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A killing winter (Leo Desroches Mysteries Ser. #2)
By Wayne Arthurson. 2012
Undercover as a homeless man, Leo Desroches, a half-Cree, half–French-Canadian reporter in Edmonton, has his hands full both on the…
job and in his personal life. As he tries to reconnect with his estranged son and fight his urge to gamble, he is consumed by a story that turns into a personal crusade: a search for a missing Native street kid he’s befriended. When the boy is found brutally murdered, Leo explores the depths of Native street culture in a local gang, but secrets soon emerge that threaten not only the gang members, but Leo’s life - and his sanity. Sequel to “Fall from grace” (DC38832). Some descriptions of sex, descriptions of violence and strong language. 2012.Wenjack
By Joseph Boyden. 2016
An Ojibwe boy runs away from a North Ontario Indian School. He realizes too late just how far away home…
is. Along the way he's followed by Manitous, spirits of the forest who comment on his plight, cajoling, taunting, and ultimately offering him a type of comfort on his difficult journey back to the place he was so brutally removed from. Bestseller. 2016.The orenda
By Joseph Boyden. 2013
"The Orenda" opens with a brutal massacre and the kidnapping of the young Iroquois Snow Falls, a spirited girl with…
a special gift. Her captor, Bird, is an elder and one of the Huron nation’s great warriors and statesmen. It has been years since the murder of his family, but they are never far from his mind. In Snow Falls, Bird recognizes the ghost of his lost daughter and sees that the girl possesses powerful magic that will be useful to him on the troubled road ahead. Bird’s people have battled the Iroquois for as long as he can remember, but both tribes now face a new, more dangerous threat from afar. Christophe, a charismatic Jesuit missionary, has found his calling among the Huron, and devotes himself to learning and understanding their customs and language in order to lead them to Christ. Bestseller. Winner of Canada Reads 2014. 2013.La photo de famille: roman ((Réverbération).)
By Marcel Moussette. 2012
" Œuvre de fiction fondée sur des événements réels, La photo de famille met en scène le destin de protagonistes…
dont limage, point de départ du récit, a été saisie sur ce cliché jauni par le temps. Le personnage central de cette photo est une vieille dame, Charlotte Chiasson, la trisaïeule de lauteur, une Métisse amérindienne qui, en 1878, sest trouvée au centre dun drame survenu dans le village aujourdhui désigné par le toponyme Kahnawake. Mais au delà de la vie des membres de plusieurs générations de sa famille, cest tout un pan de lhistoire du Québec du dernier tiers du XIXe siècle et du XXe siècle que raconte Marcel Moussette. " -- 4e de couv.Those who run in the sky
By Kelly Ward, Neil Christopher, Aviaq Johnston. 2017
After a strange and violent blizzard leaves young shaman-in-training Pitu stranded on the sea ice--without his dog team or any…
weapons to defend himself--he soon realizes that he is no longer in the word that he once knew. The storm has carried him into the world of the spirits, a world populated by terrifying creatures. As he tries to find his way back home, Pitu is plagued by black wolves constantly stalking him, water-dwelling creatures that want to snatch him and pull him into the frigid ocean through an ice crack, as well as beings less frightening, but equally as incredible, such as a lone giant who can carry Pitu in the palm of her hand and keeps caribou and polar bears as pets. After stumbling upon a fellow shaman who has been trapped in the spirit world for many years, Pitu must master all of his shamanic powers to make his way back to the world of the living, to his family and to the girl that he loves. For junior and senior high readers. 2017.The marrow thieves
By Cherie Dimaline. 2017
In a future world ravaged by global warming, people have lost the ability to dream, and the dreamlessness has led…
to widespread madness. The only people still able to dream are North America's indigenous population - and it is their marrow that holds the cure for the rest of the world. But getting the marrow - and dreams - means death for the unwilling donors. Driven to flight, a 15-year-old and his companions struggle for survival, attempt to reunite with loved ones, and take refuge from the "recruiters" who seek them out to bring them to the marrow-stealing 'factories.' For senior high readers. Bestseller. Canada Reads 2018. Winner of the 2017 Governor General’s Award for Young People's Literature and the 2018 Amy Mathers Teen Book Award. Winner of the 2018 Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Young Adult Literature. 2017.The evolution of Alice
By David Robertson. 2014
Alice, a single mother raising her three young daughters on the rez where she grew up, has never had an…
easy life, but has managed to get by with the support of her best friend, Gideon, and her family. When an unthinkable loss occurs, Alice is forced onto a different path, one that will challenge her belief in herself and the world she thought she knew. 2014.These are my words: the residential school diary of Violet Pesheens (Dear Canada)
By Ruby Slipperjack. 2016
Twelve-year-old Violet Pesheens is taken away to Residential School in 1966. The diary recounts her experiences of travelling there, the…
first day, and first months, focusing on the everyday life she experiences--the school routine, battles with Cree girls, being quarantined over Christmas, getting home at Easter and reuniting with her family. When the time comes to gather at the train station for the trip back to the residential school, her mother looks her in the eye and asks, "Do you want to go back, or come with us to the trapline?" Violet knows the choice she must make. Grades 4-7. 2016.The rez sisters: a play in two acts
By Tomson Highway. 1988
Seven women attempt to beat the odds by winning the biggest bingo in the world and escaping their tortured lives.…
Winner of the 1986 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best New Play and nominated for the Governor General's Award. 1988.Starlight
By Richard Wagamese. 2018
Franklin Starlight had long settled into a quiet and predictable life working his remote farm. But his contemplative existence is…
turned upside down by the sudden arrival of Emmy, a woman who has committed a desperate act so she and her child can escape a harrowing life of violence. After Emmy has a run-in with the law, Starlight agrees to take in her and her daughter to help them get back on their feet. Over time, he introduces them to the land and patiently teaches them the skills that have allowed him not only to survive but to find communion with the world, and, gradually, this accidental family changes Starlight and Emmy in ways they never imagined. But Emmy's abusive ex isn't content to just let her go. He wants revenge and is hunting her down. "Starlight" was unfinished at the time of Richard Wagamese's death, yet every page radiates with his masterful storytelling, intense humanism, and insights that are as hard-earned as they are beautiful. Bestseller. 2018.Yamǫǫzha Eyits'ǫ Wets'èkeè Tsà: Yamozha and his beaver wife (Yamozha And His Beaver Wife Ser.)
