With June designated in Canada as National Aboriginal History Month, I thought it incumbent upon me to create a list of picture books, both fiction and non-fiction, that honour the heritage, achievements and cultures of the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada. Although I know that I have not included all that I could, please accept this list of 65 titles as my small contribution to promoting this rich history.
Aboriginal Alphabet for Children
Written by Evelyn
Ballantyne
Illustrated by J. Marilyn Ross and Noah Head
Illustrated by J. Marilyn Ross and Noah Head
Pemmican
32 pp.
Ages 3-6
2002
Each letter reflects cultural artifacts from First Nations, Metis, and Inuit.
32 pp.
Ages 3-6
2002
Each letter reflects cultural artifacts from First Nations, Metis, and Inuit.
Illustrated by Moses Beaver
Performed by Susan Aglukark
Red Deer Press
32 pp.
Ages 4 +
2008
The Huron Carol reworked with an Aboriginal world . Written in English and Inuktituk. Also available in French.
Performed by Susan Aglukark
Red Deer Press
32 pp.
Ages 4 +
2008
The Huron Carol reworked with an Aboriginal world . Written in English and Inuktituk. Also available in French.
Ancient Thunder
Written by Leo Yerxa
Groundwood Books
32 pp.
Ages 7-10
2006
Lyrical story of horses and native dress.
At the Heart of It (The Land is Our Storybook series)
Written by Mindy Willet and Raymond Taniton
Photographs by Tessa MacIntosh
Fifth House Publishers
32 pp.
Ages 7-11
2011
Ramond Taniton is Sahtugot'ine of Deline, NWT and he shares their rich history.
Written by Leo Yerxa
Groundwood Books
32 pp.
Ages 7-10
2006
Lyrical story of horses and native dress.
At the Heart of It (The Land is Our Storybook series)
Written by Mindy Willet and Raymond Taniton
Photographs by Tessa MacIntosh
Fifth House Publishers
32 pp.
Ages 7-11
2011
Ramond Taniton is Sahtugot'ine of Deline, NWT and he shares their rich history.
Beyond the Northern Lights
Written by Lynn Blaikie
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
24 pp.
Ages 4-8
2006
Folkloric tale of Raven in a First Nations community.
Written by Lynn Blaikie
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
24 pp.
Ages 4-8
2006
Folkloric tale of Raven in a First Nations community.
The Caribou Feed Our Soul (The Land is Our Storybook series)
Written by Pete Enzoe and Mindy Willet
Photographs by Tessa MacIntosh
Fifth House Publishers
32 pp.
Ages 7-11
2010
Pete Enzoe is Chipewyan Dene from Lutsel K’e, Northwest Territories who shares stories and the history of his people and their relationship with the caribou, including going on a respectful caribou hunt.
Caribou Song
Written by Thomson Highway
Illustrated by John Rombough
Fifth House Publishers
32 pp.
Ages 4+
2013
Two boys are traveling across the tundra by dogsled with their parents when they find themselves in the midst of running caribou herds.
Come and Learn With Me (The Land is Our Storybook series)
Written by Sheyenne Jumbo and Mindy Willet
Photographs by Tessa MacIntosh
Fifth House Publishers
32 pp.
Ages 7-11
2009
Nine-year-old Sheyenne shares the daily life of the Dene Yatie on Trout Lake in NWT during the fall moose season.
The Coyote Columbus Story
Written by Thomas King
Illustrated by Kent Monkman
Groundwood Books
32 pp.
Ages 7-11
2007
Humourous tale based on the arrival of Europeans and their interactions with a female Coyote and the Aboriginal Peoples.
A Coyote Solstice Tale
Written by Thomas King
Illustrated by Gary Clement
Groundwood Books
64 pp.
Ages 7-11
2009
Coyote's plans for a festive solstice with his friends go awry when they meet a girl who introduces the mayhem of Christmas shopping to them.
