Hopeless in Hope

By Wanda John-Kehewin
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Aboriginal & Indigenous, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Orphans & Foster Homes
Big Ideas: Aspects of Indigenous Cultures, Smudging, Contemporary Setting, Diverse and Inclusive Representation, Anxiety, Depression and Suicide, Addiction, Literary Studies, Social Emotional Learning, Self-Expression, Creative Writing, and Art, Social Justice, Family Separation, Foster Care and the Child Welfare System, Intergenerational Trauma, Poverty, Residential Schools, Self-Esteem and Self-Reliance, Strong Female Characters
Cultures & Peoples: Cree

We live in a hopeless old house on an almost-deserted dead-end street in a middle-of-nowhere town named Hope. This is the oldest part of Hope; eventually it will all be torn down and rebuilt into perfect ...

Heart Berry Bling

By Jenny Kay Dupuis
Illustrated by Eva Campbell
Categories: Children's Fiction, Indigenous, Values & Virtues, Prejudice & Racism, Multigenerational
Big Ideas: Aspects of Indigenous Cultures, Traditional Art, Traditional Foods, Contemporary Setting, Social Emotional Learning, Self-Esteem and Self-Reliance, Social Justice, Discrimination, Indian Act, Strong Female Characters
Cultures & Peoples: Anishinaabeg

On a visit to her granny, Maggie is excited to begin her first-ever beading project: a pair of strawberry earrings. However, beading is much harder than she expected! As they work side by side, Granny ...

As I Enfold You in Petals

By Richard Van Camp
Illustrated by Scott B. Henderson
Donovan Yaciuk
Nickolej Villiger
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Diversity & Multicultural, Aboriginal & Indigenous, Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse, Values & Virtues
Big Ideas: Aspects of Indigenous Cultures, Spirituality and Ceremony, Storytelling and Oral Culture, Contemporary Setting, Diverse and Inclusive Representation, Identity, Social Emotional Learning, Death, Grief, and Bereavement, Social Justice, Impacts of Colonization and Colonialism
Cultures & Peoples: Dene, Tlicho, Inuit
Indigenous Languages: Dene, Tlicho, Words or Phrases
Series: The Spirit of Denendeh

Newly sober, Curtis searches for healing in the ancient cultural practices of his Tłıcho Dene grandfather. But will the Little People answer his call?

Curtis has returned to Fort Smith, six weeks sober. ...

A Blanket of Butterflies
Second Edition

By Richard Van Camp
Illustrated by Scott B. Henderson, Donovan Yaciuk, and Nickolej Villiger
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Diversity & Multicultural, Aboriginal & Indigenous, Death & Dying, War & Military
Big Ideas: Aspects of Indigenous Cultures, Smudging, Spirituality and Ceremony, Storytelling and Oral Culture, Traditional Medicine, Authentic Indigenous History, Contemporary Setting, Social Emotional Learning, Courage, Death, Grief, and Bereavement, Emotions and Feelings, Friendship, Responsibility, Self-Esteem and Self-Reliance, Strong Female Characters
Cultures & Peoples: Dene, Tlicho
Indigenous Languages: Dene, Tlicho, Words or Phrases
Series: The Spirit of Denendeh

No one knows how a suit of samurai armour ended up in the Fort Smith museum. When a mysterious stranger turns up to claim it, Sonny, a young Tłı̨chǫ Dene boy, is eager to help.

Shinobu has travelled ...

Version Control

By David A. Robertson
Illustrated by Scott B. Henderson, Donovan Yaciuk, and Andrew Thomas
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Aboriginal & Indigenous, Science Fiction, Mental Illness, Superheroes
Big Ideas: Aspects of Indigenous Cultures, Traditional Medicine, Contemporary Setting, Diverse and Inclusive Representation, 2SLGBTQI+, Anxiety, Depression and Suicide, PTSD, Social Emotional Learning, Courage, Death, Grief, and Bereavement, Emotions and Feelings, Empathy, Friendship, Honesty, Mental Health and Well-Being, Responsibility, Self-Esteem and Self-Reliance, Strong Female Characters
Cultures & Peoples: Cree
Series: The Reckoner Rises

After finding out Mihko reinstated the Reckoner Initiative in Breakdown, Cole and Eva confronted Mihko head-on. But when Eva stumbles across a secret laboratory, she finds her worst nightmares come ...

