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Adventure stories, General fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction, Canadian fictionSelf help
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"Piari vit une grande tristesse, coincé au milieu d'une rivière qu'il nourrit de ses larmes. C'est alors qu'un Grand Guerrier…
apparaît devant lui et l'encourage à avancer malgré le chagrin. Le jeune Inuk réussit à faire un pas, puis un autre. Piari parviendra-t-il à faire disparaître son nuage gris pour toujours?"
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Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction, Sports fiction, Canadian fiction, Family stories, General fiction
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"An extraordinary book that celebrates skateboarding, family, and community. Every day, a little boy watches kids pass by on skateboards,…
and dreams of joining them. One day, his mother brings a surprise: her old skateboard, just for him! haw êkwa! Let's go! Together, they practice on the sidewalk, at the park, in Auntie's yard -- everywhere. But when it comes time to try the skatepark, the skateboarders crash down like a waterfall. Can he find the confidence to join them?"
Electronic braille (Uncontracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip), Braille (Uncontracted)
General fiction, Canadian fiction, Mysteries and crime stories, Adventure stories, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction, Historical fiction
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
It's the summer of 1914. Eight-year-old Bernice lives with her family in a lighthouse on Georgian Bay. Bernice doesn't get…
to explore much farther than their island, but she has her books to fuel her imagination, including her favorite, Treasure Island. One day Bernice wakes up to find a stranger named Tom Thomson sleeping in their living room. When she overhears him talk about gold on a nearby island, Bernice is determined to find it. Inspired by her beloved Mémèr's stories of their Métis family's adventures and hardships, Bernice takes the treasure map the stranger left behind and sets out in a rowboat with nothing more than her two dogs for company and the dream of changing her family's fortunes forever
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French Canadian fiction, Canadian fiction, Short stories, Fantasy, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction
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Ce recueil de dix nouvelles est fait de surréalisme, de réalisme magique, d'onirisme, de créatures fantastiques ou réelles de la…
tradition orale et d'esprits de l'animisme ancestral qui habitent le monde contemporain des personnages. Il explore aussi la relation avec un territoire sans merci, qui donne néanmoins aux protagonistes la puissance nécessaire pour survivre dans un monde qui va à l'encontre de leurs valeurs
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Canadian fiction, General fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction, Folklore, fables and fairy tales, Family storiesParenting, Travel and geography
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L’auteur prime de Ligne de trappe nous offre le recit d’une aventure fantastique et cinematique inspiree des legendes autochtones. Un…
jour d’ete, Lauren et son petit frere, James, partent en voyage sur les terres avec leur moshom (grand-pere). Arrives a destination, les enfants decident d’aller pecher pour le repas du souper pendant que Moshom fait la sieste. Leur canot se trouve au milieu du lac lorsque l’eau devient soudainement agitee et les fait chavirer! Quand Lauren refait surface, elle voit son frere se faire entrainer par les Memekwesewak, des creatures a l’apparence humaine qui vivent autour de l’eau et aiment jouer des tours aux gens. Lauren doit avoir le courage de suivre les Memekwesewak dans leur monde et de ramener son frere a la maison. Mais ces creatures exercent une forte emprise sur James, et elles ne l’abandonneront pas si facilement. Un recit ecrit avec cœur qui plaira aux lecteurs curieux et aventuriers. Original title: The Song That Called Them Home.
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Canadian fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction, General fiction, Multi-cultural fiction, Historical fiction
Human-narrated audio
" A meaningful portrait of a young child living and loving in a unique period of North American history. "…
— ? Kirkus Ukpik loves living in her camp in the North with her family and she especially loves thinking up names for her brand new puppy. When a captain from the south arrives to trade with Ukpik's father, she's excited to learn how to use forks, knives, and spoons. At first, Ukpik enjoys teaching the other children how to use these new tools. But soon, she starts to wonder if they'll need to use the new tools all the time, and if that means that everything in camp will change. After a conversation with her grandmother, Ukpik realizes that even though she will learn many new things, her love for her family and camp will never change - and it even inspires her to find a name for her puppy!
