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Split tooth
By Tanya Tagaq. 2018
A girl grows up in Nunavut in the 1970s. She knows joy, and friendship, and parents' love. She knows boredom,…
and listlessness, and bullying. She knows the tedium of the everyday world, and the raw, amoral power of the ice and sky, the seductive energy of the animal world. She knows the ravages of alcohol, and violence at the hands of those she should be able to trust. She sees the spirits that surround her, and the immense power that dwarfs all of us. When she becomes pregnant, she must navigate all this. Veering back and forth between the grittiest features of a small arctic town, the electrifying proximity of the world of animals, and ravishing world of myth, Tanya Tagaq explores a world where the distinctions between good and evil, animal and human, victim and transgressor, real and imagined lose their meaning, but the guiding power of love remains. Haunting, brooding, exhilarating, and tender all at once, Tagaq moves effortlessly between fiction and memoir, myth and reality, poetry and prose, and conjures a world and a heroine readers will never forget. 2018.Siuluk: the last tuniq
By Nadia Sammurtok, Rob Nix. 2018
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.The Enchanted Moccasins and Other Native American Legends (Dover Children's Classics)
By Henry R. Schoolcraft. 2007
At the beginning of the nineteenth century, Henry R. Schoolcraft immersed himself in the legends and lore of Native American…
Indians. For thirty years he lived among Indian tribes in the West and around the Great Lakes, where night after night he listened to master storytellers weave spellbinding tales around the dancing embers of lodge fires. Carefully chosen from the many legends Schoolcraft heard, this collection presents nineteen fables brimming with myth and magic. Originally part of the oral tradition and passed down to generations of Native American children, they have been lovingly written down to spark the imaginations of modern generations.Open the pages of this collection and enter a world where moccasins dance under a mysterious spell...where a little boy sets a snare for the burning sun...and where an old Toad Woman dares to steal a baby. Filled with unforgettable adventures readers of every age will cherish, The Enchanted Moccasins and Other Native American Legends includes such stories as:• Gray Eagle and His Five Brothers• Leelinau, the Lost Daughter• The Origin of the Robin• The Winter Spirit and His Visitor • He of the Little Shell• White Feather and the Six Giants...and many others. Historically rich and exciting, this treasury opens new vistas onto ancient Indian lore.La malédiction des colombes: roman (Terres d'Amérique #Vol. 6143200)
By Louise Erdrich, Isabelle Reinharez. 2010
Considérée comme l'une des grandes voix de la littérature américaine contemporaine, Louise Erdrich bâtit, livre après livre, une oeuvre polyphonique…
à nulle autre pareille. Dans ce roman riche et dense, elle remonte le fil de l'histoire collective et individuelle, explore le poids de la culpabilité et le prix de l'innocence. Depuis toujours, la petite ville de Pluto, Dakota du Nord, vit sous la malédiction des colombes : les oiseaux dévorent ses maigres récoltes comme le passé dévore le présent. Nous sommes en 1966 et le souvenir de quatre innocents lynchés cinquante ans auparavant hante toujours les esprits. En écoutant les récits de son grand-père indien qui fut témoin du drame, Evelina, une adolescente pleine d'insouciance, prend soudainement conscience de la réalité et de l'injustice. 2010. Titre uniforme: The plague of doves.Nirliit: A Novel
By Anita Anand, Juliana Léveillé-Trudel. 2018
A young woman from Montreal follows the geese to the Inuit North in this deeply-felt witnessing of contemporary Indigenous life,…
as shaped by decades of colonial rule and government neglect. Having worked in the North for years, Juliana Léveillé-Trudel offers a portrait of a people undaunted by institutionalized racism, but in many cases broken by domestic violence, corporate mining, and the corrupting presence of summer workers up from the South in search of big paycheques. Delivered across two searing monologues, Nirliit is a testament to a people's perseverance as much as it is an apology by those who inflicted those circumstances upon them. 2018. Uniform title: Nirliit.Tundra Kill: A Nathan Active Mystery (A Nathan Active Mystery #5)
By Stan Jones. 2018
When Chukchi Police Chief Nathan Active discovers dirt on the governor of Alaska, the woman he is appointed to protect,…
