Death & Dying

Dancing With Our Ancestors

By Sara Florence Davidson & Robert Davidson
Illustrated by Janine Gibbons
Categories: Children's Fiction, Indigenous, Multigenerational, Dance, Death & Dying
Big Ideas: Aspects of Indigenous Cultures, Potlatch, Traditional Art, Traditional Clothing, Contemporary Setting, Social Justice, Impacts of Colonization and Colonialism, Indian Act
Cultures & Peoples: Haida
Indigenous Languages: Haida, Words or Phrases
Series: Sk'ad'a Stories Series

In this tender picture book, Sara Florence Davidson transports readers to the excitement of a potlatch in Hydaburg, Alaska—her last memory of dancing with her late brother.

It feels like my brother ...

We Dream Medicine Dreams

By (artist) Lisa Boivin
Categories: Children's Fiction, Indigenous, Death & Dying, Bedtime & Dreams
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 ...