Fifth House Publishers
32 pp.
Ages 4+
2013
Two boys are traveling across the tundra by dogsled with their parents when they find themselves in the midst of running caribou herds.
Come and Learn With Me (The Land is Our Storybook series)
Written by Sheyenne Jumbo and Mindy Willet
Photographs by Tessa MacIntosh
Fifth House Publishers
32 pp.
Ages 7-11
2009
Nine-year-old Sheyenne shares the daily life of the Dene Yatie on Trout Lake in NWT during the fall moose season.
The Coyote Columbus Story
Written by Thomas King
Illustrated by Kent Monkman
Groundwood Books
32 pp.
Ages 7-11
2007
Humourous tale based on the arrival of Europeans and their interactions with a female Coyote and the Aboriginal Peoples.
A Coyote Solstice Tale
Written by Thomas King
Illustrated by Gary Clement
Groundwood Books
64 pp.
Ages 7-11
2009
Coyote's plans for a festive solstice with his friends go awry when they meet a girl who introduces the mayhem of Christmas shopping to them.
The Delta Is My Home: Ehdutat shanankat t'agoonch'uu
Written by Tom McLeod and Mindy Willet
Photographs by Tessa McIntosh
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
26 pp.
Ages 7-11
2008
Eleven-year-old Tom McLeod, of Gwich'in and Inuvialuit heritage, shares his life at the Mackenzie Delta.
The Diamond Willow Walking Stick
Photographs by Tessa McIntosh
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
26 pp.
Ages 7-11
2008
Eleven-year-old Tom McLeod, of Gwich'in and Inuvialuit heritage, shares his life at the Mackenzie Delta.
The Diamond Willow Walking Stick
Written by Leah
Marie Dorion
Michif translation by Norman Fleury
Gabriel Dumont Institute
48 pp.
Ages 8-12
2012
Subtitled: A Traditional Métis Story about Generosity. Michif translation included.
Gabriel Dumont Institute
48 pp.
Ages 8-12
2012
Subtitled: A Traditional Métis Story about Generosity. Michif translation included.
Illustrated by Jim Poitras
Red Deer Press
32 pp.
Ages 8-12
2008
(with CD of singing and drumming by Northern Cree Singers) Spiritual journey of character as part of a traditional Cree drum dance.
Red Deer Press
32 pp.
Ages 8-12
2008
(with CD of singing and drumming by Northern Cree Singers) Spiritual journey of character as part of a traditional Cree drum dance.
Eneèko Nàmbe Ik’oò K’eèzho = The Old Man with the Otter Medicine
Told by John Blondin as told by George Blondin
Illustrated by Archie Beaverho
Translated by Mary Rose Sundberg
Theytus Books
40 pp.
Ages 5-10
2007
(Includes CD) Story about the medicine power of an elder who helps a small group of people to overcome the threat of starvation during a hard winter. In Dogrib and English.
Translated by Mary Rose Sundberg
Theytus Books
40 pp.
Ages 5-10
2007
(Includes CD) Story about the medicine power of an elder who helps a small group of people to overcome the threat of starvation during a hard winter. In Dogrib and English.
Written by Larry
Loyie with Constance Brissenden
Illustrated by Heather D.
Holmlund
Theytus Books
48 pp.
Ages 9-13
2005
Set in a Pacific Northwest coast First Nations community, a young man returns home dealing with HIV.
Theytus Books
48 pp.
Ages 9-13
2005
Set in a Pacific Northwest coast First Nations community, a young man returns home dealing with HIV.
The Ghost and the Lone Warrior
Written by C. J. Taylor
Tundra
24 pp.
Ages 8-13
1991
Lone Warrior is tested for his courage and determination by the ghost of his ancestor.
The Gift of the Inuksuk
Written by Mike
Ulmer
Illustrated by Melanie Rose
Sleeping Bear Press
32 pp.
