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Le baiser de Nanabush

By Drew Hayden Taylor. 2019

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Native peoples of Canada fiction
Human-narrated audio

Taylor brings a modern twist to ancient native folklore. Motorcycles & Sweetgrass is a charming story about the importance of…

balance and belief―and a little bit of magic― in everyone’s life.― Quill & QuireDrew Hayden Taylor’s got no qualms about poking fun at his Native roots, and that’s what makes Motorcycles & Sweetgrass such a pleasure. It’s playful yet soulful, with a narrative that keeps those pages turning.― NOW (Toronto)Rien ne se produit jamais dans la réserve anishinabe de Lac-aux-Loutres. Enfin, jusqu’à l’arrivée d’un séduisant étranger aux cheveux blonds porté par une rutilante moto Indian Chief 1953. Les intentions du bellâtre sont d’autant plus mystérieuses que celui-ci semble connaître la communauté sous toutes ses coutures. Si la cheffe Maggie tombe instantanément sous son charme, son fils Virgile est beaucoup moins enthousiaste. Aidé par son oncle Wayne, créateur d’une forme d’art martial autochtone, il tentera d’éloigner l’étranger de Lac-aux-Loutres – et de sa mère. Et on dirait que les ratons laveurs veulent en faire autant. Drôle, profonde, lumineuse et remplie d’espoir, l’histoire est servie par l’incontestable talent de conteur et l’humour qui ont fait la renommée de Taylor au Canada anglais. L’édition originale anglaise (Motorcycles & Sweetgrass, Knopf Canada) a été finaliste au prix du Gouverneur général.

Siha Tooskin Knows the Love of the Dance (Siha Tooskin Knows #8)

By Charlene Bearhead, Wilson Bearhead, Chloe Bluebird Mustooch. 2020

Electronic braille (Uncontracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip), DAISY text (Direct to player), DAISY text (Zip), Word (Zip), ePub (Zip), Braille (Uncontracted)
Friendship stories, General fiction, Holiday fiction, Native peoples of Canada fiction
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille

Thundering drums, rattling hooves, clinking jingles—come along with Paul, Jeff, and Uncle Lenard to the powwow! Paul Wahasaypa—Siha Tooskin—has invited…

his friend, Jeff, to a powwow. It’s Jeff’s very first powwow, and is he ever nervous! What if he says or does the wrong thing? Grass dancers, Fancy Shawl dancers, Chicken dancers—what does it all mean? Follow along as Jeff learns all about the dances and their beautiful traditions. See you at the powwow!The Siha Tooskin Knows series uses vivid narratives and dazzling illustrations in contemporary settings to share stories about an 11-year-old Nakota boy.

The Sasquatch, the Fire and the Cedar Baskets

By Joseph Dandurand, Dionne Paul. 2020

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Native peoples of Canada fiction, Native peoples fiction
Human-transcribed braille

“Deep in the thickest part of a cedar forest there lived a young Sasquatch. He was over nine feet tall…

and his feet were about size twenty. He had long brown hair that covered all of his body. His hands were so big and his arms so long he could wrap them around the biggest of the cedar trees. He had been born here many years ago and he did not know his parents, as they had been scared away by a great fire. He was left on his own and he had survived by eating berries and he had grown into the Sasquatch he now was...” So begins this charming story for children by Kwantlen storyteller Joseph Dandurand. The Sasquatch, spirit of the great cedar forest, eludes human hunters, falls in love, fathers a lovely daughter and saves his little family from a forest fire by dousing the flames with water stored in baskets carefully woven by his mate. The story is told with grace and simplicity by a master storyteller in the great tradition of the Kwantlen people. Accompanied by whimsical illustrations from Kwakwaka’wakw artist Simon Daniel James, The Sasquatch, the Fire and the Cedar Baskets follows a similar style to popular Nightwood titles such as Salmon Boy, Mayuk the Grizzly Bear and How the Robin Got Its Red Breast.

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Métis (Crypto)

By Michel Noël. 2019

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Native peoples of Canada fictionCanadian non-fiction
Human-narrated audio

Fils d'une Blanche déracinée et d'un Métis tiraillé entre le progrès et les traditions de ses ancêtres, Pien observe, sent,…

vibre. Le jeune garçon côtoie des bûcherons, des Sauvages , un curé déchu, des cultivateurs pauvres... Tous des héros de la survie. Son monde, un coin du Nord du Québec ouvert au déboisement farouche des années 50, est hostile. Mais c'est un univers qui forge des coeurs passionnés

Mon amie Agnès

By Julie Flett. 2020

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Native peoples of Canada fiction
Human-narrated audio

Katherena se sent un peu perdue après avoir quitté le bord de la mer pour la nouvelle maison qu'elle partage…

avec sa mère. Mais elle rencontre bientôt une voisine âgée qui partage son amour pour l'art et la nature. Julie Flett, auteure crie et métis maintes fois primée, livre ici un récit fort et vibrant, agrémenté d'images poignantes des oiseaux, fleurs, paysages et objets d'art qui entourent les personnages et illustrent brillamment la beauté des liens entre les générations et des passions partagées.

