New Indigenous Collection

Updated February 12, 2025
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52 Ways to Reconcile : How to Walk with Indigenous People on the Path to Healing
Robertson, David Alexander.
Paper Book
From bestselling author of the Misewa Saga series David A. Robertson, this is the essential guide for all Canadians to understand how small and attainable acts towards reconciliation can make an enormous difference in our collective efforts to build a reconciled country. 52...
All the Little Monsters : How I Learned to Live with Anxiety
Robertson, David A.
Paper Book
With humour, warmth and heartbreaking honesty, 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 journeys a little less lonely ...
Ally Is a Verb : A Guide to Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples
LeMay, Rose.
Paper Book
Your next step on the journey of reconciliation starts here. What can you do to be a better ally for your Indigenous colleagues, community members, and friends? By actively listening to the history and current lived experiences of Indigenous peoples, you can take steps to address...
I am Connected
Jaadee, Kung.
Paper Book
We are all connected. Whether it is with your family, the mossy earth beneath your feet, the warm guidance of your ancestors, you belong in connection with all around you. Along the backdrop of Haida Gwaii's breathtaking landscapes, Indigenous storyteller, Ḵung Jaadee, invites you to...
I am on Indigenous land
Phillips, Katrina M.
Paper Book
With simple, lyrical text and vibrant panoramic illustrations, this picture book explores the beauty and resources of thirteen ancestral Indigenous lands and how we all use those lands each day. Simple poetry and portrayals of children and families enjoying rivers, bike paths, beaches, and parks...
Baby Smiles/ Weskewikwa'sit mijua'ji'j
Partnership, The Tui'kn.
A bilingual Mi'kmaw-English board book promoting dental health in baby's first year. Every morning and every night I need help brushing my teeth. Look at me smiling so healthy and happy. Healthy gums and teeth improve overall wellness and quality of life, and help you...
Bad Cree : a novel
Johns, Jessica
Paper Book
2024 CBC CANADA READS SELECTION AMAZON CANADA FIRST NOVEL AWARD SHORTLIST A CBC BOOKS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR AN AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ALEX AWARD WINNER AURORA AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL SHORTLIST RAKUTEN KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZE FOR LITERARY FICTION SHORTLIST<...
Bernice and the Georgian Bay gold
Outram, Jessica
Paper Book
It's the summer of 1914. Eight-year-old Bernice lives with her family in a lighthouse on Georgian Bay. One day Bernice wakes up to find a stranger named Tom Thomson sleeping in their living room. When she overhears him talk about gold on a nearby island, Bernice is determined to find it. ...
The berry pickers
Peters, Amanda
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER 2023 BARNES & NOBLE DISCOVER PRIZE WINNER of the ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL for EXCELLENCE in FICTION WINNER Best First Novel, Crime Writers of Canada Award WINNER Dartmouth Book Award for Fiction FINALIST Amazon First Novel Award ...
a body more tolerable
simpson, jaye.
a body more tolerable is a collection of powerful and haunting poems combining faerie tales, mythology, and a self-divinized female rage. Divided into three parts, the book examines Indigenous grief, trans identity, and frustrated desires in ways that reject perception. Gone is the soft, kind,...
A broken blade
Blair, Melissa
Paper Book
The BookTok sensation from debut author Melissa Blair--now with exclusive bonus content!   "Gripping and fierce. This is much-needed fantasy with its fangs honed sharp by the power of resistance. Melissa Blair has built a tremendous world."--Chloe Gong, #1 New...
Buffalo dreamer
Duncan, Violet
Paper Book
Summer and her family always spend relaxed summers in Alberta, Canada, on the reservation where her mom's family lives. But this year is turning out to be an eye-opening one. First, Summer has begun to have vivid dreams in which she's running away from one of the many real-life residential schools...