Ages 5-12
2004
Though not a true Inuit story, it tells how the Inuksuit (plural) came to be.
Illustrated by Melanie Rose
Sleeping Bear Press
32 pp.
Ages 5-12
2004
Though not a true Inuit story, it tells how the Inuksuit (plural) came to be.
Written by Qaunaq Mikkigak and Joanne Schwartz
Illustrated by Qin Leng
Inhabit Media
24 pp.
Ages 0-4
2013
Inuit origin story of why ptarmigans cry, "Nauk, Nauk" and why baby ptarmigans fly so young.
Inhabit Media
24 pp.
Ages 0-4
2013
Inuit origin story of why ptarmigans cry, "Nauk, Nauk" and why baby ptarmigans fly so young.
Gray Wolf's Search
Written by Bruce Swanson
Illustrated by Gary Peterson
Second Story Press
24 pp.
Ages 6-8
2007
Young Gray Wolf must find an important person in order for his future to be successful.
Hidden Buffalo (Northern Lights Books for Children)
Written by Rudy
Wiebe
Illustrated by Michael
Lonechild
Red Deer Press
32 pp.
Ages 7-10
2003
Red Deer Press
32 pp.
Ages 7-10
2003
Retelling of an ancient Cree legend of a vision where the buffalo are.
Illustrated by Qin Leng
Inhabit Media
32 pp.
Ages 4-9
2012
Story of an Inuit boy and his expectations for his new pup and the wisdom his grandfather shares with him.
The Legend of Lightning and Thunder
32 pp.
Ages 4-9
2012
Story of an Inuit boy and his expectations for his new pup and the wisdom his grandfather shares with him.
The Legend of Lightning and Thunder
Written by Paula
Ikuutaq Rumbolt
Illustrated by Jo Rioux
Inhabit Media
40 pp.
Ages 5-8
2013
Retelling of the Inuit myth of the creation of lightning and thunder, and the importance of caring for everyone.
Illustrated by Jo Rioux
Inhabit Media
40 pp.
Ages 5-8
2013
Retelling of the Inuit myth of the creation of lightning and thunder, and the importance of caring for everyone.
The Legend of the Caribou Boy
Told by
John Blondin as told by George Blondin
Illustrated by Ray McSwain
Translated by Mary Rose
Sundberg
Theytus Books
40 pp.
Ages 5-10
2007
Retelling of a traditional First Nation Dogrib tale about a young boy who leaves his family to follow a herd of Caribou. In Dogrib and English. (CD included)
Theytus Books
40 pp.
Ages 5-10
2007
Retelling of a traditional First Nation Dogrib tale about a young boy who leaves his family to follow a herd of Caribou. In Dogrib and English. (CD included)
The Legend of the Fog
Written by Qaunaq Mikkigak & Joanne Schwartz
Illustrated by Danny Christopher
Inhabit Media
40 pp.
Ages 7-10
2010
From the Kiviuq legends of a man named Quannguaviniq who sees an evil spirit called tuurngaq while out on the tundra and how he attempts to escape it.
Living Stories: Godi Weghaa Ets'eeda
Written by Therese Zoe, Philip Zoe and Mindy Willet
Photographs by Tess MacIntosh
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
32 pp.
Ages 7-11
2009
Therese Zoe, a Tlicho woman from NWT, shares the sacred stories and traditional wisdom of the community's elders.
Long Powwow Nights
Written by David Bouchard,
Pam Aleekuk and Patsy Paul-Martin
Illustrated by Leonard Paul
Red Deer Press
32 pp.
Ages 8-14
2009
(Includes CD) Written in English and Mi’kmaq, the story tells of powwows and their traditions.
Illustrated by Leonard Paul
Red Deer Press
32 pp.
Ages 8-14
2009
(Includes CD) Written in English and Mi’kmaq, the story tells of powwows and their traditions.
Written by Richard
Van Camp
Illustrated by George
Littlechild
Children’s Book Press
32 pp.
