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Lune d'érable

By Connie Brummel Crook, Marie-Andrée Clermont. 2001

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Canadian fiction, Disabilities fiction, General fiction, Indigenous peoples fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction
Human-narrated audio

Ce récit inspiré des légendes indiennes raconte la découverte du sirop d'érable. Dans la nation des Missisaugas, un jeune garçon…

aperçoit un écureuil gratter l'écorce d'une branche d'érable et y boire. Il goute à la sève à son tour et, la trouvant sucrée, il décide d'entailler l'arbre pour en récolter davantage. Années 1-3. 2001.

Edànì nôgèe dône gok'eîdì: How fox saved the people (Fox Ser.)

By Virginia Football, Mary Siemens, Rosa Mantla. 2010

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Indigenous peoples fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction
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Hunger strikes the people, and Raven is mysteriously happy. Fox decides to find out why. Follow Fox as he uses his cunning skills to solve the mystery. 2010.

Blackflies (Robert Munsch Ser.)

By Robert N Munsch, Jay Odjick. 2017

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Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Indigenous peoples fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction
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One day Helen wakes up and it's SPRING! The snow has melted and the sun is shining. But Helen knows…

that the blackflies will be coming out soon. So she does what any smart kid would do: she sends her little sister outdoors to check! When the blackflies and mosquitoes carry her away, Helen tells her dad, who rushes outside and is carried away himself. Now Helen needs to rescue BOTH of them, along with a wolf and a very clever bear. Grades K-3. 2017.

A salmon for Simon

By Betty Waterton. 1978

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Award winning fiction, Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Indigenous peoples fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction
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Simon has always wanted to catch a salmon. When an eagle accidentally drops one into a tidal pool, Simon is…

torn between sympathy for the fish and the desire to catch something of his own. Grades K-3. 1978.

Whale snow

By Debby Dahl Edwardson. 2003

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Adventure stories, Canadian fiction, General fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction
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At the first whaling feast of the season, a young Inupiat boy learns about the importance of the bowhead whale…

to his people and their culture. Includes facts about the Inupiat and the bowhead whale. Grades K-3. 2003.

Un saumon pour Simon

By Betty Waterton, Dominique Wanin. 1992

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Animal stories, Canadian fiction, General fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction
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Simon a toujours rêvé d'attraper un saumon. Mais quand la chance lui sourit et qu'un aigle en lâche un accidentellement…

dans une flaque d'eau de mer, Simon est partagé entre sa sympathie pour le poisson et son désir d'en attraper un lui-même. Années 1-3. 1992. Titre uniforme: A salmon for Simon.

The legend of the fog

By Qaunak Mikkigak, Louise Flaherty, Neil Christopher, Danny Christopher, Joanne Schwartz. 2011

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Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Indigenous peoples fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction
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In this traditional Inuit story, a simple walk on the tundra becomes a life or death journey for a young…

man. When he comes across a giant who wants to take him home and cook him for dinner, the young man’s quick thinking saves him from being devoured by the giant and his family, and in the process releases the first fog into the world. Grades K-3. Includes violence. 2011.

Sweetest Kulu

By Celina Kalluk, Alexandria Neonakis. 2014

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Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Indigenous peoples fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction
Human-transcribed braille

This bedtime poem, written by acclaimed Inuit throat singer Celina Kalluk, describes the gifts given to a newborn baby by…

all the animals of the Arctic. Lyrically and tenderly told by a mother speaking to her own little "Kulu," an Inuktitut term of endearment often bestowed upon babies and young children, this book is infused with the traditional Inuit values of love and respect for the land and its animal inhabitants. Grades K-3. 2014.

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Blackflies

By Robert N Munsch, Jay Odjick. 2017

Printbraille
Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Indigenous peoples fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction
Human-transcribed braille

One day Helen wakes up and it's SPRING! The snow has melted and the sun is shining. But Helen knows…

that the blackflies will be coming out soon. So she does what any smart kid would do: she sends her little sister outdoors to check! When the blackflies and mosquitoes carry her away, Helen tells her dad, who rushes outside and is carried away himself. Now Helen needs to rescue BOTH of them, along with a wolf and a very clever bear. Grades K-3. 2017.

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Siuluk: the last tuniq

By Nadia Sammurtok, Rob Nix. 2018

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Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Indigenous peoples fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction
Human-transcribed braille

Siuluk is a very strong man. He's so strong that people tell him he must be the last of the…

Tuniit, friendly giants who once lived in the North. Just like those giants, Siuluk is so strong that he can carry an entire walrus over his shoulder. But not everyone believes that Siuluk is strong. One day, when a group of men tease Siuluk about his size, he has to find a way to prove his strength once and for all--but how? Based on traditional stories from the Chesterfield Inlet area of the Kivalliq region of Nunavut. Grades K-3. 2018.

