Indigenous Reads: First Nations, Metis and Inuit

A collection of books written by predominantly Canadian Indigenous authors as well as educational books to introduce students to important topics in Indigenous history. PLEASE NOTE: if the catalogue address for the book does not include "samepagecbrl.bibliocommons.com", go to the cbrl.ca link and search for the item by title or author to access current services to place holds, etc.

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Cape Breton Regional Library

Recovery Road

Divergent Book Series

Walking the Recovery Road

Walking the Recovery Road: The Steps Taken is about a Micmac woman overcoming the obstacles of substance use disorder. In this book the author writes about how a 12-step program helped her change her life path, then how it helped her understand her disease better. By adopting a 12-step program, she learns how to overcome certain situations that once baffled her, learning to open up in community situations and living one day at a time. This book is a guide to how and why the program works.

the cover of a children's book with an image of three bears riding in a sled

Children's Literature

Coyote Solstice

Trickster Coyote is having his friends over for a festive solstice get-together in the woods when a little girl comes by unexpectedly. She leads the party-goers through the snowy woods to a shopping mall--a place they have never seen before. Coyote gleefully shops with abandon, only to discover that filling your shopping cart with goodies is not quite the same thing as actually paying for them.

a book with an image of a squirrel in the forest on it's cover

Children's Picture Books

Forever Home

Pine Trees

Nipukt: Apistana'wj's Forever Home

This charming and informative picture book for children explains the need for a healthy forest as the pine martin Apistana'wj explains how he lives in the forest, and how the forest of Unama'ki has been changed since the times when just the Mi'kmaq lived alone there, one with nature and the wildlife. Included is the tale of Kluskap's creation of the pine trees. In Mi'kmaq and English.

the cover of i am not a number, featuring a woman cutting another mans hair

Teaching Social Studies

Writing Numbers

I Am Not A Number

When eight-year-old Irene is removed from her First Nations family to live in a residential school she is confused, frightened, and terribly homesick. She tries to remember who she is and where she came from despite the efforts of the nuns to force her to do otherwise. Based on the life of Jenny Kay Dupuis' own grandmother, I Am Not a Number brings a terrible part of Canada's history to light in a way that children can learn from and relate to.

Indian Residential Schools

Song of Rita Joe

Song of Rita Joe is a book of exceptional courage and insight, the words of a gentle woman who fought for her family, justice, and her own independent voice. She faced intolerance, ignorance, and abuse, searched her inheritance for strength, and wrote poems of clarity and encouragement that continue to inspire not only her people but all people. Finally, she was a humble woman, an honoured Mi'Kmaw elder, poet, and member of the Order of Canada.

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Carrying It Forward

John Brady MacDonald has lived in Kistahpinanihk, an area that includes Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, for nearly all his life. A member of the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation and a descendent of Metis leader Jim Brady,he has worked to move carefully between these two nations. In this wide-ranging collection the author looks at everything from the city of Prince Albert to his experience of residential school, to northern firefighting, to his time in the United Kingdom.

the cover of weird rules to follow by kim spencer, illustrated by tim spenser

New Children's Books

Grade Book

Native American Heritage

Weird Rules To Follow

11-year-old Mia and her best friend, Lara, have known each other since kindergarten. Like most tweens, they like to hang out and compare notes on their crushes and dream about their futures. But even though they both live in the same cul-de-sac, Mia’s life is very different from her non-Indigenous, middle-class neighbor. Mia begins to notice how adults treat her differently, just because she is Indigenous. They all seem to have decided who Mia is without getting to know her first.

a book with an image of a fish in the water

Hello Kitty Mug

Connection With Nature

Business Illustration

Two Sisters

Magical Sturgeon

In this moving follow-up to Joseph Dandurand's bestselling children's book The Sasquatch, the Fire and the Cedar Baskets, the sturgeon, spirit of the great river, eludes human fishers until two young sisters neglect to follow their mother's instructions. What follows is a moving exploration of the importance of sharing and kinship with all other living things.

Whimsical Illustration

Grizzly Bear

Tv Episodes

Sasquatch, the Fire and the Cedar Baskets

A 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.

an orange heart with two hands making a heart and the words, with our orange hearts

With Our Orange Hearts

As a young child, your little world can be full of big emotions. In this book, I, Phyllis Webstad, founder of Orange Shirt Day, show that sharing my story with the world helped me to process my feelings. My true orange shirt story encourages young children to open their hearts and listen as others share their feelings, and to be more comfortable sharing their own feelings too. Listening is a first step towards reconciliation. It's never too early to start.

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University of calgary

Children go for a walk in the woods with their elders and discover the animals of British Columbia, their names in the Nłeʔkepmxcín or Halq'emeylem languages, and the teachings they have for us. A Walk In Nature, Coast Landscape, What Do You Hear, Reading Club, Go For A Walk, Childrens Books Illustrations, Book Stands, The Wilderness

Childrens Books Illustrations

Book Stands

The Wilderness

Stand Like A Cedar

Children go for a walk in the woods with their elders and discover the animals of British Columbia, their names in the Nłeʔkepmxcín or Halq'emeylem languages, and the teachings they have for us.

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Ya Novels

Through Time And Space

Ballad of Nancy April: Shawnadithit

When a mishap delays Jessie at the end of a school day, she takes a shortcut home. But the shortcut turns into an adventure, as Jessie is transported through time and space, to early 19th-century Newfoundland. There she meets Shawnadithit who, as the last surviving member of the Beothuk, has witnessed the end of a once-great people. Tales from Big Spirit is a 7-book graphic novel series that delves into the stories of 7 great Indigenous heroes from Canadian history.

Young Living Essential Oils

Savaged To Wellness

This is a recovery story about a Micmac woman named Melody Paul. She is from Eskasoni on Cape Breton Island. Growing up in her native culture/community, she struggles to adapt and decides to adventure and explore new places. This leads her to Maine, and evolves into a life of poverty, abuse, discrimination, substance abuse, drug trafficking, and eventually to state prison. This is where her healing starts. She starts to write and pray, and finally heals herself from the damages of addiction.

the book cover for the theory of crows by david a robertson, with an image of a

Theory Of Crows

At night, when Matthew paces the house, unable to sleep, he pauses outside his daughter's bedroom. Hallelujah, who goes by Holly, is only on the other side of the door, but feels a universe away. When a tragedy close to home occurs, Matthew and Holly take an unexpected journey out onto the land to search for a cabin out on the family trapline. But each of them is searching for something more than a place and what happens in the wilderness will test them in ways they never thought possible.

dance of the returned by devon a miesuah

American Literature Books

University Of Arizona

Dance of the Returned

Det. Monique Black Hawk, 2. The disappearance of a young Choctaw leads Detective Blue Hawk to investigate a little-known ceremonial dance. As she traces the steps of the missing man, she discovers that the seemingly innocuous Renewal Dance is not what it seems to be. After Monique embarks on a journey that she never thought possible, she learns that the past and future can converge to offer endless possibilities for the present. And that she must accept her destiny of violence and peacekeeping