Ages 7+
1997
Set in the NWT, two boys who have been tormenting a raven are taught to respect nature by a mysterious raven man.
32 pp.
Ages 7+
1997
Set in the NWT, two boys who have been tormenting a raven are taught to respect nature by a mysterious raven man.
Written by Joseph
Jean Fauchon
Illustrated by Sheldon Mauvieux
The Gabriel Dumont Institute
55 pp.
Ages 4-8
2005
Picture history of the Métis people.
The Gabriel Dumont Institute
55 pp.
Ages 4-8
2005
Picture history of the Métis people.
Illustrated by Geneviève Côté
Simply Read Books
36 pp.
Ages 4-8
2008
Missuk, a little girl in the north, dreams of carving snow geese out of soapstone.
Simply Read Books
36 pp.
Ages 4-8
2008
Missuk, a little girl in the north, dreams of carving snow geese out of soapstone.
Written by Earl
Einarson
Illustrated by Julie Flett
Theytus Books
16 pp.
Ages 3-8
2004
The story of a young Aboriginal foster child who is given a special gift.
Theytus Books
16 pp.
Ages 3-8
2004
The story of a young Aboriginal foster child who is given a special gift.
Illustrated by Jackie Traverse
Pemmican
43 pp.
Ages 6-11
2010
Ojibway tale of how butterflies came to make children laugh.
Pemmican
43 pp.
Ages 6-11
2010
Ojibway tale of how butterflies came to make children laugh.
Written by Richard
Thompson
Illustrated by Martin
Springett
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
32 pp.
Ages 5-8
2002
Story of a young boy who goes out to walk in the forest, streams, etc. and loses track of time until he starts to hear things. First Nations folklore.
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
32 pp.
Ages 5-8
2002
Story of a young boy who goes out to walk in the forest, streams, etc. and loses track of time until he starts to hear things. First Nations folklore.
Written by Caitlin
Dale Nicholson with Leona Morin-Neilson
Illustrated by Caitlin Dale
Nicholson
Groundwood Books
24 pp.
Ages 4-6
Groundwood Books
24 pp.
Ages 4-6
2008
Recounts the activities of a young Cree boy with his grandmother. Written in both Cree and English.
Recounts the activities of a young Cree boy with his grandmother. Written in both Cree and English.
Illustrated by Allen Sapp
Red Deer Press
32 pp.
Ages 8-11
2007
(Includes CD with singing and drumming by Northern Cree.) With the help of his grandmother, Nokum, a young Cree boy learns that his schooling does not have to conflict with his Cree heritage.
Northern Lights: The Soccer Trails
Written by Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak
Illustrated by Vladyana Krykorka
Annick Press
24 pp.
Ages 4-7
1993
The mysteries of the northern lights are explained in terms of the Inuit culture.
Not My Girl
32 pp.
Ages 8-11
2007
(Includes CD with singing and drumming by Northern Cree.) With the help of his grandmother, Nokum, a young Cree boy learns that his schooling does not have to conflict with his Cree heritage.
Northern Lights: The Soccer Trails
Written by Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak
Illustrated by Vladyana Krykorka
Annick Press
24 pp.
Ages 4-7
1993
The mysteries of the northern lights are explained in terms of the Inuit culture.
Not My Girl
Written by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton
Illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard
Annick Press
36 pp.
Ages 6-9
2014
Story of Margaret Pokiak's return to Banks Island and her family after living in a residential school.
Written by Jeanne
Bushey
Illustrated by Vladyana
Krykorka
Red Deer Press
32 pp.
Ages 4-8
2004
The origin of thunder and lightning are explained in this Inuit origin tale.
Red Deer Press
32 pp.
Ages 4-8
2004
The origin of thunder and lightning are explained in this Inuit origin tale.
Owls See Clearly at Night: A Michif Alphabet
Written and illustrated by Julie Flett
Simply Read Books
56 pp.
