Spílexm
A Weaving of Recovery, Resilience, and Resurgence

By Nicola I. Campbell
Categories: Biography & Autobiography, Indigenous, Personal Memoirs, Literary, Women

If the hurt and grief we carry is a woven blanket, it is time to weave ourselves anew.

In the Nłeʔkepmxcín language, spíləx̣m are remembered stories, often shared over tea in the quiet hours between ...

Jigging for Halibut With Tsinii

By Sara Florence Davidson & Robert Davidson
Illustrated by Janine Gibbons
Categories: Children's Fiction, Indigenous, Camping & Outdoor Activities, Multigenerational, School & Education
Series: Sk'ad'a Stories Series

Based on Haida artist Robert Davidson's own experiences with Tsinii (his grandfather), this tender story highlights intergenerational knowledge and authentic learning experiences.

Off the northern tip ...

Learning to Carve Argillite

By Sara Florence Davidson & Robert Davidson
Illustrated by Janine Gibbons
Categories: Children's Fiction, Indigenous, Art & Architecture, Multigenerational, School & Education
Series: Sk'ad'a Stories Series

Based on Haida artist Robert Davidson's own childhood experiences, this beautiful story highlights learning through observation, as well as the role of Elders in sharing knowledge and mentorship.

Learning ...

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

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 ...

The Frog Mother

By Hetxw’ms Gyetxw Brett D. Huson
Illustrated by Natasha Donovan
Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Environmental Science & Ecosystems, Indigenous, Frogs & Toads, Seasons
Series: Mothers of Xsan

To the Gitxsan of Northwestern British Columbia, Nox Ga’naaw is a storyteller, speaking truths of the universe. After Nox Ga’naaw, the frog mother, releases her eggs among the aquatic plants of a ...

We Dream Medicine Dreams

By (artist) Lisa Boivin
Categories: Children's Fiction, Indigenous, Death & Dying, Bedtime & Dreams, Values & Virtues, Bears, Deer, Moose & Caribou, Birds, Wolves & Coyotes

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
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, Friendship, Values & Virtues

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
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 ...

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
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 ...