From the Roots Up

By Tasha Spillett
Illustrated by Natasha Donovan & Donovan Yaciuk
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Aboriginal & Indigenous, LGBT, Coming of Age, Death & Dying, Friendship
Big Ideas: Aspects of Indigenous Cultures, Worldviews, Teachings, and Protocols, Contemporary Setting, Social Emotional Learning, Death, Grief, and Bereavement, Social Justice, Family Separation, Foster Care and the Child Welfare System, Impacts of Colonization and Colonialism, Powwow, Diverse and Inclusive Representation, 2SLGBTQI+, Identity, Discrimination, Prejudice and Racism
Cultures & Peoples: Anishinaabeg, Cree, Métis
Indigenous Languages: Anishinaabemowin, Words or Phrases, Cree
Series: Surviving the City

Dez’s grandmother has passed away. Grieving, and with nowhere else to go, she’s living in a group home. On top of everything else, Dez is navigating a new relationship and coming into her identity ...

Siha Tooskin Knows the Sacred Eagle Feather

By Charlene Bearhead & Wilson Bearhead
Illustrated by Chloe Bluebird Mustooch
Categories: Children's Fiction, Indigenous, Values & Virtues, Adolescence
Big Ideas: Aspects of Indigenous Cultures, Powwow, Spirituality and Ceremony, Traditional Foods, Worldviews, Teachings, and Protocols, Contemporary Setting, Diverse and Inclusive Representation, Identity, Land-Based or Place-Based Learning
Cultures & Peoples: Nakota
Indigenous Languages: Nakota, Words or Phrases
Series: Siha Tooskin Knows

Paul Wahasaypa—Siha Tooskin—can find eagle feathers in Ade’s truck, on the dream catcher above his bed, on his Uncle Lenard’s bustle, and in with the smudge bowls in all of his relatives’ homes. ...

Siha Tooskin Knows the Love of the Dance

By Charlene Bearhead & Wilson Bearhead
Illustrated by Chloe Bluebird Mustooch
Categories: Children's Fiction, Indigenous, Dance, New Experience, General
Big Ideas: Aspects of Indigenous Cultures, Powwow, Contemporary Setting, Diverse and Inclusive Representation, Identity, Social Emotional Learning, Character Education, Friendship, Social Justice, Impacts of Colonization and Colonialism
Cultures & Peoples: Nakota
Indigenous Languages: Nakota, Words or Phrases
Series: Siha Tooskin Knows

Paul Wahasaypa—Siha Tooskin—has invited his friend, Jeff, to a powwow. It’s Jeff’s very first powwow, and is he ever nervous! What if he says or does the wrong thing? Grass dancers, Fancy Shawl ...

Powwow Counting in Cree

By Penny M. Thomas
Illustrated by Melinda Josie
Categories: Children's Fiction, Indigenous, Counting & Numbers, Dance
Big Ideas: Aspects of Indigenous Cultures, Powwow, Contemporary Setting, STEM, Numbers to 10
Cultures & Peoples: Cree
Indigenous Languages: Cree

This unique counting book introduces children to numbers one to ten in Cree. Discover vibrant illustrations on every page that reflect the rich culture and traditions of the Cree people. Through rhyme, ...