Ages 3-6
2010
Picture book celebrates the Métis people and their heritage.
Tundra Books
48 pp.
Ages 10+
2004
An Iroquois legend of how Hiawatha and Tekanawita helped the Five Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy come together to fight evil.
48 pp.
Ages 10+
2004
An Iroquois legend of how Hiawatha and Tekanawita helped the Five Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy come together to fight evil.
Written by James Pokiak and Mindy Willet
Photographs by Tessa MacIntosh
Photographs by Tessa MacIntosh
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
32 pp.
Ages
2010
This easy-read non-fiction book tells of the traditional Beluga whale hunting of the Inuvialuit in Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories.
Written by Elisha
Kilabuk
Illustrated by Joy Ang
Inhabit Media
32 pp.
Ages 6-8
2011
How a little orphan boy is nearly captured by a qalupalik, a monster of Inuit mythology.
Illustrated by Joy Ang
Inhabit Media
32 pp.
Ages 6-8
2011
How a little orphan boy is nearly captured by a qalupalik, a monster of Inuit mythology.
Qu'Appelle
Written by David Bouchard
Illustrated by Michael Lonechild
Raincoast Books
32 pp.
Ages 6-10
2002
Love story legend in which a Cree warrior leaves his betrothed who is devastated by his absence, and falls ill and dies, calling out his name over and over again.
Rainbow Crow
Written by David Bouchard
Illustrated by David Jean
Translated by David Hones
Red Deer Press
32 pp.
Ages 7-9
2012
(Includes audio CD in English, French and Ojibwe.) Retelling of the legend of Crow bringing fire to earth.
Written by Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley
Illustrated by Kim Smith
Inhabit Media
32 pp.
Ages 3-6
2013
An Inuit tale of how the raven and the loon came to look the way they do.
The Red Sash
Written by Jean
E. Pendziwol
Illustrated by Nicolas Debon
Groundwood Books
32 pp.
Ages 7-12
2005
A young Métis boy wants to follow in his father's footsteps and become a voyageur. Set on the western shore of Lake Superior in the early 1800s.
A Salmon for Simon
Written by Betty Waterton
Illustrated by Ann Blades
Groundwood
32 pp.
Ages 3-7
1978/2013
Story of a Pacific Northwest boy who wants to catch a salmon but when an eagle drops one in a tidal pool, Simon must decide what he will do.
Scared Sarah (New Beginnings)
Groundwood Books
32 pp.
Ages 7-12
2005
A young Métis boy wants to follow in his father's footsteps and become a voyageur. Set on the western shore of Lake Superior in the early 1800s.
A Salmon for Simon
Written by Betty Waterton
Illustrated by Ann Blades
Groundwood
32 pp.
Ages 3-7
1978/2013
Story of a Pacific Northwest boy who wants to catch a salmon but when an eagle drops one in a tidal pool, Simon must decide what he will do.
Scared Sarah (New Beginnings)
Written by Mary Alice Downie
Illustrated by Muriel Wood
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
57 pp.
Ages 9-11
2002
Sarah and her family live in Upper Canada in 1836 where their isolation leaves most of their interactions with the Ojibway.
Secret of the Dance
Illustrated by Muriel Wood
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
57 pp.
Ages 9-11
2002
Sarah and her family live in Upper Canada in 1836 where their isolation leaves most of their interactions with the Ojibway.
Secret of the Dance
Written by Andrea Spalding and Alfred Scow
Illustrated by Darlene Gait
Orca Book Publishers
32 pp.
Ages 9-12
2006
A young boy, Watl’kitna, remembers how the elders of his First Nations community defied the government’s rule and secretly conducted a potlach.
The Secret of Your Name: Proud to be Métis (Kiimooch ka shinikashooyen: aen kishchitaymook aen li michif iwik)
Written by David Bouchard
Illustrated by Dennis Weber
Red Deer Press
32 pp.