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The gnawer of rocks

By Jim Nelson, Louise Flaherty. 2017

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Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Indigenous peoples fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction
Human-transcribed braille

While everyone is busy preparing for the coming winter, two Inuit girls wander away from their camp, following a path…

of strange, beautiful stones. Each stone is lovelier than the last, and the trail leads them farther and farther away from camp. But what starts out as a peaceful afternoon on the tundra quickly turns dangerous when the girls find themselves trapped in the cave of Mangittatuarjuk--the Gnawer of Rocks! Based on a traditional Inuit story, this story introduces readers to a dark and twisted creature that haunts the Arctic landscape and preys on unsuspecting children. Descriptions of violence. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2017.

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You hold me up

By Monique Gray Smith, Danielle Daniel. 2017

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Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Indigenous peoples fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction
Human-transcribed braille
An evocative picture book intended to foster reconciliation among children and encourage them to show each other love and support. Grades K-3 and older. 2017.
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Stolen words

By Gabrielle Grimard, Melanie Florence. 2017

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Award winning fiction, Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Indigenous peoples fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction
Human-transcribed braille

Explores the intergenerational impact of Canada's residential school system that separated Indigenous children from their families. The story recognizes the…

pain of those whose culture and language were taken from them, how that pain is passed down and shared through generations, and how healing can also be shared. "Stolen Words" captures the beautiful, healing relationship between a little girl and her grandfather. When she asks him how to say something in his language - Cree - her grandpa admits that his words were stolen from him when he was a boy. The little girl then sets out to help her grandfather regain his language. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2017.

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What's my superpower?

By Aviaq Johnston, Tim Mack. 2017

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Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Indigenous peoples fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction
Human-transcribed braille

Nalvana feels like all of her friends have some type of superpower. She has a friend with super speed, a…

friend who can hold his breath underwater the longest, a friend who can carve any shape, and friends who are better than she is at a million other things. Nalvana thinks she must be the only kid in town without a superpower. But then her mom shows Nalvana that she is unique and special--and that her superpower was right in front of her all along. Grades K-3. 2017.

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When we were alone

By David Robertson, Julie Flett. 2016

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Award winning fiction, Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Indigenous peoples fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction
Human-transcribed braille

When a young girl helps tend to her grandmother's garden, she begins to notice things that make her curious. Why…

does her grandmother have long, braided hair and beautifully coloured clothing? Why does she speak another language and spend so much time with her family? As she asks her grandmother about these things, she is told about life in a residential school a long time ago, where all of these things were taken away. Winner of the 2017 McNally Robinson Books for Young People Awards (younger). Grades K-3 and older readers. 2016.

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The thundermaker

By Alan Syliboy. 2015

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Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Indigenous peoples fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction
Human-transcribed braille

Based on Mi'kmaw artist Alan Syliboy's mixed-media exhibit. Big Thunder teaches his son, Little Thunder, about the important responsibility he…

has making thunder for his people. Little Thunder learns about his Mi’kmaw identity through his father’s teachings and his mother’s traditional stories. Grades K-3. 2015.

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The legend of the fog

By Qaunak Mikkigak, Louise Flaherty, Neil Christopher, Danny Christopher, Joanne Schwartz. 2011

Printbraille
Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Indigenous peoples fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction
Human-transcribed braille

In this traditional Inuit story, a simple walk on the tundra becomes a life or death journey for a young…

man. When he comes across a giant who wants to take him home and cook him for dinner, the young man’s quick thinking saves him from being devoured by the giant and his family, and in the process releases the first fog into the world. Grades K-3. 2011.

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Shin-chi's canoe

By Nicola I Campbell, Kim LaFave. 2008

Printbraille
Canadian fiction, Indigenous peoples fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction
Human-transcribed braille

When they arrive at school, Shi-shi-etko reminds Shinchi, her six-year-old brother, that they can only use their English names and…

that they can't speak to each other. For Shinchi, life becomes an endless cycle of church mass, school, and work, punctuated by skimpy meals. He finds solace at the river, clutching a tiny cedar canoe, a gift from his father, and dreaming of the day when the salmon return to the river — a sign that it’s almost time to return home. Grades K-3. 2008.

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Shi-shi-etko

By Nicola I Campbell, Kim LaFave. 2005

Printbraille
Canadian fiction, Indigenous peoples fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction
Human-transcribed braille

Shi-shi-etko just has four days until she will have to leave her family and everything she knows to attend residential…

school. She spends her last precious days at home treasuring and appreciating the beauty of her world — the dancing sunlight, the tall grass, each shiny rock, the tadpoles in the creek, her grandfather’s paddle song. Grades K-3. 2005.

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The Pencil

By Susan Avingaq, Maren Vsetula. 2019

Printbraille
Humourous fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction, Multi-cultural fiction, General fiction
Human-transcribed braille

Susan and her sister, Rebecca, love watching their mother write letters to people in other camps. Their mother has one…

precious pencil, and she keeps it safe in her box for special things. One afternoon, their mother leaves the iglu to help a neighbour, and Susan, Rebecca, and their brother Peter are left with their father. They play all their regular games but are soon out of things to do—until their father brings out the pencil! As Susan draws and draws, the pencil grows shorter and shorter. What will their mother think when she comes home? Based on author Susan Avingaq’s childhood memories of growing up in an iglu, this charming story introduces young readers to the idea of using things wisely.

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