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Singing Sisters

Ma'iingan knows she is a very good singer. Conflict erupts when her little sister wants to sing just like her. Singing Sisters is one book in The Seven Teachings Stories series. The Seven Teachings of ...

The Just Right Gift

Migisi loves his Gookom. Can he find the perfect gift to show her how much? The Just Right Gift is one book in The Seven Teachings Stories series. The Seven Teachings of the Anishinaabe—love, wisdom, ...

The First Day

Makwa has to go to a new school… and he doesn’t want to. How will he face his first day? The First Day is one book in The Seven Teachings Stories series. The Seven Teachings of the Anishinaabe—love, ...

The Gift Is in the Making

The Gift Is in the Making retells previously published Anishinaabeg stories, bringing to life Anishinaabeg values and teachings to a new generation. Readers are immersed in a world where all genders are ...

Caribou Song

Winner of the American Indian Library Association 2014 Youth Literature Award (AIYLA) for Best Picture Book

On CCBC's Best Books for Kids and Teens list 2013

Joe and Cody are young Cree brothers who follow ...

Raven Brings the Light

In a time when darkness covered the land, a boy named Weget is born who is destined to bring the light. With the gift of a raven’s skin that allows him to fly as well as transform, Weget turns into ...

The Orphan and the Polar Bear

In the world of Inuit traditional stories, animals and humans are not such different creatures, and animals often have much to teach humans about the world.
In The Orphan and the Polar Bear, a little ...

Owls See Clearly at Night/Lii Yiiboo Nayaapiwak lii Swer

This picture book is a small glimpse, from A to Z, of some of the sights and sounds of the Michif language and its speakers. The language of the Métis, Michif is a combination of French and Cree with ...

The Lost Island

By (author) E Pauline Johnson
Illustrated by Atanas
Categories: Children's Fiction

"My aim, my joy, my pride, is to sing the glories of my own people. "

The story of The Lost Island is from the Legends of Vancouver, a book inspired by the friendship between a Mohawk poet and a Salish ...

Long Powwow Nights

By (author) David Bouchard & Pam Aleekuk
Illustrated by Leonard Paul
Performed by (orchestra, band, ensemble) Buffy Sainte-Marie
Categories: Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction

The Powwow is a time-honored Native American custom. It is a celebration of life and spirituality, a remembrance of traditions, uniting a people through dance and ritual.

Long Powwow Nights takes you on ...