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A Day with Yahyah

A Day with Yahyah
$20.00
Set in the Nicola Valley, British Columbia, in Canada's westernmost province, a Thompson River Salish family goes on an outing to forage for herbs and mushrooms. A grandmother passes down her knowledge of plant life and the natural world to her young grandchildren and teaches them the names of the plants in their nearly lost language, Nłeʔkepmx...

Colours in Cree - Black Bear Red Fox
$14.00
Winner of 2018 American Indian Youth Literature Award. Learn about animals in English and Cree with Julie Flett's second book with us. Each page features stunning illustrated animals alongside flower and colour words with a pronunciation guide in front. Soy based ink and water based protective coating. Made from paper sourced from sustainable...
Counting Wild Bears

Counting Wild Bears
$11.50
Go on a fun and educational journey with Haida artist Gryn White by counting a series of colourful bears! This book offers the opportunity to learn about traditional Haida culture alongside fun colours and rhymes. Features: Counting Wild Bears by Haida artist, Gryn White Soy based ink and water based protective coating Made from paper sourc...
Go Show the World

Go Show the World
$24.00
Celebrating the stories of Indigenous people throughout time, Wab Kinew has created a powerful rap song, the lyrics of which are the basis for the text in this beautiful picture book, illustrated by the acclaimed Joe Morse. Including figures such as Crazy Horse, Net-no-kwa, former NASA astronaut John Herrington and Canadian NHL goalie Carey P...
My Lala

My Lala
$25.00
A joyful picture book about confidence featuring a little girl making her mark on the world, from acclaimed author Thomas King. LaLa wakes up one morning and decides that she owns the world. Quick as a fox, she bounds to her box of treasures and finds her shiny red dots — to mark what is hers, because there's nothing that's not! ...
On the Trapline

On the Trapline
$22.00
A picture book celebrating Indigenous culture and traditions. The Governor General Award--winning team behind When We Were Alone shares a story that honors our connections to our past and our grandfathers and fathers.A boy and Moshom, his grandpa, take a trip together to visit a place of great meaning to Moshom. A trapline is where people hunt...
Powwow Day

Powwow Day
$20.00
In this uplifting, contemporary Native American story, River is recovering from illness and can't dance at the powwow this year. Will she ever dance again? River wants so badly to dance at powwow day as she does every year. In this uplifting and contemporary picture book perfect for beginning readers, follow River's journey from feeling isolat...
Stolen Words

Stolen Words
$20.00
Written by Melanie Florence and Illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard A little girl helps her grandfather regain the language taken from him as a child. The story of the beautiful relationship between a little girl and her grandfather. When she asks her grandfather how to say something in his language – Cree – he admits that his language was st...

We All Count: Book of Ojibway Art
$13.00
Count along with Ojibway artist Jason Adair. This book features stunning illustrations alongside translated animal names. Children will learn number recognition through observation and in context learning. Soy based ink and water based protective coating. Made from paper sourced from sustainable forests. by Jason Adair, Ojibway artist "Throug...

We are Grateful • Otsaliheliga
$22.00
The Cherokee community is grateful for blessings and challenges that each season brings. This is modern Native American life as told by an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation.The word otsaliheliga (oh-jah-LEE-hay-lee-gah) is used by members of the Cherokee Nation to express gratitude. Beginning in the fall with the new year and ending in sum...

We Are Still Here! Native American Truths Everyone Should Know
$23.00
Twelve Native American kids present historical and contemporary laws, policies, struggles, and victories in Native life, each with a powerful refrain: We are still here!Too often, Native American history is treated as a finished chapter instead of relevant and ongoing. This companion book to the award-winning We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga offer...

You Hold Me Up / ê-ohpiniyan - bilingual
$20.00
We hold each other up! Encourage children to show love and support for each other and to consider each other’s well-being in their everyday actions. This vibrant picture book, beautifully illustrated by celebrated artist Danielle Daniel, encourages children to show love and support for each other and to consider each other's well-being in thei...