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Rudy Wiebe: collected stories, 1955-2010 (Currents Ser.)
By Rudy Wiebe. 2010
Divided into four sections, these 51 entries showcase Wiebe’s diverse concerns. The first section includes tales of warriors, Chiefs, and…
the First Nations’ experiences prior to the imposition of restrictions on their land and freedom by the Crown. The other sections include stories on Mennonite history, Western Canada, and more personal character sketches. Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2010.The dream carvers
By Joan Clark. 1995
While on an expedition with his father to get lumber to take back to Greenland, Thrand is captured by the…
native Osweet, who have taken him to replace one of their own who was killed by a Greenlander. For junior and senior high readers. 1995.Harpoon of the hunter: Markoosie
By Markoosie, Germaine Arnaktauyok. 1970
This first piece of Inuit fiction to be published in English. Young Kamik achieves manhood during a polar bear hunt…
as well as on the long journey home after his companions have been killed. Grades 5-8. 1974, c1970.Contact prints
By Philip Kreiner. 1987
Joe is a white school teacher in an isolated community near James Bay. He decides to learn about the Indian…
way of life, which is in danger because a huge dam is being built in the centre of the Indian's hunting lands. 1987.Tales the elders told: Ojibway legends
By Basil Johnston. 1981
These legends, which include "Why birds go south in winter" and "The first butterflies", are an integral part of the…
spiritual and cultural heritage of the Ojibway people. For all ages.Eagle song: an Indian saga based on true events
By James Houston. 1983
In 1803, a trading ship was captured by an Indian band on the pacific coast. This story is based on…
those events, Houston tells the story from the Indians' point of view. Junior High. 1983.Fearless warriors
By Drew Hayden Taylor. 2008
Native playwright Taylor's haunting stories are an assault on stereotypes of all kinds. No quarter is given, nor is it…
taken - Native stereotypes of white culture are as fair game as any other. In "The Boy in the Ditch", the tragedy of the pre-teen gasoline sniffing culture of Davis Inlet is described, while other stories cover life on the Reserve, drinking, and clashes with the government. Some strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some descriptions of violence. 2008.Ragged company
By Richard Wagamese. 2009
Four chronically homeless people - Amelia One Sky, Timber, Double Dick and Digger - seek refuge in a warm movie…
theatre, and fall in love with the movies. Returning to the theatre, they meet Granite, a jaded and lonely journalist, and a friendship is struck. When the four find a winning lottery ticket, but can't claim the prize for lack of proper identification, they enlist the help of Granite, and their lives, and fortunes, become forever changed. Some descriptions of violence, explicit strong language. 2008.The girl who married the moon: tales from Native North America
By Joseph Bruchac, Gayle Ross. 1994
16 Native stories about girls. "The Beauty Way" is a recounting of an Apache rite of passage; "Stonecoat" describes the…
defeat of an evil and powerful medicine man by women who use the power of their "moontime"; and in the title story, a girl not only marries the moon but shares his job with him. Grades 4-7. Some descriptions of violence. 2006, c1994.The earth under Sky Bear's feet: native American poems of the land
By Joseph Bruchac. 1995
Firedancers
By Jan Bourdeau Waboose, C. J Taylor. 1999
A young Ojibwa girl and her grandmother have taken the motorboat to Smooth Rock Island many times before, but never…
at night. Filled with a strange feeling and sensing the presence of others although she sees no one else, the young girl listens as Noko, her grandmother, tells of coming to the island for ceremonial dances. Listening for the sound of moccasins and trying to be brave, the granddaughter finally sees ancestors dancing in the fire's smoke. Grades 2-4. c1999.Eagle song (Puffin chapters)
By Joseph Bruchac. 1997
Whale snow
By Debby Dahl Edwardson. 2003
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.The Mishomis book: the voice of the Ojibway
By Edward Benton-Banai. 1988
The Ojibway is one of the largest groups of Native Americans, belonging to the Anishinabe people of what is today…
the northern United States and Canada. Documents the history, traditions, and culture of the Ojibway people through stories and myths. Draws from the traditional teachings of tribal elders to instruct young readers about Ojibway creation stories and legends, the origin and importance of the Ojibway family structure and clan system, the Midewiwin religion, the construction and use of the water drum and sweat lodge, and modern Ojibway history. For Junior and Senior High readers. 2010, c1988.The gathering tree (Larry Loyie Ser.)
By Oskiniko Larry Loyie, Constance Brissenden. 2005
When Tyler's cousin Robert arrives for the annual First Nations gathering, wearing a cowboy hat and a big smile, eager…
for his daily run, it's hard for Tyler to believe his favourite cousin is ill. At 21, Robert has HIV, but by speaking out he hopes he can encourage an awareness of AIDS among the First Nations community. Grades 4-7. 2005.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.April Raintree
By Beatrice Mosionier. 1992
The powerful and moving life stories of two Métis sisters who suffer the breakdown of their family relations, and the…
injustices of the social services system. Descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. For junior high readers. C1992.Boulevard Banquise: un conte
By Nicolas Dickner, Raymond Brousseau. 2006
Ce matin, la petite Norah n'a pas du tout envie de quitter la chaleur de ses draps pour débuter une…
autre journée faite de repas avalés en quatrième vitesse, de dictées et de tests de mathématiques. C'est donc avec un bonheur immense qu'elle accueille le premier tapis blanc tissé par la saison hivernale ainsi que la demande de sa mère, qui lui demande d'aller acheter du lait au magasin du coin. Or, la neige a fait disparaître tous ses repères habituels et, dès qu'elle met le pied dehors, rêve et réalité se confondent: le quartier montréalais très animé auquel elle est habituée laisse place à une énorme banquise où s'affairent des ours polaires, un Inuit moitié-homme moitié-morse, un chasseur de phoque, etc. Années 2-4. 2006.Goodbye Buffalo Bay
By Oskiniko Larry Loyie, Constance Brissenden. 2008
Lawrence leaves residential school, only to find the traditional First Nations life he loved is over - he feels like…
a stranger to his family until his grandfather helps him find his way. New adventures arise: Lawrence fights a terrifying forest fire, makes his first non-Native friends, stands up for himself in the harsh conditions of a sawmill, meets his first sweetheart, and finally discovers a sense of freedom and self-esteem. Junior High. 2008.