Sharing Our Truths/Tapwe (The Land Is Our Story Book #9)

By Mindy Willett, Henry Beaver. 2019

Electronic braille (Uncontracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip), DAISY text (Direct to player), DAISY text (Zip), Word (Zip), ePub (Zip), Braille (Uncontracted)
Native peoples of Canada fiction
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille

Henry and Eileen Beaver and their family live in Fort Smith, on the Slave River between Lake Athabaska and Great…

Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories. They have a mixed indigenous heritage of Nehiyaw or Cree and Dene Dedline or Chipewyan.Join the authors as they lead the children and parents through important cultural experiences, tell stories, and share their wisdom and truths with compassion. Learn the protocols for building a tipi, trapping a beaver, laying the grandfather stones for a fire, smudging, and harvesting salt from the Salt Plains in Wood Buffalo National Park. In Cree, tapwe means "it is so," or "the truth." In this, the ninth book in This Land Is Our Storybook series, Henry writes, "We can't tell you what to do with the truths we share in this book, but we hope that reading our story will help you get to know us a little better so that together we can make this nation a place we can all be proud of."

Tanna's Owl

By Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley. 2020

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Animal stories, Native peoples of Canada fiction, General fiction, Multi-cultural fiction
Human-transcribed braille

When Tanna’s father brings home an abandoned owl, she is not eager to take care of the needy, ugly little…

bird. Tanna must wake at 4:00 a.m. to catch food for the owl. She must feed it, clean up after it, all while avoiding its sharp, chomping beak and big, stomping talons. After weeks of following her father’s instructions on how to care for the owl, Tanna must leave home for school. Her owl has grown. It has lost its grey baby feathers and is beginning to sprout a beautiful adult snowy owl coat. As she says good-bye to the owl, she is relieved not to have to care for it anymore, but also a bit sad. This heartwarming story based on the author’s own life experience teaches young readers the value of hard work, helping, and caring—even when the thing you are caring for does not love you back.

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Otages de la nature (14/18)

By Daniel Marchildon. 2018

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Native peoples of Canada fiction
Human-narrated audio

Fleur Monague, une ex-chanteuse d'origine Anishnabée, monte dans le Nord ontarien avec son fils Alex afin de prendre part à…

un concert organisé par des écologistes. Une dune sacrée d'une valeur inestimable pour la communauté est en effet menacée par un projet d'exploitation forestière. Mais les choses tournent mal et ce qui s'annonçait comme un retour aux sources dégénère en une dangereuse prise d'otages.

In My Anaana's Amautik

By Nadia Sammurtok. 2019

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Native peoples of Canada fiction, Multi-cultural fiction, Gentle fictionPoetry
Human-transcribed braille

"The far north has never felt so deliciously warm." —Kirkus Reviews "Readers will carry this gorgeous book close to their…

hearts."—School Library Journal "Just right for bedtime, it's an intimate tale that celebrates simple warmth and comfort."—Publishers Weekly Nadia Sammurtok lovingly invites the reader into the amautik—the pouch in the back of a mother’s parka used to carry a child—to experience everything through the eyes of the baby nestled inside, from the cloudlike softness of the pouch to the glistening sound of Anaana’s laughter. Sweet and soothing, this book offers a unique perspective that will charm readers of all ages.

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The Girl and the Wolf

By Katherena Vermette. 2019

Printbraille
Native peoples of Canada fiction, Adventure stories, Animal stories
Human-transcribed braille

While picking berries with her mother, a little girl wanders too far into the woods. When she realizes she is…

lost, she begins to panic. A large grey wolf makes a sudden appearance between some distant trees. Using his sense of smell, he determines where she came from and decides to help her. Through a series of questions from the wolf, the little girl realizes she had the knowledge and skill to navigate herself—she just needed to remember that those abilities were there all along.

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The Pencil

By Susan Avingaq, Maren Vsetula. 2019

Printbraille
Humourous fiction, Native peoples of 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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My Heart Fills With Happiness

By Monique Gray Smith. 2016

Printbraille
Native peoples of Canada fiction, Family stories, General fiction
Human-transcribed braille

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. International speaker and award-winning author Monique Gray Smith wrote My Heart Fills with Happiness to support the wellness of Indigenous children and families, and to encourage young children to reflect on what makes them happy.

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Go show the world: a celebration of Indigenous heroes /

By Wab Kinew. 2018

Printbraille
Historical fiction, Native peoples of Canada fiction, Native peoples fictionNative peoples biography, Canadian biography, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
Human-transcribed braille
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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Soapstone Signs (Orca Echoes)

By Jeff Pinkney, Darlene Gait. 2014

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY Audio (CD), DAISY Audio (Direct to Player), DAISY Audio (Zip), DAISY text (Direct to player), DAISY text (Zip), Word (Zip), ePub (Zip)
Native peoples of Canada fiction
Synthetic audio, Automated braille

One spring, a nine-year-old Cree boy is visited by a master soapstone carver named Lindy, who gives him four pieces…

of soapstone. The primary secret to carving, the boy learns, is recognizing that each piece of soapstone already holds its true form inside. Lindy teaches the boy to listen to the soapstone and look to the world around him for signs as to what to carve. As the seasons change, the young boy's experiences lend him opportunities to develop his carving skills and become attuned to the signs around him. He eagerly awaits the following spring, which will bring Lindy's return and a chance to show off his carvings.

