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• Empire of Wild

  Dimaline, Cherie, 1975-

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  Inspired by the Canadian Métis legend of the Rogarou (a werewolf). A woman reconnecting with her heritage when her missing husband reappears in the form of a charismatic preacher who does not recognize her. Also available as a book club…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Carving Space :

  the Indigenous Voices Awards Anthology /

  Abel, Jordan

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  A selection of standout works over the past five years of the Indigenous Voices Award collected in an anthology, highlighting some of the most pathbreaking Indigenous writing across poetry, prose and theatre in lands claimed by Canada.

• Kinauvit? :

  What's Your Name? : the Eskimo Disc System and a Daughter's Search for Her Grandmother /

  Dunning, Norma

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  Being asked "What was your disc number?" after applying to legally solidify her existence as a Inuk woman prompted Dr. Norma Dunning to investigate the Eskimo Identification Tag System, speaking to those who experienced it first-hand in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Truth Telling :

  Seven Conversations About Indigenous Life in Canada /

  Good, Michelle,

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  A bold, provocative collection of essays exploring the historical and contemporary Indigenous experience in Canada. With authority and insight, this book examines a wide range of Indigenous issues framed by the author’s personal experience…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Permanent Astonishment :

  a Memoir /

  Highway, Tomson, 1951-

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  Tomson Highway was born in a snowbank on an island in the sub-Arctic, the eleventh of twelve children in a nomadic, caribou-hunting Cree family. His was, in many ways, an idyllic far-north childhood. Then, when Tomson was six, his parents…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All the Quiet Places

  a Novel

  Isaac, Brian Thomas

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  The coming-of-age story of Eddie Toma, an Indigenous (Syilx) boy, shows what can happen when every adult in a person’s life has been affected by colonialism. Also available as an e-book or e-audiobook via the Libby app.

• Bad Cree

  a Novel

  Johns, Jessica

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  In this haunting debut, a young Cree woman is tormented by vivid nightmares from before her sister’s tragic death so she returns to her family in rural hometown in Alberta to get the help she desperately needs. Also available in Large…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The True Canadians :

  Forgotten Nevermore /

  Metis Nation of Alberta

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  For over two centuries, the Métis have fought for recognition as an Indigenous people and as a Nation. This book traces the growth of the Métis Nation of Alberta, which in 2022 ratified its own Constitution, the same year as the 40th…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Grandmother Begins the Story

  a Novel

  Porter, Michelle (Poet),

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  This debut tells the story of the unrivaled desire for healing and the power of familial bonds across five generations of Métis women and the land and bison that surround them.

• The Theory of Crows

  a Novel

  Robertson, David, 1977-

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  Following a tragic event, Matthew and his estranged teenage daughter Holly head out in search of a long-lost cabin on the family trapline, miles from the Cree Community they once called home. Also available as a book club kit or an e-book…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Son of a Trickster

  Robinson, Eden

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  In this coming-of-age novel everyday teen existence meets indigenous beliefs, crazy family dynamics, and cannibalistic river otter in the exciting first novel in her trickster trilogy. Also available as an e-book via the Libby app.

• Humane

  Sewell, Anna Marie

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  Hazel Lesage didn't plan on becoming an unlicensed PI. But nobody else is going to help the Augusts find out who killed their daughter Nell; so Hazel takes the case. What follows will force Hazel and her family to confront the question of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Silence to Strength :

  Writings and Reflections on the Sixties Scoop /

  Smith, Christine Miskonoodinkwe, 1973-

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  The systemic abduction of thousands of First Nations children from their families and adopting them out to non-Indigenous families is known as the Sixties Scoop. This work gathers together poems, stories and personal essays from twenty…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Valley of the Birdtail :

  An Indian Reserve, a White Town, and the Road to Reconciliation /

  Sniderman, Andrew Stobo, 1983-

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  The town of Rossburn and the Waywayseecappo Indian reserve are divided by a beautiful valley and 150 years of racism. This book follows multiple generations of two families, one white and one Indigenous, and weaves their lives into the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cold

  a Novel

  Taylor, Drew Hayden, 1962-

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  Elmore Trent is a professor of Indigenous studies; Paul North plays in the IHL (Indigenous Hockey League); Detective Ruby Birch is chasing a string of gruesome murders, with clues that lead her to both men. What starts off as a series of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Break

  Vermette, Katherena, 1977-

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  When a Métis woman sees a possible crime she telephones the police. Told from the perspectives of various people connected to this violence in a Métis community, we hear their stories leading up to that fateful night. Also available as an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Jonny Appleseed

  a Novel

  Whitehead, Joshua (Writer),

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  Johnny Appleseed, who identifies as Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer, struggles to make a living in the big city. He supports himself by becoming a cybersex worker and experiences love, trauma and grief as he learns how to put the pieces of his life…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Indian in the Cabinet :

  Speaking Truth to Power /

  Wilson-Raybould, Jody, 1971-

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  This is the story of why Wilson-Raybould got into federal politics, her experience as an Indigenous leader at the Cabinet table, her proudest achievements, the very public SNC-Lavalin affair, and how she got out and moved forward. 

• Prairie Indigenous Ebook Collection

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  Discover new and well-loved authors with instantly available stories by Indigenous authors and writings about indigenous cultures, from publishers in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.