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Multi-cultural fiction, Indigenous peoples fiction, Canadian fiction, Folklore, fables and fairy tales, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction, General fiction
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One cloudless night, a fox falls to earth and comes across a family of humans. As the seasons change and…
they move their camp, she follows them, growing ever more intrigued by human ways—and especially by the oldest son, Irniq. When Irniq grows older and sets out hunting on his own, he is surprised to enter his tent one day and find the lamp lit, the tea made... and a strange woman who says she is his wife. Tired of being alone, Irniq welcomes the woman. But soon he grows curious and cannot stop himself from asking too many questions. Where did the fox pelt hanging in their tent come from? And why did the fox that had been following him suddenly disappear? Based on award-winning musician Beatrice Deer's powerful song "Fox," this graphic novel reinterprets a traditional Inuit story for a new generation
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General fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction, Canadian fiction, Multi-cultural fictionNature
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During the short Arctic summers, the tundra, covered most of the year under snow and ice, becomes filled with colourful…
flowers, mosses, shrubs, and lichens. These hardy little plants transform the northern landscape, as they take advantage of the warmer weather and long hours of sunlight. Caribou, lemmings, snow buntings, and many other wildlife species depend on tundra plants for food and nutrition, but they are not the only ones... A Walk on the Tundra follows Inuujaq, a little girl who travels with her grandmother onto the tundra. There, Inuujaq learns that these tough little plants are much more important to Inuit than she originally believed. In addition to an informative storyline that teaches the importance of Arctic plants, this book includes a field guide with photographs and scientific information about a wide array of plants found throughout the Arctic
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Family stories, General fiction, Animal stories, Canadian fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction
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Akuluk is not excited about visiting her grandparents in Nunavut. She would rather head south for summer vacation, somewhere with…
roller coasters and cotton candy. There can't be much to do way up there, Akuluk figures. But as soon as she steps off the plane and sees all the exciting animals that the tundra has to offer, Akuluk forgets all about her dreams of going south. On her first full day in Nunavut, she can't wait to travel out on the land with her grandfather to hunt for wild eggs. As she learns about the different types of eggs, how to collect them properly, and the delicious meals that can be prepared with them, Akuluk knows that this is just the beginning of the exciting things she'll learn about the Arctic
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Family stories, Friendship stories, General fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction, Canadian fiction
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
In this novel for middle readers told in vignettes, Mia and her best friend, Lara, have very different experiences growing up in a northern fishing community in the 1980s.
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General fiction, Canadian fiction, Family stories, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction
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"The sun on your face. The smell of warm bannock baking in the oven. Holding the hand of someone you…
love. What fills your heart with happiness? This beautiful board book, with illustrations from celebrated artist Julie Flett, serves as a reminder for little ones and adults alike to reflect on and cherish the moments in life that bring us joy." -- Provided by NLS
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Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction, Historical fiction, General fiction, Canadian fictionGeneral non-fiction
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
Traditional teachings about the moon cycles and their relation to the natural history of Mi’kma’ki on Canada’s East Coast.
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Canadian fiction, Serious and literary fiction, French Canadian fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction
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Perdue dans la ville, Monica cherche sa liberté en même temps que ses liens. Ses études en histoire de l'art…
ne lui inspirent plus rien, le sens la fuit et le vide menace de l'envahir pour de bon, fragilisant l'armure qu'elle se construit chaque jour
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Multi-cultural fiction, Animal stories, Indigenous peoples fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction, Folklore, fables and fairy tales, Canadian fiction, Humourous fiction
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Based on a well-known Inuit traditional story, this beautifully illustrated picture book by Inuktitut linguist Jaypeetee Arnakak teaches the power of unconditional love.
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Multi-cultural fiction, Sports fiction, Animal stories, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction, Canadian fiction, Family stories
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Celebrating the traditional practise of gathering Arctic berries and other Inuit traditional land uses, this cute story of determination and…
enjoying the outdoors is perfect for grandkids to share with their grandparents.
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General fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction, Canadian fiction, Family stories, Multi-cultural fiction
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This heartwarming book about a little girl’s larger-than-life love for her larger-than-life grandfather will charm grandparents and little ones alike.
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General fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction, Canadian fiction, Family stories, Multi-cultural fiction
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This heartwarming book about a little girl’s larger-than-life love for her larger-than-life grandfather will charm grandparents and little ones alike.
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Indigenous peoples in Canada fictionPoetry
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"Qu'est-ce qui constitue un·e NDN?" Dans ce livre, Billy-Ray Belcourt tourne et retourne cette question en explorant la mort, le…
deuil, la colère, la violence et les affects qui en découlent. Infusé de culture populaire, Mécanismes NDN d'adaptation problématise de manière accessible les notions d'autochtonie et de queeritude pour les greffer à l'"histoire d'horreur canadienne" trop longtemps passée sous silence, tout en déconstruisant le poème et le livre, le temps et le territoire. Parfois formaliste, toujours percutante, l'écriture de Belcourt est un électrochoc
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Alphabet, number and picture books, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction
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Être Mi'gmaq, qu'est-ce que ça signifie?Wowgwis a des papillons dans le ventre. C’est aujourd’hui que son papa l’emmène rencontrer ses…
tantes, ses oncles et ses cousins. Quand il lui dit, avant de partir, que le jour est venu pour elle d’apprendre ce que c’est qu’être Mi’gmaq, les papillons grossissent. Et s’il fallait que la famille de son papa ne lui ouvre pas les bras?
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Adventure stories, Mysteries and crime stories, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction
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The Mighty Muskrats are ready for another adventure! When a sled-dog race at the annual Trappers Festival turns into a…
mysterious whodunit, the four cousins must solve the case and help the lead dog to victory!