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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 ...

Last Standing Woman

25th Anniversary Edition

By Winona LaDuke
Categories: Fiction, Historical, General, Own Voices
Big Ideas: Aspects of Indigenous Cultures, Spirituality and Ceremony, Worldviews, Teachings, and Protocols, Authentic Indigenous History, Contemporary Setting, Diverse and Inclusive Representation, Identity, Literary Studies, Social Justice, Discrimination, Exploitation of Natural Resources, Impacts of Colonization and Colonialism, Indian Agents, Land Claims, Poverty, Prejudice and Racism, Residential Schools, Strong Female Characters
Cultures & Peoples: Anishinaabeg
Indigenous Languages: Anishinaabemowin, Words or Phrases

Born at the turn of the 21st century, The Storyteller, also known as Ishkwegaabawiikwe (Last Standing Woman), carries her people’s past within her memories. The White Earth Anishinaabe people have lived ...

April Raintree

Adapted, High School Edition

By Beatrice Mosionier
Foreword by Murray Sinclair
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Aboriginal & Indigenous, Coming of Age, Siblings, Prejudice & Racism
Big Ideas: Authentic Indigenous History, Contemporary Setting, Diverse and Inclusive Representation, Depression and Suicide, Identity, Social Emotional Learning, Emotions and Feelings, Mental Health and Well-Being, Respect, Self-Esteem and Self-Reliance, Social Justice, Discrimination, Family Separation, Foster Care and the Child Welfare System, Poverty, Prejudice and Racism, Strong Female Characters
Cultures & Peoples: Métis

Memories. Some memories are elusive, fleeting, like a butterfly that touches down and is free until it is caught. Others are haunting. You'd rather forget them, but they won't be forgotten. And some are ...

7 Generations
A Plains Cree Saga

Compiled Edition

By David A. Robertson
Illustrated by Scott B. Henderson
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Aboriginal & Indigenous, Historical, Mental Illness, Prejudice & Racism
Big Ideas: Aspects of Indigenous Cultures, Dream Catcher, Spirituality and Ceremony, Sweat Lodge, Traditional Foods, Authentic Indigenous History, Contemporary Setting, Diverse and Inclusive Representation, Depression and Suicide, Social Emotional Learning, Courage, Kindness, Mental Health and Well-Being, Respect, Responsibility, Self-Esteem and Self-Reliance, Social Justice, Family Separation, Impacts of Colonization and Colonialism, Genocide and Cultural Extinction, Enslaved People(s) and Human Exploitation, Poverty, Prejudice and Racism, Residential Schools, Strong Female Characters
Cultures & Peoples: Cree, Siksikaitsitapi (Blackfoot)
Indigenous Languages: Cree, Words or Phrases
Series: 7 Generations

Illustrated in vivid colour, 7 Generations: A Plains Cree Saga is an epic story that follows one Indigenous family over three centuries and seven generations. This compiled edition was originally published ...