Sugar Falls
A Residential School Story
10th Anniversary Edition

By David A. Robertson
Illustrated by Scott B. Henderson & Donovan Yaciuk
Foreword by Murray Sinclair
Afterword by Betty Ross
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Historical, Canada, Prejudice & Racism
Big Ideas: Aspects of Indigenous Cultures, Spirituality and Ceremony, Worldviews, Teachings, and Protocols, Authentic Indigenous History, Land-Based or Place-Based Learning, Social Emotional Learning, Courage, Death, Grief, and Bereavement, Emotions and Feelings, Friendship, Honesty, Mental Health and Well-Being, Responsibility, Self-Esteem and Self-Reliance, Social Justice, Discrimination, Family Separation, Genocide and Cultural Extinction, Impacts of Colonization and Colonialism, Prejudice and Racism, Residential Schools, Strong Female Characters
Cultures & Peoples: Cree
Indigenous Languages: Cree, Words or Phrases

Inspired by true events, this story of strength, family, and culture shares the awe-inspiring resilience of Elder Betty Ross.

Abandoned as a young child, Betsy is adopted into a loving family. A few short ...

We Dream Medicine Dreams

By (artist) Lisa Boivin
Categories: Children's Fiction, Indigenous, Death & Dying, Bedtime & Dreams, Values & Virtues
Big Ideas: Aspects of Indigenous Cultures, Worldviews, Teachings, and Protocols, Spirituality and Ceremony, Contemporary Setting, Social Emotional Learning, Character Education, Death, Grief, and Bereavement

From Dene artist and bioethicist Lisa Boivin comes this healing story of hope, dreams, and the special bond between grandfather and granddaughter.

When a little girl dreams about a bear, her grandfather ...

Road Allowance Era

By Katherena Vermette
Illustrated by Scott B. Henderson & Donovan Yaciuk
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Coming of Age, Aboriginal & Indigenous, Canada, Orphans & Foster Homes
Big Ideas: Authentic Indigenous History, Contemporary Setting, Diverse and Inclusive Representation, Identity, Social Emotional Learning, Self-Esteem and Self-Reliance, Social Justice, Discrimination, Impacts of Colonization and Colonialism, Land Claims, Prejudice and Racism, Strong Female Characters
Cultures & Peoples: Métis
Series: A Girl Called Echo

In Road Allowance Era, Echo’s story picks up again when she travels back in time to 1885.

The government has not fulfilled its promise of land for the Métis, and many flee to the Northwest. As part ...

Stand Like a Cedar

By Nicola I. Campbell
Illustrated by Carrielynn Victor
Categories: Children's Fiction, Indigenous, General, Environment, Camping & Outdoor Activities
Big Ideas: Aspects of Indigenous Cultures, Spirituality and Ceremony, Worldviews, Teachings, and Protocols, Contemporary Setting, Diverse and Inclusive Representation, Identity, Land-Based or Place-Based Learning, Social Emotional Learning, Respect, STEM, Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability, Seasonal Cycles
Cultures & Peoples: Salish, Nle?kepmx, Stó, Syílx
Indigenous Languages: Salish, Halq’emeylem, Nle?kepmxcín, Words or Phrases

When you go for a walk in nature, who do you see? What do you hear?

Award-winning storyteller Nicola I. Campbell shows what it means to “stand like a cedar” on this beautiful journey of discovery through ...

Breakdown

By David A. Robertson
Illustrated by Scott B. Henderson, Donovan Yaciuk, and Andrew Thomas
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Aboriginal & Indigenous, Science Fiction, Mental Illness, Superheroes, Paranormal
Big Ideas: Aspects of Indigenous Cultures, Smudging, Contemporary Setting, Diverse and Inclusive Representation, 2SLGBTQI+, Anxiety, Depression and Suicide, PTSD, Social Emotional Learning, Courage, Death, Grief, and Bereavement, Emotions and Feelings, Empathy, Friendship, Honesty, Mental Health and Well-Being, Responsibility, Self-Esteem and Self-Reliance, Strong Female Characters
Cultures & Peoples: Cree
Series: The Reckoner Rises

After the events in Wounded Sky, Cole and Eva arrive in Winnipeg, the headquarters of Mihko Laboratories. They are intent on destroying the company once and for all, but their plans are thwarted when ...