I Hope / nipakosêyimon
This beautifully illustrated dual-language picture book, written by award-winning Indigenous author Monique Gray Smith, explores all the hopes adults have for the children in their lives. In English and Plains Cree.
J’espère
Cet album aux illustrations magnifiques, écrit par l’autrice autochtone primée Monique Gray Smith, fait un survol des espoirs que les adultes nourrissent pour les enfants de leur vie.
We Sang You Home / kikî-kîwê-nikamôstamâtinân
This dual-language book celebrates baby and welcomes them into the world. In English and Plains Cree.
Little You / kiya kâ-apisîsisiyan
This dual-language, poetic book for babies and toddlers celebrates every child and the joy babies bring into the world. In English and Plains Cree.
The Land Grab
Young Alfred Swallow uses his wits when he is intimidated at gun point by a bunch of hired thugs and when he lands in a rattle snake den. His determination to stop the corrupt land agent and help his family keep their land comes into focus when he involves people who know how to stop the land grab.
The Witness Blanket
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This nonfiction book for middle-grade readers, illustrated with photographs, tells the story of the making of the Witness Blanket, a work by Indigenous artist Carey Newman that includes items from every residential school in Canada and stories from the Survivors who donated them.
Okanagan Women’s Voices
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A direct window into the lives of settlers and Indigenous Peoples in eras of upheaval, uncertainty and reform, this collection is a much-needed lens into histories too often told by the colonial state.
How the World Was Made / ᎡᎶᎯ ᎤᏙᏢᎿ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
A Cherokee creation story written in both Cherokee and English.
Native Actors and Filmmakers
Biographies of Native Americans who tell their stories in film and on TV will inspire young people in the fields of entertainment and production.
Tu es là pour moi
Un album évocateur qui met en valeur les relations harmonieuses entre les enfants et les encourage à exprimer leur affection et à se soutenir mutuellement.
Little You / Gidagaashiinh
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This dual-language, poetic picture book for babies and toddlers celebrates every child and the joy babies bring into the world. In English and Anishinaabemowin.
You Hold Me Up / Gimanaadenim
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An evocative picture book intended to foster empathy among children and encourage them to show each other love and support. In English and Anishinaabemowin.
A Perfect Likeness
This volume contains two novellas by Richard Wagamese, Him Standing and The Next Sure Thing. Both stories follow the lives of young artists who have dreams for a better future.
i? siwɬkw nkwancinəm k'əl suli? / The Water Sings to Suli?
A little girl meets a water spirit who asks her to protect and care for the water.
kwu‿c'əx̌wəntim təl stunx isck'wuls / Lessons From Beaver's Work
Beaver shares his teachings on how he shapes the land.
skɬp'lk'mitkw / Water Changeling
The journey and transformation of water from the tops of the mountains down through the rivers and streams, told from a Syilx perspective.
kəxntim sʕanixw k'əl nixwtitkw i? acxwəl̕xwalt / We Go with Muskrat to Those Living Underwater
Muskrat takes the children through all the many fish that live in the water of the Okanagan valley.
Nous sommes gentils
Un album qui encourage les enfants à être gentils avec les autres et avec eux-mêmes.
When We Are Kind / Nihá’ádaahwiinít’íigo
This dual-language beautiful picture book looks at how the simple act of being kind, to others and oneself, affects all aspects of a child’s life. In English and Diné.
The First Fire
This Cherokee myth tells the story of how the small water spider could accomplish what larger animals could not.
Sacred Song of the Hermit Thrush
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A story steeped in the Mohawk tradition gives the legendary origins of the enchanting song of the hermit thrush. A fresh yet ancient way of teaching the value of honesty.
Native American Night Before Christmas
An innovative retelling of the classic Christmas tale, this full-color book takes a whimsical look at what Christmas Eve might be like for an American Indian family.
Mi corazón se llena de alegría
Un álbum ilustrado que celebra la felicidad invitando a los niños a reflexionar sobre las pequeñas cosas de la vida que les hacen sentir alegres.