Ages 10-13
2009
While sharing his pride in his Métis heritage, the author also apologizes to his ancestor for not embracing that heritage sooner.
Orca Book Publishers
32 pp.
Ages 9-12
2006
A young boy, Watl’kitna, remembers how the elders of his First Nations community defied the government’s rule and secretly conducted a potlach.
The Secret of Your Name: Proud to be Métis (Kiimooch ka shinikashooyen: aen kishchitaymook aen li michif iwik)
Written by David Bouchard
Illustrated by Dennis Weber
Red Deer Press
32 pp.
Ages 10-13
2009
While sharing his pride in his Métis heritage, the author also apologizes to his ancestor for not embracing that heritage sooner.
Written by Simon
Tookoome with Sheldon Oberman
Stoddart Publishing
55 pp.
Ages 9+
2000
Tells of the nomadic lifestyle of the Inuit in the Far North, as lived by Simon Tookoome, including traditional stories translated from Inuktitut.
Shi-shi-etko
55 pp.
Ages 9+
2000
Tells of the nomadic lifestyle of the Inuit in the Far North, as lived by Simon Tookoome, including traditional stories translated from Inuktitut.
Shi-shi-etko
Written by Nicola
I. Campbell
Illustrated by Kim LaFave
Groundwood Books
32 pp.
Ages 5+
2005
Shi-shi-etko’s family is forced to send the young girl to residential school and she does all she can to remember the wonders of her home.
Shin-chi’s Canoe
Groundwood Books
32 pp.
Ages 5+
2005
Shi-shi-etko’s family is forced to send the young girl to residential school and she does all she can to remember the wonders of her home.
Shin-chi’s Canoe
Written by Nicola
I. Campbell
Illustrated by Kim LaFave
Groundwood Books
40 pp.
Ages 5+
2008
Shin-chi is sent off to residential school, with a canoe carved by his father.
Skysisters
40 pp.
Ages 5+
2008
Shin-chi is sent off to residential school, with a canoe carved by his father.
Skysisters
Written by Jan
Bourdeau Waboose
Illustrated by Brian Deines
Kids Can Press
32 pp.
Ages 6-9
2000
Two Ojibway sisters go out into the cold Northern Ontario night to catch sight of the Skysisters.
A Sled Dog for Moshi
Written by Jeanne Bushey
Illustrated by Germaine Arnatauyok
Hyperion
40 pp.
Ages 4-7
1994
Moshi, an Inuk girl on Baffin Island, wishes for a pup of her own.
Kids Can Press
32 pp.
Ages 6-9
2000
Two Ojibway sisters go out into the cold Northern Ontario night to catch sight of the Skysisters.
A Sled Dog for Moshi
Written by Jeanne Bushey
Illustrated by Germaine Arnatauyok
Hyperion
40 pp.
Ages 4-7
1994
Moshi, an Inuk girl on Baffin Island, wishes for a pup of her own.
Written by David
Bouchard
Illustrated by Allen Sapp
Raincoast Books
32 pp.
Ages 6-10
2002
Based on Cree painter Allen Sapp’s childhood memories of life on a reserve in Saskatchewan and getting ready to go to a powwow.
Tiktala
Raincoast Books
32 pp.
Ages 6-10
2002
Based on Cree painter Allen Sapp’s childhood memories of life on a reserve in Saskatchewan and getting ready to go to a powwow.
Tiktala
Written by Margaret
Shaw-MacKinnon
Illustrated by László Gal
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
32 pp.
Ages 5-10
2005
An Inuit girl wants to be a soapstone carver and is temporarily transformed into a harp seal to gain the right perspective for the art and nature.
A Walk in the Tundra
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
32 pp.
Ages 5-10
2005
An Inuit girl wants to be a soapstone carver and is temporarily transformed into a harp seal to gain the right perspective for the art and nature.
