traveled in reclaiming his identity. It's about the things he's learned as a human being, a man, and an Ojibway. Whether he's writing about playing baseball,...
- 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:Robertson, DavidSummary:
A picture book celebrating Indigenous culture and traditions. The Governor General Award-winning team behind When We Were Alone shares a story that honors our connections to our past and our grandfathers and fathers. A boy and Moshom,...
- Author:Samatte, SandraSummary:
Nuttah and Kitchi : National Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration is written by Sandra Samatte, Ojibwe - Saulteaux - from Skownan First Nation Treaty 2 Territory and illustrated by Julian Grafenauer, Ojibwe from Rolling River First Nation...
- Author:Bartel, BobSummary:
A moving story of protest and determination, Nutau's Cap tells of a young Innu girl, Nanas. The low-level flying of NATO supersonic jets disrupts her family's traditional way of life, and endangers both them and the wildlife...
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Author:Summary:Nta’tugwaqanminen speaks of the Gespe’gewa’gi Mi’gmaq vision, history, relation to the land, past and present occupation of the territory, as well as their place names and what they reveal in terms of ancient territorial occupation. It...
- Author:Martinez, RachelSummary:
Nous sommes gentils traite des gestes de bonté tout simples du quotidien et encourage les enfants à explorer comment ils se sentent quand ils sont bienveillants ou quand une personne est gentille à leur égard. L'autrice...
- Author:Gray Smith, MoniqueSummary:
Nous sommes gentils traite des gestes de bonté tout simples du quotidien et encourage les enfants à explorer comment ils se sentent quand ils sont bienveillants ou quand une personne est gentille à leur égard. L'autrice renommée...
- 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:Simpson, Leanne BetasamosakeSummary:
In fierce prose and poetic fragments, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson's Noopiming braids together humor, piercing detail, and a deep, abiding commitment to Anishinaabe life to tell stories of resistance, love, and joy.
- Author:Krasowski, SheldonSummary:
Between 1869 and 1877 the government of Canada negotiated Treaties One through Seven with the Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains. Many historians argue that the negotiations suffered from cultural misunderstandings between the...
- Author:Van Camp, RichardSummary:
Three Feathers bilingual edition includes Cree and English. Three young men-Flinch, Bryce, and Rupert-have vandalized their community and are sent by its Elders to live nine months on the land as part of the circle sentencing process....
- Author:McCallum, Mary Jane LoganSummary:
This book takes its title from the phrase for "I work" in Lunaape, the traditional language of Munsee Delaware people, and was inspired by the work of the Munsee Delaware Language and History Group. Written for the descendants and...
- Author:Tenasco, SunshineSummary:
Nibi is an Indigenous girl on the search for clean water to drink. Though she is faced with repeated obstacles, Nibi's joyful and determined energy become a catalyst for change and action as her community, and in widening circles, the...
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Author:Greene, AlandaSummary:In the mid-1800s, southern Alberta was dominated by the tribes of the Blackfoot Confederacy. Snake Woman, from the Blackfoot Blood tribe, was born into a life of respect and cooperation with the rhythm of the natural world, a rhythm...
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Author:Bouvier, Rita E.Summary:Rita Bouvier's third collection of poetry is a response to the highs and lows of life and represents an attempt at restoring order through embracing others, reconciling the traumas caused by the deep scars of history, and soaring beyond...
- Author:Grossinger, RedSummary:
Nahganne: Tales of the Northern Sasquatch presents over 80 reports and stories about giant bipedal, forest dwelling, hirsute hominoid entities. For as long as humans have been around the North, the activities of these giants have been...
- 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...
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