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The Narrows of Fear (Wapawikoscikanik) navigates the unsettling, but necessary. When love of, and respect for, culture goes awry, it…
is our Indigenous women who bring us back to what is important. This novel is an interweaving of stories centred on a range of characters, both male and female, though the women, for the most part, are the healers. Though several were abused both in their own community and in residential schools, these women are smart and loving and committed to helping one another. They eagerly learn to celebrate their culture, its stories, its dancing, its drums, and its elders. Principal of these elders is Nina, the advisor at the women's shelter. With the help of Sandy and Charlene, both of whom are educated and courageous, overcoming losses of their own, Nina uses Indigenous practices to heal the traumatized Mary Ann. This is a very powerful novel—sometimes brutally violent, sometimes healing, sometimes mythical, and always deeply respectful of the Aboriginal culture at its heart
Bethia Mayfield secretly befriends Caleb, a Martha's Vineyard Wampanoag Indian. After smallpox kills Caleb's family, Bethia's minister father takes him…
in to be educated. Bethia follows Caleb and her brother Makepeace to Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1660 as an indentured servant while the boys prepare to attend Harvard College. Bestseller. 2011
The thrilling follow-up to the bestselling, award-winning novel The Marrow Thieves, about a dystopian world where the Indigenous people of…
North America are being hunted for their bone marrow and ability to dream.Years ago, when plagues and natural disasters killed millions of people, much of the world stopped dreaming. Without dreams, people are haunted, sick, mad, unable to rebuild. The government soon finds that the Indigenous people of North America have retained their dreams, an ability rumored to be housed in the very marrow of their bones. Soon, residential schools pop up—or are re-opened—across the land to bring in the dreamers and harvest their dreams.Seventeen-year-old French lost his family to these schools and has spent the years since heading north with his new found family: a group of other dreamers, who, like him, are trying to build and thrive as a community. But then French wakes up in a pitch-black room, locked in and alone for the first time in years, and he knows immediately where he is—and what it will take to escape. Meanwhile, out in the world, his found family searches for him and dodges new dangers—school Recruiters, a blood cult, even the land itself. When their paths finally collide, French must decide how far he is willing to go—and how many loved ones is he willing to betray—in order to survive. This engrossing, action-packed, deftly-drawn novel expands on the world of Cherie Dimaline’s award-winning The Marrow Thieves, and it will haunt readers long after they’ve turned the final page.
A BEST CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE YEAR: New York Times, Washington Post, New York Public Library, Kirkus Reviews, Globe and…
Mail, Horn Book, and Boston Globe STARRED Reviews in Kirkus, Publisher’s Weekly, The Horn Book, School Library JournalFrom Julie Flett, the beloved author and illustrator of Birdsong, comes a joyous new book about playtime for babies, toddlers, and kids up to age 7. Animals and kids love to play! This wonderful book celebrates playtime and the connection between children and the natural world. Beautiful illustrations show:birds who chase and chirp!bears who wiggle and wobble!whales who swim and squirt!owls who peek and peep!and a diverse group of kids who love to do the same, shouting: We play too! / kimêtawânaw mînaAt the end of the book, animals and children gently fall asleep after a fun day of playing outside, making this book a great bedtime story. A beautiful ode to the animals and humans we share our world with, We All Play belongs on every bookshelf.This book also includes:A glossary of Cree words for wild animals in the bookA pronunciation guide and link to audio pronunciation recordings
North Dakota, 1988. Thirteen-year-old Joe Coutts's mother Geraldine, a tribal enrollment specialist, is brutally raped at the Ojibwe Round House.…
Joe and his father, a judge, each search for Geraldine's attacker to bring him to justice. Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sex. National Book Award. Bestseller. 2012
1962. Sixth-grader Kitty's family has recently moved to Warm Springs Reservation, Oregon, where she is one of the few white…
