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• Bear Heart and the Evergreen Tree

  Beartrack-Algeo, Alfreda, 1954-

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  While out picking evergreen needles, 9 year old Zoey’s grandmother tells her the story of Bear Heart, a man who lived long ago known for his kindness and generosity. As he grew old, he worried about his people. He asked the Great Spirit to help…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tess's Red Dress

  Honouring Love and Family

  Roberts, Carolyn (Educator)

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  Six year old Tess is excited to welcome her new baby sibling into the world! Despite their excitement over their growing family, they have experienced loss: her Auntie is one of the missing. As the family gets ready for the Red Dress Day march,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Shirley

  An Indian Residential School Story

  Robertson, Joanne, 1960-

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  Shirley is only five years old when she is taken away by the Indian agent to live at a residential school. She loves learning, but she is not there by choice. From the first day walking up the long, lonely stone steps of the school building, life…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Red River Rose

  Lindstrom, Carole, 1964-

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  When Rose learns that the government wants to push the Métis off their land again, she feels angry. Determined to help preserve their way of life, Rose sets out on an adventure that will test her bravery more than she ever expected. Set amid the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• If You Make a Mosom Tea

  Simpson, Tonya

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  Spending the afternoon with Mosom might include making him tea and bannock, listening to his stories, looking at old photos, and learning from his experiences and Cree teachings. Even though he may move slowly or forget things sometimes, spending…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Air Heist

  Isbister, Cheryl

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  Twelve year old siblings, Sage and Crew have lived at Greenhouse Academy, a prestigious private school for students with extraordinary abilities, for as long as they can remember. Their parents’ identities have always been a mystery. When the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Kohkom's First Drum

  Gray Smith, Monique, 1968-

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  Charlie's Kohkom explains that she was taken from her family when she was very little because of something called the Sixties Scoop. She was raised by an adoptive white family and only later learned what being Cree meant. It’s taken her a long time…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hamburger Soup

  Beynon, Samantha

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  A young Nisg̱a’a boy, Simgan, learns to cook hamburger soup and fry bread with Grandmother on a crisp fall day. Indigenous people have many differences from Nation to Nation, yet the hamburger soup recipes in these households are often very…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mythspeaker

  Roubique, Christopher

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  Thanks to a prophecy revealed when he was little, thirteen-year-old Kyta always knew that he was destined to save the world. So when the ground quakes and the trees whisper that something is wrong, Kyta leaps into action, desperate to fulfill his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Chi Miigwech

  Big Thank You

  márta, astra

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  Chi miigwech means big thank you in Anishinaabemowin. Chi miigwech for the Seven Grandfathers Teachings: truth, love, honesty, courage, humility, wisdom and respect. And chi miigwech for you!

• Canada

  We Are the Story

  Wagamese, Richard

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  An Indigenous child struggles with a school assignment that asks, "What makes you proud to be Canadian?" To find the answer, they call on the strength of their ancestors. Based on a poem by acclaimed Ojibway author Richard Wagamese is reimagined as…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Phyllis's Orange Shirt

  Webstad, Phyllis

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  This is both Phyllis Webstad's true story and the story behind Orange Shirt Day which is a day for us all to reflect upon the treatment of First Nations people and the message that 'Every Child Matters'.

• Our Ancestors' Kitchen

  Poll, Willie

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  A special day between a young girl and her grandmother as they prepare her grandfather's favorite recipe from her grandmother!

• Stitches of Tradition

  Gashkigwaaso Tradition

  Rendon, Marcie R.

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  An Ojibwe grandmother carefully measures and selects just the right colors of fabric to make her growing granddaughter a beautiful new ribbon skirt to wear, a reminder of her nookomis and the cultural traditions that stitch together her family…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dad, I Miss You

  Sammurtok, Nadia

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  Told in the voice of a boy and his father by turns, this book takes a thoughtful and heartfelt look at the emotional toll of a child being taken from their family and community to attend residential school.

• Turtle Island

  the Story of North America's First People

  Yellowhorn, Eldon, 1956-

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  Discover the amazing story of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas from the end of the Ice Age to the arrival of the Europeans.

• Bannock in a Hammock

  Kelly, Masiana, 1984-

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  This sweet and simple rhyming book explores a food that is a popular tradition with Inuit and other Indigenous people, and has some fun along the way. What’s your favourite way to eat bannock? Try it at home with the included bannock recipe!

• Today Is Orange Shirt Day

  Webstad, Phyllis

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  A first conversation about the importance of Orange Shirt Day - Every Child Matters and what little ones can expect to see and do on Orange Shirt Day - The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

• I Am Not a Number

  Dupuis, Jenny Kay

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  When Irene is removed from her First Nations family to live in a residential school, she is confused, frightened and terribly homesick. When she goes home for summer holidays, her parents decide never to send her away again, but where will she hide…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• It's Powwow Time!

  Troian, Martha

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  New experiences and community traditions are celebrated when a young boy learns to dance at his first powwow.