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Amo's Sapotawan

By William Dumas
Illustrated by Rhian Brynjolson
Categories: Children's Fiction, Indigenous, Pre-Confederation (to 1867), Business, Careers, Occupations, Girls & Women
Big Ideas: Aspects of Indigenous Cultures, Spirituality and Ceremony, Worldviews, Teachings, and Protocols, Authentic Indigenous History, STEM, Seasonal Cycles, Strong Female Characters
Cultures & Peoples: Cree, Asiniskaw Ithiniwak (Rocky Cree)
Indigenous Languages: Cree, Rocky Cree, Words or Phrases
Series: The Six Seasons of the Asiniskaw Ithiniwak

★ Starred selection for CCBC's Best Books for Kids & Teens 2023!

Rocky Cree people understand that all children are born with four gifts or talents. When a child is old enough, they decide which gift, ...

Pisim Finds Her Miskanaw

Revised

By William Dumas
Illustrated by Leonard Paul
Categories: Children's Fiction, Indigenous, Pre-Confederation (to 1867), Business, Careers, Occupations, Girls & Women
Big Ideas: Aspects of Indigenous Cultures, Spirituality and Ceremony, Storytelling and Oral Culture, Worldviews, Teachings, and Protocols, Authentic Indigenous History, STEM, Seasonal Cycles, Strong Female Characters
Cultures & Peoples: Cree, Asiniskaw Ithiniwak (Rocky Cree)
Indigenous Languages: Cree, Rocky Cree, Words or Phrases
Series: The Six Seasons of the Asiniskaw Ithiniwak

NOW REVISED! This edition features updated Rocky Cree translations and an expanded glossary, augmented with new maps to give a more detailed look at Pīsim’s journey. These enhancements make this book ...

What is Truth, Betsy?
A Story of Truth

By Katherena Vermette
Illustrated by Irene Kuziw
Categories: Children's Fiction, Values & Virtues, Indigenous, Girls & Women
Big Ideas: Aspects of Indigenous Cultures, Medicine Wheel or Sacred Hoop, Spirituality and Ceremony, Sweat Lodge, Contemporary Setting, Diverse and Inclusive Representation, Identity, Social Emotional Learning, Character Education, Honesty, Respect, Seven Sacred Teachings
Cultures & Peoples: Anishinaabeg
Indigenous Languages: Anishinaabemowin, Words or Phrases
Series: The Seven Teachings Stories

Miskwaadesi is learning so much in school. She is learning about the world she lives in and what it means to be a part of it. However, when her class learns about the teaching Truth, Miskwaadesi doesn’t ...

The Poet
Pauline Johnson

By David A. Robertson
Illustrated by Scott B. Henderson
Categories: Children's Fiction, Historical, Girls & Women, Indigenous, Canada
Big Ideas: Aspects of Indigenous Cultures, Storytelling and Oral Culture, Authentic Indigenous History, Diverse and Inclusive Representation, Identity, Strong Female Characters
Cultures & Peoples: Kanien’kehá
Series: Tales from Big Spirit

Although Kathy loves poetry, she is far too shy to recite it in front of her class. But the story of Pauline Johnson, renowned as the "Mohawk Princess," inspires Kathy to overcome her stage fright. Pauline, ...