children at her school. Unsure of how to fit in, Kitty eventually finds friendships--and opportunities to make a difference. For grades 4-7. 2011
Two young sisters are taken from their home and family. Powerless to change their fortunes, they are separated, and each…
put into different foster homes. Yet over the years, the bond between them grows. As they each make their way in a society that is, at times, indifferent, hostile, and violent, one embraces her Métis identity, while the other tries to leave it behind. In the end, out of tragedy, comes an unexpected legacy of triumph and reclamation. Bespeak Audio Editions brings Canadian voices to the world with audiobook editions of some of the country's greatest works of literature, performed by Canadian actors
Short biography of Chester Nez, who, after being taught that his native language and culture were useless at Fort Defiance…
School, was later called on to use his Navajo language to help create an unbreakable military code during WWII. For grades 2-4. 2018
Landreaux Iron is hunting near his home on the Ojibwe reservation in North Dakota. He accidentally shoots and kills five-year-old…
Dusty Ravich, son of his neighbor and best friend Peter. Landreaux offers Peter his own son, LaRose, in return. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2016
Eleven-year-old Jimmy McClean is often bullied because of his light hair and blue eyes. He travels with his maternal grandfather,…
Nyles High Eagle, to learn about his Lakota heritage and the life of Crazy Horse, the nineteenth-century Lakota leader and warrior. For grades 4-7. 2015
The diaries of thirteen-year-old Zoey, who lives in modern-day Tennessee, and Prudence, who lives in 1811 Missouri. After Zoey travels…
back in time, they both recount how they survived the New Madrid earthquakes and the subsequent floods. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2006
Alaska, 1920s. When orphaned Bo wins the hearts of two tough gold miners, they decide to raise her and keep…
her out of an orphanage. Bo is quickly accepted into the nearby Eskimo village, and embarks on a grand adventure. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2013
In prehistoric Illinois, a civilization gathers around the Cahokia settlement. Governed by the Four Winds Clan and their Clan Keeper…
Blue Heron, they enjoy prosperity. But foreign chiefs covet the clan's power, and an assassin begins his mission. Violence and some descriptions of sex. 2014
In 1866, Omakayas's son Chickadee is kidnapped by two ne'er-do-well brothers from his own tribe and must make a daring…
escape, forge unlikely friendships, and set out on an exciting and dangerous journey to get back home. Sequel to The Porcupine Year (DB 68022). For grades 4-7. 2012
Sitka, Alaska. Believing that the police botched the investigation of her son's murder and possibly arrested the wrong person, an…
elderly Tlingit Indian woman hires local PI Cecil Younger to take another look at the case. Strong language and some violence. 1992
At the end of a winter-long journey into manhood, eleven-year-old Little Hawk returns to find his Pokanoket tribe's village decimated…
by the white man's plague. Saddened, Little Hawk rebounds and forms a remarkable friendship with a young settler. For grades 6-9. 2013
Oklahoma, 1896. Rose, a young Choctaw, witnesses the burning of her school, the New Hope Academy for Girls, on New…
Year's Eve. In the devastating months that follow, the townspeople search for the arsonists and try to come to terms with the tragedy--including the death of Rose's friend. 2014
Une adolescente anishinabe qui traverse une période difficile dans la réserve qu'elle habite est adoptée par un être étrange, que…
son père a pris comme chambreur dans leur maison. Ce personnage s'avère être un Anishinabe qui a vécu dans le même village... il y a plus de 300 ans et serait parti en Europe où il aurait connu une fin tragique. Ce serait un Wendigo, une sorte de vampire dans les légendes de son peuple, qui a choisi de revenir dans son village pour y trouver enfin la paix.
Late author Tony Hillerman's daughter continues his series featuring retired Navajo Nation lieutenant Joe Leaphorn and Sergeant Jim Chee. As…
Leaphorn leaves a cop breakfast, he is shot point-blank. Witnessing this is Chee's wife, officer Bernie Manuelito. With Leaphorn hospitalized, Chee and Manuelito search for a motive. Some violence. 2013
In a distant future, Native American girl Lozen hunts genetically modified monsters for the tyrants who are holding her mother,…
sister Ana, and little brother Victor hostage. With each kill Lozen's unique powers grow. Violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2013