By the fire we carry : the generations-long fight for justice on native land
Nagle, Rebecca
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER Winner of the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize The New Yorker's Best Books of 2024 * A Publishers Weekly Top 10 Book of the Year * An NPR 2024 "Books We Loved" Pick * An Esquire Best Book of the Year  * A Barnes & Noble Best Book of the...
Chooch helped
Rogers, Andrea L.
Paper Book
Caldecott Medal Winner Kirkus Best Book of 2024 - CCBC Choices 2025 A Cherokee girl introduces her younger brother to their family's traditions -- begrudgingly! -- in this picture book written by Walter Award-winner Andrea L. Rogers and...
Dad, I miss you
Sammurtok, Nadia
Paper Book
This story is dedicated to the author's mother and father, both of whom are residential school survivors. Told in the voice of a boy and his father by turns, this book takes a thoughtful and heartfelt look at the emotional toll of a child being taken from their family and community to...
The First Peoples
Harper, Maika.
Based on an ancient Inuit traditional story, this beautifully illustrated picture book tells of the appearance of the first humans on earth, and how from them all the peoples of the earth emerged.From a mound of simple dirt, through magic and intention, the world we know today slowly takes shape...
The Fragments That Remain
Angeconeb, Mackenzie
Paper Book
Dearest Departed, I do not know when I decided I was going to write. I am not a writer. You are. You were. Honorary twins Ally and Andy, born at the start and end of the same year, have always shared everything -- until Ally dies, his passing ruled a suicide by overdose. A year later, Andy...
The Haunted Blizzard
Johnston, Aviaq
Paper Book
A teenage girl walks home in a burgeoning blizzard, happy to have an unexpected snow day. Ignoring an Elder's warning about the terror the blizzard holds, she finds herself alone in her home with an unseen presence stalking and tormenting her. What does it want? And will she survive?
An Honored Vow
Blair, Melissa
Paper Book
This thrilling romantasy about king's Blade, Keera, and her epic quest to avenge her lover, save her people, and bring down a tyrant king is the final installment of Melissa Blair's highly acclaimed series. The Halfling Saga showcases BIPOC and queer representation, love, passion, betrayal, magic...
Indigenous archival activism : Mohican interventions in public history and memory
Miron, Rose
Paper Book
Who has the right to represent Native history?   The past several decades have seen a massive shift in debates over who owns and has the right to tell Native American history and stories. For centuries, non-Native actors have collected, stolen, sequestered, and...
Last Woman : Stories
Baker, Carleigh.
Paper Book
From one of the country's most celebrated new writers, a blistering collection of short fiction that is bracingly relevant, playfully irreverent, and absolutely unforgettable. There's a hole in the ozone layer. Are teenage girls to blame?  Floods and wildfires,...
Lhu'aan Man Keyi Dan Kwanje Naatsat: Kluane Lake Country People Speak Strong
Kluane First Nation
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE CANADIAN HISTORY ASSOCIATION INDIGENOUS HISTORY BOOK PRIZE In this poignant display of the resilience of language, culture, and community in the face of the profound changes brought by settlers, Kluane First Nation Elders share stories from their lives, knowledge...
Making Space for Indigenous Feminism
Starblanket, Gina
Paper Book
The third edition of the iconic collection Making Space for Indigenous Feminism features feminist, queer and two-spirit voices from across generations and locations. Feminism has much to offer Indigenous women, and all Indigenous Peoples, in their struggles against oppression....
Mask of the Deer Woman
Dove, Laurie L.
Paper Book
AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER To find a missing young woman, the new tribal marshal must also find herself. At rock bottom following her daughter's death, ex-Chicago detective Carrie Starr has nowhere to go but back to her roots. Starr's father never talked...
Native nations : a millennium in North America
DuVal, Kathleen
Paper Book
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER * "A magisterial overview of a thousand years of Native American history" (The New York Review of Books), from the rise of ancient cities more than a thousand years ago to fights for sovereignty that continue today WINNER OF THE BANCROFT PRIZE, THE...