The last Beothuk

By Gary Collins. 2017

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Native peoples fiction, Native peoples of Canada fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction)
Human-narrated audio

Inspired by true events. Long after Demasduit's skull has been stolen from her grave, and years after Shanawdithit has died,…

one Beothuk and his family survive. Bursting out of the pages of Newfoundland history appears Kop, the last true Beothuk. When all the other members of his tribe are exterminated by the Europeans, Kop seeks revenge against the Unwanted Ones. Hidden among the Bear Clan of the Mi'kmaq, the Beothuk strikes back. Follow Kop on his trail of defiance against the European marauders upon his Island. See what becomes of a man who has nothing to lose or live for. Stay with him on a hundred trails and sit with him across the smoke of a hundred campfires. You will not only weep for the last Beothuk--you will cheer him on as he pushes back against the Unwanted Ones. 2017.

Ligne brisée: roman

By Katherena Vermette. 2017

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Native peoples fiction, Native peoples of Canada fiction, Award winning fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction)
Human-narrated audio

Lorsque qu'une jeune Métisse est victime d'une violente agression, les contrecoups se font sentir dans toute la communauté du quartier…

North End de Winnipeg. Policiers chargés de l'enquête, famille, amis et connaissances voient leurs certitudes ébranlées à mesure que se précise le fil des évènements. Entre les femmes qui se relaient au chevet de l'adolescente et celles qui errent dans l'ombre, au dehors, des liens puissants se dessinent, esquissant le portrait d'une identité morcelée. Les voix de chacune prennent de l'ampleur, jusqu'à ce que la ligne brisée de leurs destins en vienne à former un arbre généalogique aux racines profondément ancrées dans le territoire manitobain. 2017.

Moon of the crusted snow: a novel

By Waubgeshig Rice. 2018

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Bestsellers (Fiction), Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Native peoples fiction, Native peoples of Canada fiction
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille

With winter looming, a small northern Anishinaabe community goes dark. Cut off, people become passive and confused. Panic builds as…

the food supply dwindles. While the band council and a pocket of community members struggle to maintain order, an unexpected visitor arrives, escaping the crumbling society to the south. Soon after, others follow. The community leadership loses its grip on power as the visitors manipulate the tired and hungry to take control of the reserve. Tensions rise and, as the months pass, so does the death toll due to sickness and despair. Frustrated by the building chaos, a group of young friends and their families turn to the land and Anishinaabe tradition in hopes of helping their community thrive again. Guided through the chaos by an unlikely leader named Evan Whitesky, they endeavor to restore order while grappling with a grave decision. Bestseller. 2018.

Trickster drift (The trickster Trilogy Ser. #2)

By Eden Robinson. 2018

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Bestsellers (Fiction), Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Native peoples fiction, Native peoples of Canada fiction
Human-transcribed braille

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. Bestseller. Sequel to "Son of a trickster". 2018.

Tommy l'enfant-loup: Les Aventures De Bill Bilodeau, L'ami Des Animaux (Les Aventures de Bill Bilodeau, l'ami des animaux. #02)

By Samuel Archibald. 2015

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Native peoples fiction, Native peoples of Canada fiction
Human-narrated audio

On l'a trouvé ti-cul dans un terrier de loup. D'après la légende, en tout cas. Ses nouveaux parents humains l'ont…

appelé Tommy. À l'école, les enfants étaient méchants avec lui. Il s'est mis à ressentir l'appel de la forêt. Mon frère et moi, on l'aimait bien, Tommy, même s'il grognait parfois et courait comme une bête sauvage. On lui a dit qu'on connaissait quelqu'un qui saurait si sa vraie place était parmi nous ou parmi les loups. C'est comme ça que Tommy a rencontré Bill Bilodeau. Années 2-4. 2015.

Jonny Appleseed

By Joshua Whitehead. 2018

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Native peoples fiction, Native peoples of Canada fiction, Bestsellers (Fiction)
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille

"You're gonna need a rock and a whole lotta medicine" is a mantra that Jonny Appleseed, a young Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer, repeats…

to himself. Off the reserve and trying to find ways to live and love in the big city, Jonny becomes a cybersex worker who fetishizes himself in order to make a living. Self-ordained as an NDN glitter princess, Jonny has one week before he must return to the "rez"--and his former life--to attend the funeral of his stepfather. The seven days that follow are like a fevered dream: stories of love, trauma, sex, kinship, ambition, and the heartbreaking recollection of his beloved kokum (grandmother). Jonny's world is a series of breakages, appendages, and linkages--and as he goes through the motions of preparing to return home, he learns how to put together the pieces of his life. Canada Reads 2021. 2018.

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