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• Let's Go for a Walk on Mother Earth

  Mtakmi Kwe

  Armstrong, Juliana

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  Children's Category. Today is a good day to go for a walk on Mother Earth. Join young Sachiiwin and Waawaasbiikse on a journey as they count all the wonderful animals they see. With each new animal friend, learn their Anishinaabemowin name and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Remember Who You Are

  Prince, Leona

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  Children's Category. This beautifully illustrated picture book empowers young readers to embrace their potential by fostering understanding of identity, tradition and culture.

• Rez Kid

  Landry, Andrea

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  Children's Category. When the kids on the school bus call her "Rez kid!" the girl just wants to get home. Safe and happy on the reservation, the girl beads with her mother, harvests medicines with her nóhkom, gardens with her aunty, and rides…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• 7 Generations

  A Plains Cree Saga

  Robertson, David A.

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  Young Adult/Adult Category. To secure his future, Edwin, a young man of Plains Cree descent, must follow a vision quest similar to his ancestor Stone's. Like Stone, whose older brother, Bear, is tragically killed during a Blackfoot raid, Edwin must…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• From the Rez to the Runway

  Forging My Path in Fashion : a Memoir

  Allaire, Christian, 1992-

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  Young Adult/Adult Category. Growing up on the Nipissing First Nation reserve, Christian Allaire dreamed of working in fashion. Inspired by Ojibwe powwow regalia and later captivated by high fashion, he pursued journalism to become a fashion writer.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All the Little Monsters

  How I Learned to Live With Anxiety

  Robertson, David, 1977-

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  Young Adult/Adult Category. Award-winning author David A. Robertson explores the struggles and small victories of living with chronic anxiety and depression and shares his hard-earned wisdom in the hope of making other people’s mental health…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Soft as Bones

  a Memoir

  Sage, Chyana Marie

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  Young Adult/Adult Category. In candid, incisive, and delicate prose, Chyana Marie Sage shares the pain of growing up with her father, a crack dealer who went to prison for molesting her older sister. In revisiting her family’s history, Chyana…Read moreRead more of this annotation