North of Middle Island
Lockhart, Daniel
Paper Book
Journey to the southernmost tip of the territories held by Canada. North of Middle Island opens with a collection of individual poems thatcapture the spirit of the relatively isolated, sparsely populated community ofPelee Island. The pieces explore contemporary Indigenous experience in...
Ours to tell : reclaiming Indigenous stories
Yellowhorn, Eldon
Paper Book
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection!...
The Pencil
Avingaq, Susan.
Paper Book
USBBY OUTSTANDING INTERNATIONAL BOOK  "[A] wonderful and touching story" -- New York Time Book Review "A breath of warmth from the far north"-- Kirkus Reviews Susan and her sister, Rebecca, love watching their mother write letters to people in other camps. Their mother...
Pisim Finds Her Miskanaw
Dumas, William
Paper Book
NOW REVISED! This edition features updated Rocky Cree translations and an expanded glossary, augmented with new maps to give a more detailed look at Pīsim's journey. These enhancements make this book a great tool for teachers and a great addition to any library. Out of an important...
Prairie Edge : A Novel
Kerr, Conor.
Paper Book
Shortlisted for the 2024 Giller Prize * Finalist for the 2024 Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Prize * A Globe and Mail Best Book of the Year * One of CBC's Best Canadian Fiction of 2024 The Giller Prize-longlisted author of Avenue of Champions returns...
Raven's ribbons
Spillett, Tasha
Paper Book
A joyous celebration of gender expression through an Indigenous lens, by New York Times bestselling author Tasha Spillett and Ojibwe elder Daniel Ramirez Raven loves round dances. The drums sing to the people, and the people dance to their songs. Raven especially loves dancing with his...
Reconciling History: A Story of Canada
Wilson-Raybould, Jody
Paper Book
One of Indigo's Top 10 History Books of 2024 and Top 100 Books of 2024 * One of the Toronto Star's 25 books to read this season * One of Kobo CA's Best Nonfiction Ebooks of the Year * One of CBC's Best Canadian Nonfiction of 2024 From the #1 national bestselling...
Remember
Harjo, Joy
Paper Book
THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER .AN AMERICAN INDIAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION HONOR BOOK.A BOSTON GLOBE-HORN BOOK HONOR AWARD . NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY School Library Journal . Publishers Weekly . The Horn Book .NPR . The Bulletin . Kirkus Reviews
Right story, wrong story : how to have fearless conversations in hell
Yunkaporta, Tyson
Paper Book
Continuing the work of the award-winning Sand Talk, Tyson Yunkaporta casts an Indigenous lens on contemporary society, challenging us to face conflict and embrace conversation to find our way onto the right track. With Right Story, Wrong Story, Apalech Clan member Tyson...
Right Story, Wrong Story: How to Have Fearless Conversations in Hell
Yunkaporta, Tyson
Paper Book
Continuing the work of the award-winning Sand Talk, Tyson Yunkaporta casts an Indigenous lens on contemporary society, challenging us to face conflict and embrace conversation to find our way onto the right track. With Right Story, Wrong Story, Apalech Clan member Tyson...
Rocker from the rez
Chalmers, Lance.
There are worse places to live than the rez. Still, family distractions make it almost impossible for Ray Smith and his three bandmates to rehearse every day. So, fresh from high school, the four move to Wakeville, Manitoba to pursue their passion for music. A half-year later, gigs come...
The serviceberry : abundance and reciprocity in the natural world
Kimmerer, Robin Wall
Paper Book
An Instant New York Times Bestseller From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass, a bold and inspiring vision for how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community, based on the lessons of the natural world....
A shadow crown
Blair, Melissa
Paper Book
The highly anticipated second installment of the new adult fantasy saga that took BookTok by storm picks up where A Broken Blade left off... To the kingdom, Keera is the king's Blade, his most feared and trusted spy and assassin. But in the shadows, she works...
