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Go show the world: a celebration of Indigenous heroes /
By Wab Kinew. 2018
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Historical fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction, Indigenous peoples fictionIndigenous peoples biography, Canadian biography, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
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Using rhyming lyrics from a previously written rap song, Midewin author, Manitoba politician, and creator Kinew tells the stories of 14 Indigenous heroes both historical and contemporary. Grades K-3. 2018.
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Westerns, Indigenous peoples fiction, Adventure storiesBiography, History, Business and economics, General non-fiction, Canadian travel and geography, Canadian history
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Trilogy describing the author's journey to Canada from Wyoming with a dream of owning a cattle ranch. In Grass beyond…
the Mountains, Richmond and his companions conquer the tortuous miles and carve out a space for themselves. Also includes Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy and The Rancher Takes a Wife. Strong language and some violence. 1978Annie and the Old One
By Miska Miles, Peter Parnall, Patricia Miles Martin. 1985
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Family stories, General fiction, Indigenous peoples fictionCriticism
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Annie, a young Navajo girl, is upset thinking her grandmother could die. When her grandmother announces that she will return…
to the earth when the rug on the loom is finished, Annie tries to stop the weaving. For grades 3-6. Newbery Honor. 1971Genocidal Love: A Life after Residential School
By Bevann Fox. 2020
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Indigenous peoples fictionIndigenous peoples biography
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Genocidal Love delves into the long-term effects of childhood trauma on those who attended residential school. Presenting herself as “Myrtle,”…
Bevann Fox weaves truth and fiction together and demonstrates the power of story to help in recovery and healing.Spider Woman's Granddaughters
By Paula Gunn Allen. 1989
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Indigenous peoples fictionAnthologies, Criticism, General non-fiction
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These 24 compelling and bleakly evocative narratives compiled by Allen, a professor of Native American studies at the University of…
California, all stress the theme of loss: loss of identity, loss of culture, loss of personal meaning. By juxtaposing traditional stories with contemporary tales, Allen allows readers to see how the same themes, values and perceptions have endured through the centuries, "testaments to cultural persistence, to a vision and a spiritual reality that will not die." Echoes of the traditional "Oshkikwe's Baby," about an old witch who steals babies, can be found in two stories. In Louise Erdrich's "American Horse," a white social worker separates a boy from his mother for his own "good," to the anguish of mother and son.- Publishers Weekly