A Walk in the Tundra
Written by Anna Ziegler & Rebecca Hainnu
Illustrated by Qin Leng
Inhabit Media
40 pp.
Ages 5-8
2011
An Inuit girl bored with waiting for her friends goes on a walk with her grandmother to pick plants for medicine and tea.
We Feel Good Out Here = Zhik Gwaa'an, Nakhwatthaiitat Gwiinzii (The Land is Our Storybook series)
Written by Julie-Ann Andre and Mindy Willet
Photographs by Tessa MacIntosh
Fifth House
26 pp.
Ages 7-11
2008
Julie-Ann Andre is Gwichya Gwich'in from Tsiigehtchic, NWT, and she shares the story of her family and her land.
Illustrated by Qin Leng
Inhabit Media
40 pp.
Ages 5-8
2011
An Inuit girl bored with waiting for her friends goes on a walk with her grandmother to pick plants for medicine and tea.
We Feel Good Out Here = Zhik Gwaa'an, Nakhwatthaiitat Gwiinzii (The Land is Our Storybook series)
Written by Julie-Ann Andre and Mindy Willet
Photographs by Tessa MacIntosh
Fifth House
26 pp.
Ages 7-11
2008
Julie-Ann Andre is Gwichya Gwich'in from Tsiigehtchic, NWT, and she shares the story of her family and her land.
Written by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret
Pokiak-Fenton
Illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard
Annick Press
32 pp.
Ages 6-9
2013
True story of author’s experience in residential school.
Annick Press
32 pp.
Ages 6-9
2013
True story of author’s experience in residential school.
Written by Sylvia
Olsen with Ron Martin
Illustrated by Kasia Charko
Sono Nis Press
40 pp.
Ages 6-8
2007
When Joey’s Nootka grandmother, the most important person in his life, dies, he must find a way to deal with his grief.
Wild Berries/Pakwa Che Menistru
Written and illustrated by Julie Flett
Translated by Earl N. Cook
Simply Read Books
32 pp.
Ages 3-6
2013
Told in English and Swampy Cree, this is the story of a boy picking blueberries with his grandmother.
Yamoòzha Eyits’o Wets’èkeè Tsà = Yamozha and His Beaver Wife
Sono Nis Press
40 pp.
Ages 6-8
2007
When Joey’s Nootka grandmother, the most important person in his life, dies, he must find a way to deal with his grief.
Wild Berries/Pakwa Che Menistru
Written and illustrated by Julie Flett
Translated by Earl N. Cook
Simply Read Books
32 pp.
Ages 3-6
2013
Told in English and Swampy Cree, this is the story of a boy picking blueberries with his grandmother.
Yamoòzha Eyits’o Wets’èkeè Tsà = Yamozha and His Beaver Wife
As
told by Vital Thomas
Illustrated by Archie Beaulieu
Translated by Mary Siemens
Theytus Books
48 pp.
Ages 5-10
2007
(Includes CD) A tale used to help explain the naming of the landscape of the land of the Dene. In Dogrib and English.
Yetsa’s Sweater
48 pp.
Ages 5-10
2007
(Includes CD) A tale used to help explain the naming of the landscape of the land of the Dene. In Dogrib and English.
Yetsa’s Sweater
Written by Sylvia
Olsen
Illustrated by Joan Larson
Sono Nis Press
Sono Nis Press
40 pp.
Ages 8-10
2006
Yetsa helps her grandmother with all the tasks needed to knit a Cowichan sweater of the Coast Salish people of BC.
Ages 8-10
2006
Yetsa helps her grandmother with all the tasks needed to knit a Cowichan sweater of the Coast Salish people of BC.
Illustrated by Julie Flett
Theytus Books 32 pp.
Ages 5-8
2006
Zoe and her father follow a fawn to learn more about it as she learns to respect nature. Includes the Okanagan (Syilx) language terms for the animals encountered.
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