The sharing circle /
Larsen-Jonasson, Theresa "Corky"
Paper Book
When two red foxes have an argument which breaks apart their community, a gentle buffalo decides to take a braid of sweetgrass to a local elder and asks her to help with a sharing circle for all the animals.
Sisters of the lost nation
Medina, Nick
Paper Book
Named a Most Anticipated Book by Barnes and Noble∙BuzzFeed ∙ GoodReads ∙ Book Riot ∙ CrimeReads ∙ Ms. Magazine ∙ SheReads ∙ Amazon Editor's Pick ∙ Tor.com∙ and more! A young Native girl's hunt...
Soft As Bones : A Memoir
Sage, Chyana Marie
A poetic memoir as intricately woven as a dreamcatcher about overcoming the pain of generational trauma with the power of traditional healing 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...
The song that called them home
Robertson, David
Paper Book
From the award-winning author of On the Trapline comes a cinematic fantasy-adventure story inspired by Indigenous legends. One summer day, Lauren and her little brother, James, go on a trip to the land with their Moshom (grandfather). After they've arrived, the children...
Stick houses : stories
Fletcher, Matthew L. M.
Paper Book
As researchers tried to prompt his mother to say that her ancestors lived in wigwams or teepees, Matthew L. M. Fletcher's mother insisted her ancestors lived in stick houses. From the opening lines of Fletcher's story collection, he sets the scene to disrupt narrative stereotypes and expectations...
Theory of water : Nishnaabe maps to the times ahead
Simpson, Leanne Betasamosake
Paper Book
Acclaimed Nishnaabeg writer Leanne Betasamosake Simpson takes a revolutionary look at that most elemental force, water, and suggests a powerful path for the future. For many years, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson has found refuge in skiing--in all kinds of weather across different...
To My Irniq: to My Son
Sammurtok, Nadia
Paper Book
This tenderly told follow-up to the acclaimed To My Panik: To My Daughter highlights the unique beauty of a mother-son bond. In this lovingly told book, a mother recounts for her son all the things she loves about him, connecting each attribute to an element of the Arctic landscape or Inuit...
True Reconciliation: How to Be a Force for Change
Wilson-Raybould, Jody
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the #1 bestselling author of 'Indian' in the Cabinet, a groundbreaking and accessible roadmap to advancing true reconciliation across Canada. There is one question Canadians have asked Jody Wilson-Raybould more than any other- What can...
A vicious game
Blair, Melissa
Paper Book
The thrilling third entry in the high fantasy saga that started with BookTok sensation A Broken Blade.   "It seems fate has dealt me the same hand again. I know how to play it."    A new king is on the throne and...
We are the middle of forever : Indigenous voices from Turtle Island on the changing Earth
Jamail, Dahr
Paper Book
With a new afterword by the authors A powerful, intimate collection of conversations with Indigenous Americans on the climate crisis and the Earth's future Although for a great many people, the human impact on the Earth--countless species...
Whistle at Night and They Will Come: Indigenous Horror Stories Volume 2
Soop, Alex
Paper Book
In this followup to his hugely popular Midnight Storm Moonless Sky: Indigenous Horror Stories, Blackfoot storyteller Alex Soop plunges us again into enthralling tales that mix reality with dark terror. Within its stories, Whisper at Night and They Will Come reveals ancient theories of the...
I would give you my tail
Tagaq
Paper Book
Beautifully illustrated with a cloth-like spine, this imaginative picture book shares an Inuk child's experience with gratitude and celebrates family connections from the newest siblings to cherished Elders. A young boy, Kalluk, leaves his camp to tell his grandmother that his...
Wînipêk: Visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre
Sinclair, Niigaan
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * Winner of the 2024 Governor General's Literary Award for Nonfiction * Named a Best Book of 2024 by Audible, Spotify, and Winnipeg Free Press * One of CBC's Best Canadian Nonfiction of 2024 From ground zero of this country's most...

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