he finds himself in a precarious position: Expose the truth and risk his job or become complicit in her dangerous affairs? Nathan Active, the top cop in a swath of Alaskan tundra larger than fifteen other US states, has been assigned to bodyguard duty for Alaska’s celebrity female governor, Helen Mercer, while her husband runs the Isignaq, a 400-mile sled-dog race through the Arctic wilderness. Against his will, Active is suddenly swept into her bizarre family affairs and outsized political ambitions. And when he connects the death of a local dog musher to Mercer, her countermoves threaten to ruin the lives of Active’s beloved Grace Palmer and her daughter, Nita. With his career on the line, Active must outwit the governor and save the people he cares for most before time runs out.LaRose: roman (Terres d'Amérique)
By Louise Erdrich, Isabelle Reinharez. 2017
Dakota du Nord, 1999. Un vent glacial souffle sur la plaine et le ciel, d'un gris acier, recouvre les champs…
nus d'un linceul. Ici, des coutumes immémoriales marquent le passage des saisons, et c'est la chasse au cerf qui annonce l'entrée dans l'automne. Landreaux Iron, un Indien Ojibwé, est impatient d'honorer la tradition. Sûr de son coup, il vise et tire. Et tandis que l'animal continue de courir sous ses yeux, un enfant s'effondre. Dusty, le fils de son ami et voisin Peter Ravich, avait cinq ans. Ainsi débute le nouveau roman de Louise Erdrich, couronné par le National Book Critics Circle Award, qui vient clore de façon magistrale le cycle initié avec La Malédiction des colombes et Dans le silence du vent. L'auteur continue d'y explorer le poids du passé, de l'héritage culturel, et la notion de justice. Car pour réparer son geste, Landreaux choisira d'observer une ancienne coutume en vertu de laquelle il doit donner LaRose, son plus jeune fils, aux parents en deuil. Une terrible décision dont Louise Erdrich, mêlant passé et présent, imagine avec brio les multiples conséquences. 2017. Titre uniforme: LaRose.Trickster Drift (The Trickster trilogy #2)
By Eden Robinson. 2018
Following the Scotiabank Giller Prize-shortlisted Son of a Trickster comes Trickster Drift, the second book in Eden Robinson's captivating Trickster…
trilogy.In an effort to keep all forms of magic at bay, Jared, 17, has quit drugs and drinking. But his troubles are not over: now he's being stalked by David, his mom's ex--a preppy, khaki-wearing psycho with a proclivity for rib-breaking. And his mother, Maggie, a living, breathing badass as well as a witch, can't protect him like she used to because he's moved away from Kitimat to Vancouver for school. Even though he's got a year of sobriety under his belt (no thanks to his enabling, ever-partying mom), Jared also struggles with the temptation of drinking. And he's got to get his grades up, find a job that doesn't involve weed cookies, and somehow live peacefully with his Aunt Mave, who has been estranged from the family ever since she tried to "rescue" him as a baby from his mother. An indigenous activist and writer, Mave smothers him with pet names and hugs, but she is blind to the real dangers that lurk around them--the spirits and supernatural activity that fill her apartment. As the son of a Trickster, Jared is a magnet for magic, whether he hates it or not--he sees ghosts, he sees the monster moving underneath his Aunt Georgina's skin, he sees the creature that comes out of his bedroom wall and creepily wants to suck his toes. He also still hears the Trickster in his head, and other voices too. When the David situation becomes a crisis, Jared can't ignore his true nature any longer.Mama, Do You Love Me? & Papa, Do You Love Me? Bundle
By Barbara Lavallee, Barbara Joosse. 2017
The bestselling and much-loved Mama, Do You Love Me? and its tender companion, Papa, Do You Love Me? are paired…
in this bundled ebook, perfect for a new generation of families. Accompanied by beautiful watercolor illustrations and reassuring texts, these heartwarming stories share a universal message: that a parent's love is everlasting and unconditional.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.Fire Race: A Karuk Coyote Tale of How Fire Came to the People
By Jonathan London, Sylvia Long, Lanny Pinola. 1997
Inspired by a legend of the Karuk people, the story of how Coyote captures fire and how Eagle, Cougar, Fox,…
Bear and others work together to help is a dramatic tale of bravery and cooperation. Plus, this is the fixed format version, which will look almost identical to the print version. Additionally for devices that support audio, this ebook includes a read-along setting.Coming of the storm (Contact. #1.)