By Mary Siemens, Vital Thomas, Francis Zoe, Dianne Lafferty. 2007
In this legend, Yamozha forgets his promise to his wife and as a result she turns into a giant beaver.…
He follows her all over Denedeh but is unable to catch her. This story tells of how this great medicine man shaped the land in the Tlicho region and its surrounding areas into what it is today. 2007.Winter child
By Susan Ouriou, Christelle Morelli, Virginia Pésémapéo Bordeleau. 2017
A semi-autobiographical novel about a Métis woman tracing the life and death of her son, through a series of overlapping…
memories throughout her and her son's lives. 2017. Uniform title: Enfant hiverWindigo fire: a novel
By M. H Callway. 2014
Danny Bluestone, a young Native Canadian drifting through life, settles for a job at a children's camp in his Northern…
Ontario hometown of Red Dog Lake. Local entrepreneur, Meredith Easter, offers Danny some easy money: play the role of native scout for his wealthy hunting buddies. Danny suspects that Easter's roadside attraction, Santa's Fish Camp, is the front for the local grow-op, and probably more, but the money is his way out of Red Dog Lake. 2014.Whispering in shadows: a novel (Whispering In Shadows Ser.)
By Jeannette C Armstrong. 2000
Follows a young Native-American woman in her day-to-day reservation life, journeys and experiences in the city to her travels celebrating…
political events and visits to other indigenous groups around the world. Some strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some descriptions of violence. c2000.Where Mary went (Where Mary Went Ser.)
By Lynne Sherry McLean. 2010
Moving back through three decades, from World War II to the Depression and years spent in the horrific residential Mohawk…
Institute, this is the story of Mary Fisher and the men in her life: her father, a proud and gentle man who loses his children through no fault of his own; her husband Gmiwan, a sensitive artist not made for the rigors of war; and Tom Dunsby, the mayor of Jackson, whose unrequited love for Mary knows no bounds. Companion novel to “Where Gmiwan Went”. Descriptions of sex and some storng language. c2010.Where the rivers meet
By Don Sawyer. 1988
Nancy Antoine seeks release from grief after the suicide of her close friend. She finds an inner strength which points…
the way to true values and recovery, not only for herself and her Native people, but for all people. For senior high and adult readers. 1988.Une brève histoire des Indiens au Canada: nouvelles
By Thomas King, Paul Gagné, Lori Saint-Martin. 2014
À Toronto, une volée d'Indiens en pleine migration se frappent contre les gratteciel de Bay Street et retombent sur le…
pavé, comme autant d'oiseaux assommés, pour le plus grand étonnement des hommes d'affaires de passage. Heureusement que deux employés de la ville, Bill et Rudy, sont là pour les étiqueter et les relâcher dans la nature, après les avoir soignés. Un bébé blanc arrivé par erreur par la poste est offert comme premier prix au bingo hebdomadaire dans une réserve indienne, même si la plupart des joueurs préféreraient remporter le deuxième prix, qui est une camionnette. 2014. Titre uniforme: Short history of Indians in Canada.Truth & Bright Water
By Thomas King. 1999
Truth is a little town on the U.S. side of the Alberta-Montana border. Bright Water is the native reservation on…
the Canadian side. They are connected by a half-completed bridge over the Shield river. Tecumseh and Lum are two boys growing up on the reservation and observing the events around them and trying to make sense of the things adults do. 1999. Uniform title: Truth and Bright WaterThrough black spruce
By Joseph Boyden. 2008
Will Bird is a legendary Cree bush pilot, now in a coma; his niece Annie, returned from her journey, sits…
beside his bed. Their secrets are revealed - the tragic betrayal that cost Will his family, Annie's desperate search for her missing sister. Their stories are rife with heartbreak, fierce love, ancient blood feuds, mysterious disappearances, fires, plane crashes, murders - and the bonds that hold a family, and a people, together. Winner of the 2008 Scotiabank Giller Prize. Descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2008.Three day road
By Joseph Boyden. 2005
In 1919, Niska, an old Cree medicine woman, goes to retrieve soldier Xavier Bird, who arrives back without a leg,…
addicted to morphine, and near death. Niska paddles Xavier home while telling him her life story, and in return he tells her of his and his friend Elijah's terrible experiences in the First World War as expert snipers. As they make the three day journey, hovering over them like a dark cloud is the Windigo, a terrible Indian spirit monster. Bestseller. Some descriptons of sex and some strong language, explicit descriptions of violence. Canada Reads 2006. 2005.