By W. Michael Gear, Kathleen O'Neal Gear. 2011
This novel launches a series featuring Black Shell, a Chicaza-clan trader, and his struggles with Hernando de Soto, an invader…
intent on spreading Catholicism at the point of his sword. Followed by "Fire the sky". 2011.Fire the sky (Contact. #2.)
By W. Michael Gear, Kathleen O'Neal Gear. 2011
In 1539, Black Shell, his wife Pearl Hand, and their fellow exiles try to make a stand against the invasion…
of the Kristianos and their leader Hernando de Soto. But de Soto doesn't plan to back down easily. Sequel to "Coming of the storm", followed by "A searing wind". 2011.Kaya: an American girl (American girl)
By Janet Beeler Shaw. 2010
Kaya is an adventurous Nez Perce girl growing up before America became a country. When her courage is tested, Kaya…
draws strength from the traditions and legends her elders share. Kaya listens closely, because she dreams of one day becoming a leader for her people just like Swan Circling, the bold warrior woman who is her hero. Grades 2-4. 2010.Blackflies (Robert Munsch Ser.)
By Robert N Munsch, Jay Odjick. 2017
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.Kunu's Basket: A Story From Indian Island
By Lee Decora Francis, Susan Drucker. 2011
Young Kunu wants to make a pack basket on his own. He's watched his dad and his grandfather make baskets…
on Indian Island, but now that he's trying to make one for himself, it s not as easy as he thought it would be. Kunu isn't a quitter, but he gets so frustrated that he has to go outside to cool off. When his grandfather asks Kunu to help him with some basket-making tasks, Kunu comes to understand that it is the tradition in his family for one generation to help the next. He also learns that it might take several tries before he gets it right. Can he be patient enough to try again and again? His grandfather shows him the way, and at last Kunu's first basket is something to celebrate.My wounded island
By Jacques Pasquet, Marion Arbona, Sophie B Watson. 2017
In this heartbreakingly tender picture book, a young Alaskan Inupiat girl and her family become climate refugees as the small…
island they call home is slowly engulfed by rising sea levels. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2017. Uniform title: Mon île blessée.Starlight
By Richard Wagamese. 2019
The final novel from Richard Wagamese, the bestselling and beloved author of Indian Horse and Medicine Walk, centres on an…
abused woman on the run who finds refuge on a farm owned by an Indigenous man with wounds of his own. A profoundly moving novel about the redemptive power of love, mercy, and compassion--and the land's ability to heal us.Frank Starlight has long settled into a quiet life working his remote farm, but his contemplative existence comes to an abrupt end with the arrival of Emmy, who has committed a desperate act so she and her child can escape a harrowing life of violence. Starlight takes in Emmy and her daughter to help them get back on their feet, and this accidental family eventually grows into a real one. But Emmy's abusive ex isn't content to just let her go. He wants revenge and is determined to hunt 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. With astonishing scenes set in the rugged backcountry of the B.C. Interior, and characters whose scars cut deep even as their journey toward healing and forgiveness lifts us, Starlight is a last gift to readers from a writer who believed in the power of stories to save us.Vancouver's Spirits: Still Waters Run Deep Book 2 (Stillwaters Run Deep #2)
By Frank Talaber. 2017
Vancouver s mayor is brutally slain in Stanley Park His family is missing no clues …
So begins Carol s first big detective case Toss in a hot male reporter Vengeful bikers a sexually starved succubus a boatload of out of sync demi-gods and a disappearing shaman who holds all the clues Oh it s going to be a fun night in the parkRaven's Lament: Still Waters Run Deep Book 1 (Stillwaters Run Deep #1)
By Frank Talaber. 2015
What if you didn t believe in native spiritualism and found yourself battling Raven with only a shaman…
to help you Inspired by true events that took place on the Queen Charlotte Islands Raven s Lament centers on a journalist who investigates a killing tied into the destruction of old-growth forest and becomes tangled up in a spirit war He finds love and meaning as he encounters a centuries-old Haida prince formerly imprisoned along with Raven in a rare Golden Spruce tree